![Senior earns rare College Board distinction](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/image1-1-1024x713.jpeg)
Senior earns rare College Board distinction
![Q&A with Class of 2019 Valedictorian and Salutatorian](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/I-like-this-one-for-the-two-of-us-what-do-you-think-atia-1024x683.jpg)
Q&A with Class of 2019 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
![Photo by Sofia Milonas](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Dress-Code-4-Sofia-Milonas-June13-scaled.jpg)
School community reacts to major change in dress code enforcement
![Students spent time learning about science research on the Queens College campus.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/qc-bridge-year-by-vivian-chen-1024x683.png)
The Bridge Year Program: the pre-college experience at THHS
![Harrisites join nationwide student walkout](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/people-walking-1024x687.jpg)
Harrisites join nationwide student walkout
![MSA hosts Hennafest 2018](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/b24e8d3c04cdf8bef0bce373655a9518.jpg)
MSA hosts Hennafest 2018
![New policies for FON](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1014-1024x683.jpg)
New policies for FON
![Moot Court team wins first competition of the season](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/COURT.jpg)
Moot Court team wins first competition of the season
![School considers adding water bottle fountains](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-05-at-3.47.23-AM-1024x684.png)
School considers adding water bottle fountains
Q&A with Class of 2017 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
![Operation Tomatometer returns for season four.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-design-1200x675.jpg)
Operation Tomatometer, The Classic Critic's film review podcast, is returning for season four with this Twister review from Classic Critic Editor-in-Chief...
![Should students be required to read so many digital texts rather than traditional printed texts? Image used with a license from Envato.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Woman-Read-Book-and-Relaxing-Over-Digital-Tablet-1200x849.jpg)
Before computers became such an integral part of education, teachers often distributed multiple kinds of printed texts: textbooks, novels, plays,...
![Harrisites donated to the New York Blood Center this spring.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/heart-g3321db584_1280-900x557.png)
In partnership with New York Blood Center (NYBC), Townsend Harris High School held its second blood drive of the year in the auditorium this...
![Students toured the Yale campus (pictured here) on a field trip last November. Though college tours and other common experiences remain the same, how has AI impacted the admissions process?](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2082-1200x800.jpg)
The 2024 college application season was unlike any other. With the Supreme Court’s overturning of affirmative action came new essay prompts...
![Thaseena Anjum](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_5339-1200x800.jpg)
The Townsend Harris testing schedule was introduced in the fall of 2018. It consists of three testing weeks: Week A for English, classical languages,...
![Writers Academy holds honor society induction ceremony.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_5613-1200x800.jpg)
This past school year, the Townsend Harris English Department officially launched the “Writers Academy,” a program that offers students different...