In a recent profile of custodian Mario Vasquez, Mr. Vasquez discussed issues over the past year with student bathrooms. He said that the behaviors of some students create significant challenges: “We...

In the modern day, we are connected to each other very intimately through social media. In fact, as of February 2025, about 64% of the world population uses social media. It’s been so ingrained in our...

At Townsend Harris High School, students are required to complete 40 hours of community service annually to earn the Townsend Harris Honor Certificate, with only 10 of those hours permitted to be in school...

Last night, The Classic reported that the Steel Hawks Robotics team entered into the Hudson Valley Regional robotics competition on March 6 having named their new robot “Hawk Tuah” and having decorated...

Students must complete 40 hours of community service a year to graduate with a Townsend Harris High School honors certificate. The “Handbook on Community Service”  says that service learning is “an...

Attending Townsend Harris High School means keeping up with the academic rigor, being involved in after-school activities and participating in sports, and volunteering both in and outside of school. These...

The pounding of my heart drowns out the insistent reminder from my teacher to "keep our eyes on our own paper." My nails dig into my palm as I scratch out yet another one of my failed attempts to answer...

Starting this May, CollegeBoard is discontinuing standard paper testing for 28 AP exams, which are now replaced with either fully digital exams on Bluebook, or hybrid exams where students complete a multiple-choice...

Ramadan began on February 28, and throughout this month, numerous students will be fasting while also working hard on all of their coursework at Townsend Harris. This represents one of the ways in which...

I read the Winter Carnival article (“Annual Winter Carnival cancelled due to low signups from clubs”) and wanted to respond because the article (although very well written) isn't telling the whole...

At Townsend Harris, the club making process involves developing a new club idea, finding a teacher to be your club advisor, having good grades and good attendance, and getting signatures of students that...

Earlier this month, Saloni Sethi, Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, reached out to The Classic to share her thoughts on the importance of healthy teen...