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The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

As Cross Country Season Ends, Seniors Reflect On Their Past Four Years

As Cross Country Season Ends, Seniors Reflect On Their Past Four Years

Gabriel Matatov November 19, 2021

On November 7, the fall track season came to a close as the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams competed in their final meet. The occasion was also marked by “Senior Night,” a day that commemorated...

Boys Badminton Team defeats Stuyvesant to win PSAL Championship

Boys Badminton Team defeats Stuyvesant to win PSAL Championship

Ryan Eng November 16, 2021

Earlier this evening, the Boys Varsity Badminton Team defeated Stuyvesant High School 3-2 to win the PSAL championship. A high stakes affair for the Badminton team, it was the first time the team had won...

Boys varsity badminton team reflect on a season of success

Boys varsity badminton team reflect on a season of success

Mirina Ahmet, Mallory Macdonald, and Lauren Hamlin November 12, 2021

On Monday, October 4, the Townsend Harris boys varsity badminton team played their first game since the 2019-2020 season. This game was their first time competing without the seniors that had previously...

Girls Swim Team seniors reflect on their last four years 

Girls Swim Team seniors reflect on their last four years 

Madeline Cannon and Ryann Plaisir November 8, 2021

On October 27, the Townsend Harris Girls Varsity Swim team had their last swim meet of the regular season. The event, referred to as Senior Night, commemorated the last home game of every attending PSAL...

Meet the athletics coaches this fall season

Meet the athletics coaches this fall season

Madeline Cannon and Zaynah Shariff October 29, 2021

It has been two years since PSAL held a traditional fall sports season. Following this break in continuity, The Classic spoke to many of the coaches of the Townsend Harris athletics program to introduce...

Harrisites and THHS staff anticipate outcomes for The World Series

Harrisites and THHS staff anticipate outcomes for The World Series

Madeline Cannon, Zaynah Shariff, and Imran Baig October 22, 2021

As the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series is set to begin on October 26, Townsend Harris staff and students make their predictions as to which teams in the American League Championship Series (ALCS)...

Girls volleyball seniors reflect on their past four years

Girls volleyball seniors reflect on their past four years

Madeline Cannon, Zaynah Shariff, and Matthew Cantor October 15, 2021

  On Wednesday, October 13, the Townsend Harris Girls Varsity Volleyball team played their last home game of the season. This game, recognized as Senior Night, commemorates the last home game for...

Girls varsity soccer team remains the undefeated champion this fall season

Girls varsity soccer team remains the undefeated champion this fall season

Stephen Xing and Michael Zheng October 12, 2021

Since the start of the 2021 season, the Girls Varsity Soccer Team has been dominant in the Queens A League with a ten game winning streak. Led by team captains junior Amelia Ferrell, and seniors Zuzanna...

Renovations underway for the Queens College track and field

Renovations underway for the Queens College track and field

Sharon Lee, Matthew Merino, Adam Gosine, and Jonas Suazo August 6, 2021

After Harrisites navigated through its numerous potholes and cracks for years, the dilapidated Queens College track is being replaced in an estimated $9.3 million renovation project. The track and field...

Harristes reflect on Simone Biles’ statement on mental health and athletics following her decision to withdraw from the Olympics

Harristes reflect on Simone Biles’ statement on mental health and athletics following her decision to withdraw from the Olympics

Madison Donenfeld and Jasmyn Pillay August 4, 2021

Perhaps the biggest headline in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this year was US gymnast Simone Biles’ decision to drop out of the competition after her first event of the All Around Team Competition. Her...

Spring sports: THHS track team finds its stride in abbreviated season

Spring sports: THHS track team finds its stride in abbreviated season

Carina Fucich and Kelly Gildea May 21, 2021

Following PSAL's decision to reopen sports this spring, sixteen sports teams across all seasons reopened at Townsend Harris, with no distinction between varsity and junior varsity. Coaches began gathering...

16 teams set to return for the spring season

16 teams set to return for the spring season

Kristen Zhou April 6, 2021

After the return of sports was announced on March 8, many were left with questions about what this would look like for Townsend Harris. On March 27, Athletic Director Lauren Caiaccia sent out an email...

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