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FON kicks off 2020

FON kicks off 2020

Julia Wojtkowski and Angela Chen January 6, 2020

With the start of December came one of the most highly anticipated events at Townsend Harris High School: the Festival of Nations (FON). On December 11, the FON kickoff rally was held in an auditorium...

Sophomore trip bowls over the competition

Sophomore trip bowls over the competition

Allyanne Ilasin, Alisha Mahadeo, and Kimberly Sukhraj December 16, 2019

By Alisha Mahadeo, Kimberly Sukhraj, Allyanne Ilasin, Staff Writers  On Tuesday, November 19, current Townsend Harris sophomores attended the Sophomore Trip from third to seventh band at Whitestone Bowling...

Moot Court Team becomes one of the top two teams in New York City

Moot Court Team becomes one of the top two teams in New York City

Sruthi Manish December 11, 2019

For the first time in twenty years, members of the Townsend Harris Moot Court team made history as finalists in the MENTOR Moot Court Competition. Competing amongst approximately fifty New York City...

New “floating piano” invites music between classes

New “floating piano” invites music between classes

Lauren Jun December 9, 2019

Roaming in the halls of Townsend Harris, there is now a “floating piano” traveling from floor to floor, courtesy of the music department. During non-instructional time, THHS invites teachers and...

Senior movie night successfully replaces mixer

Senior movie night successfully replaces mixer

Olivia Leon and Elliana Yakubov December 7, 2019

In place of the annual senior mixer, this year seniors hosted a movie night in the school cafeteria to raise money. Students who attended had a great time, and the event was a major success, helping...

Security cameras installed throughout building

Security cameras installed throughout building

Julianna Zitron and Bindu Koyi December 4, 2019

Students at Townsend Harris High School were recently greeted with a new sight in the hallways: security cameras.  Installed earlier this year, the cameras were expected to have been fully functional...

Looking back at changes to this year's Election Simulation

Looking back at changes to this year’s Election Simulation

Sharon Lee and Izegbuwa Adun December 2, 2019

The annual THHS Election Simulation ended last month. Besides the new array of candidates from the coming primary, this simulation entailed new features that added twists to the classic election sim...

"Zen Den" debuts in dean's old office

“Zen Den” debuts in dean’s old office

Ashley Facey and Deborah Molina November 26, 2019

By Ashley Facey and Deborah Molina Due to the efforts of the guidance department, college access team, student union, and wellness team, room 314 was renovated into a new mental health space called...

Semores soar to S!NG victory

Semores soar to S!NG victory

Victoria Kuzma and Julianna Zitron November 25, 2019

By Julianna Zitron and Victoria Kuzma, News Editor and A&E Editor This past Saturday, the Semores were announced as the winners of the 2020 S!NG competition. Following some confusion about the...

Students take on election issues in Simulation debate

Students take on election issues in Simulation debate

Daniela Zavlun, Nataniela Zavlun, and Allyanne Ilasin November 12, 2019

This year’s election simulation debate took place on Tuesday, October 29 in the auditorium during 4th band. Following weeks of campaigning through posters, bake sales, social media, classroom visits,...

Emergency construction causes Founder's Day delay

Emergency construction causes Founder’s Day delay

Rachel Sage Zhang and Sadiyah Ahmed November 6, 2019

This year, Founder’s Day was moved to Friday, November 8, a week later than it has been scheduled in previous years.  Due to emergency construction, Colden Auditorium was unavailable on November...

Spirit week and hallway decorating 2019

Spirit week and hallway decorating 2019

Julia Wojtkowski and Lauren Jun November 5, 2019

By Lauren Jun and Julia Wojtkowski, Staff Writer and Copy Editor On October 28, students, clad in their comfiest pajamas, kicked off spirit week with hall decorating. Each grade participated in this unique...

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