In December 2022, students in the eighth grade rushed to submit their applications to Townsend Harris High School and many other NYC public high schools. However, the application process for THHS looked...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports that the crisis would spell the demise of the SAT and ACT flooded the media. Amid test center closures and numerous test cancellations during the pandemic,...

The Townsend Harris High School administration recently reinstated a cell phone policy that restricts students from using their phones in the hallways, bathrooms, and stairwells. The policy has been publicized...

For the 2022-2023 school year, the grading policy looks different for Townsend Harris students. Unlike recent years, students’ grades will not reset with the new semester, leaving a cumulative average...

With the December break sadly getting closer to its end, there’s something most students are trying to forget: those break homework assignments that they’ve put off for as long as they could. Though...

As students and staff prepare to travel and gather with loved ones during the Winter Break, COVID-19 continues to circulate worldwide.  Returning to school after the four-day Thanksgiving weekend,...

As the second marking period of the fall semester comes to an end, many Townsend Harris underclassmen are anticipating their first report cards with numerical grades this school year. Due to the loss of...

While oftentimes the opinion pages of The Classic share forceful opinions from students about what needs to be changed, for Thanksgiving, The Classic asked students to share thoughts about what they are...

In an email sent to students in October, Coordinator of Student Activities, Jaime Baranoff revealed the launch of Townsend Harris High School’s Peer Tutoring Program for the year. The email discussed...

This fall, Townsend Harris High School unveiled a new admissions policy that includes two writing samples and a video prompt. This is a departure from previous admissions policies that largely involved...

On Friday November 4, Harrisites attended the first fully in-person Founders’ Day Ceremony since 2019. Taking place at Colden Auditorium, on the Queens College campus, Founders’ Day is celebrated every...

Upon receiving programs for the 2022-2023 school year, many student-athletes were puzzled to find that team gym was no longer part of their schedule. In previous years, upperclassmen at Townsend Harris...