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

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

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Queens College President Frank Wu and featured students Lauren Mistretta, Stavros Georgiou, Stephanie Giraldo Deabreu, TJ Mitchell, Lydia Zafeiri, and Makhai Grainger in the Amazon Premiere series The College Tour's episode on Queens College following the episode premiere

Queens College featured on Amazon Prime’s series The College Tour

Nabeeha Saeed, Community News Editor October 6, 2025

Last month, Queens College hosted the premiere of an upcoming episode of the Amazon Prime series The College Tour. The episode put a spotlight on the opportunities and accomplishments of Queens College...

The world according to Zead: senior Zead Husain tells The Classic his THHS story

The world according to Zead: senior Zead Husain tells The Classic his THHS story

Yasmeen Ismail, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2025

Click on the image below to see a special feature that explores the people that make up the Townsend Harris community:

ADMITTED: alum Shamonti Shamim and Aima Hossen share the essays that got them accepted to Cornell University and MIT

Ryan Chen, Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2025

ADMITTED is The Classic's premier college admissions podcast, where we sit down with Townsend Harris seniors and discuss the essays and strategies they used to get into their dream schools. In this episode,...

Students using personal electronic devices in school before the cell phone ban began.

With velcro pouches and lots of complaints, Townsend Harris students adjust to new statewide cellphone ban

Julina Chen and Xinyi Chen September 12, 2025

With New York State’s “distraction-free schools” law in effect as of the start of the school year, Townsend Harris High School has provided all students with velcro pouches to store their smartphones...

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Special Feature: A look back at Festival of Nations 2025

Sophie Lin, Sayemah Nadi, and Tajrian Noor July 2, 2025

The Classic has prepared a special visual feature that looks back at FON 2025 with a focus on how costumes help tell the story of FON. Click on the image below to access the feature.

A JOKE? Last night, The Classic reported on the Steel Hawks' decision to name their robot after a viral video that discusses oral sex. Below, the editors-in-chief share their opinion on why the story merits serious attention.

EDITORIAL: Why we’re not laughing at the robotics’ coaches approval of the “Hawk Tuah” robot name

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...

The 2025 Steel Hawks robot bumper reads “SCORE ON THAT THANG” at the Hudson Valley Regional competition. The slogan, along with the original 2025 robot name (“Hawk Tuah”), are both references to a 2024 viral video that discusses oral sex. The team eventually removed the bumper slogan and changed the robot’s name.

Robotics coaches face criticism after team names 2025 robot after viral “Hawk Tuah” video that discusses oral sex

Yasmeen Ismail, Managing Editor April 6, 2025

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...

New schoolwide grading policy addressing the use of AI in student work

Schoolwide grading policy now expressly forbids use of AI without citation, but some look for loopholes

Krish Wadia, Breaking News Manager January 22, 2025

Earlier this school year, Assistant Principal of Pupil and Personnel Services Jessica Graf emailed students and families a copy of the 2024-2025 Schoolwide Grading Policy. The policy categorizes the use...

The White House behind a police barricade, as seen during a Classic overnight field trip to Washington, DC.

Would you date a MAGA supporter? As Trump takes office, survey shows partisan divisions hardening with regard to high school social life

Bridgette Jeonarine, Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2025

“I would never feel comfortable [dating] someone who has those views,” said a senior girl, speaking about supporters of Donald Trump, who was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States earlier...

Cell phones should not be banned in school as banning phones hinder students' educational benefits and communication.

EDITORIAL: The DOE Should Not Implement a Systemwide Cell Phone Ban

The Editorial Board September 26, 2024

Imagine being isolated from the outside world as soon as you step into the school building. With the possibility of a new cell phone ban being implemented, this may become an unfortunate reality for New...

Math teachers Abid Choudhury and Kayla Gill teach in an ICT math class.

“A model for special education in this city”: the ten-year story of how building a special education program transformed this top NYC school

In April 2014, the New York Daily News reported that parents at Townsend Harris High School were angry. The New York City Department of Education was pushing THHS to expand access to special education...

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