Last month, Townsend Harris held its annual Career Day, giving students the opportunity to explore a variety of different career paths. THHS alumni from various career paths attended to educate the students...

Traditionally, students at Townsend Harris have taken the English Regents Exam during their junior year. However, this year, the English Department piloted having three sophomore classes take the exam...

When the Townsend Harris robotics team entered the Hudson Valley Regional robotics competition at Rockland Community College on March 6, they entered with a robot named Hawk Tuah. The name, as well as...

Since late January, students in the Japanese program have been preparing for the 33rd National Japan Bowl, which will be held at John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC...

On March 14 (or 3/14), the STEM department hosted a Pi Day event where students could enter a pie eating competition or pie teachers from those departments in the face.  Assistant Principal of Math...

On March 14, the Sophomore Grade Leaders and Hindu Student Association (HSA) put on an annual Holi event, celebrating the Hindu holiday through live performances, traditional games, and color powder throwing. HSA...

Earlier this month, members of the THHS Green Team attended the “Youth Day of Action” in Albany. The event was run by TREEage, an organization dedicated to fighting for climate justice. Throughout...

On March 7, the official annual Archon Induction ceremony took place in the auditorium after school. Students were released from classes ten minutes early to participate. At the ceremony, students recited...

“Mr. Dunbar is literally perfect for [assistant principal],” said Sophomore Jazmine Chiquito, recalling the moment she received an email revealing that her English teacher had become an interim acting...

On February 14, sophomore Beyonce Boahen felt a gentle tap on her shoulder. She turned to find her friend holding a small, decorated bag with her name carefully written on the tag. She unwrapped the surprise:...

“Walking into the room, the final room, [we were] thinking we’re probably second or third,” said freshman Jordan Liu after an hour of tirelessly running up and down the daunting six flights of stairs...

For many years, Townsend Harris High School assigned grades once per semester. In recent years, the school has opted for an “annualized” grading schedule where students receive one final grade at the...