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The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

Irene Skandalakis, producer of The 27 Podcast.

Senior Spotlight: Irene Skandalakis marvels as podcast producer

Eileen Wang, Staff Writer March 13, 2023

From the action packed movies, to the engaging TV shows, the Marvel franchise has been a popular discussion topic among Harristes. Throughout the year, Senior Irene Skandalakis has worked alongside history...

Teachers before Townsend: Mr. Heitman’s career in the airline industry

Teachers before Townsend: Mr. Heitman’s career in the airline industry

Sophia Sookram and Stephen Xing March 7, 2023

Before working at Townsend Harris, many teachers had different careers. For science teacher Joel Heitman, his job before working at THHS was plane and simple.  Prior to teaching physics and chemistry,...

This image was created with the assistance of DALL·E 2, an AI image generator. The prompt used to create this image was: “A robot writes an essay on paper while sitting at a desk in a classroom with human students, in the style of a comic book.”

Is ChatGPT upending learning? Survey shows most THHS students are unfamiliar with the AI, but some have begun using it for class

Elliot Heath and Devin Wu March 2, 2023

ChatGPT, a conversational application of OpenAI’s GPT-3, widely regarded as the most advanced A.I. in the world, has been heralded as a tool with unmatched and seemingly unlimited applications. Since...

Students plan to do academic and recreational activities over Mid-Winter break.

How Harrisites are spending their midwinter break

Melinda Wang, Staff Writer February 22, 2023

Following the start of the second semester, Harrisites are now taking a week-long break for Midwinter Recess from February 20th to February 24th. Prior tothe upcoming break, several students and faculty...

Two writing samples and a video introduction are the key aspects of the 2023 admissions process.

Teachers assess thousands of writing and video samples from eighth grade applicants under new admissions system

Silga Chisim and Aastha Patel February 10, 2023

From December to January, teachers and administrators assessed the new applications for the Townsend Harris incoming class of 2027. This year, the school required two essays, one for STEM and another for...

The leaders of Italian FON.

New leaders of Tibetan and Italian prepare for FON 2023

Kaitlyn Lee and Eileen Wang February 7, 2023

Unlike last year, this year’s Festival of Nations (FON) will include performances highlighting Tibetan and Italian traditions.  Tibetan FON debuted this year with a “beautiful style of dancing...

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FON Spotlight Series: Caribbean FON Leaders

Ramon A. Rodriguez, Staff Writer February 7, 2023

With Festival of Nations in full swing, the Caribbean FON leaders shared their goals, experiences, and excitement for this year’s performance.  The leaders from the senior class are Blessing Ogunsola,...

Harrisites share how they celebrated Lunar New Year.

Harrisites Celebrate Lunar New Year

Melinda Wang, Staff Writer January 24, 2023

To welcome the Year of the Rabbit in Chinese culture, many Harrisites celebrated Lunar New Year with new traditions and old customs. Lunar New Year, also called Spring Festival, is an annual holiday celebrated...

Club Spotlight: Glamour Gals sends off 2022 with their Winter Wishes campaign

Club Spotlight: Glamour Gals sends off 2022 with their Winter Wishes campaign

Janaya Sydney, Staff Writer January 11, 2023

The Townsend Harris High School student-led club, Glamour Gals, ended the 2022 year with their traditional winter cheer through their annual “Winter Wishes” fundraiser. Students were able to buy carnations...

Harrisites express how they feel coming back to school after break.

Harrisites reflect on their 2023 winter break

Brandon Pinto, Staff Writer January 5, 2023

After rigorous weeks of work, Harrisites took their well-deserved winter break. The break began on December 24, 2022, coinciding with Christmas Eve and the start of the holidays.  Now that the break...

Senior spotlight: Annie Lei and Rachel Ly help produce online, youth-led publication, The Blossom Magazine

Senior spotlight: Annie Lei and Rachel Ly help produce online, youth-led publication, The Blossom Magazine

Fiona Zheng and Esther Liu January 3, 2023

Over the summer, seniors Annie Lei and Rachel Ly joined the executive team for the recently launched project: The Blossom Magazine, a youth-led online lifestyle magazine launched by Youth4Arts (Y4A), a...

As Albany readies its 2023 legislative session, advocates are pushing a bill to free NY student journalists from censorship

As Albany readies its 2023 legislative session, advocates are pushing a bill to free NY student journalists from censorship

In November, The Classic published an article detailing a student press event with NYC Department of Education Chancellor David Banks. Face to face with a table of inquisitive teen journalists from across...

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