Beyond Townsend Harris is a column that focuses on a specific event or development occurring on a local, national, or global level.  The purpose of this column is simple: to explain major issues in a...

The Turkey Trot, an annual event hosted by the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams, took place on Wednesday, November 21st, the day before Thanksgiving. Principal Anthony Barbetta and 90 other runners began...

Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge: dodgeball at Townsend Harris.  On Monday November 26 the Townsend Harris Girls’ Track Team hosted its first ever Nerf Evasion dodgeball game. Previously scheduled...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of three prequels to the popular Lord of the Rings film trilogy. It follows the adventures of a young hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who is recruited by Gandalf...

Teachers often wonder what students spend their free time doing.  For many students at THHS, their free time often involves manga reading. Manga, a type of comic book frequently linked to Anime (Japanese...

Sprinting up hills in the fall and enduring the heat of the spring sun has prepared senior Klaudia Garncarz for huge performances for the Lady Hawks of Indoor Track. One might think that a top ten performance...

Townsend Harris doesn’t need a football team to have a super-bowler. On Monday November 19, senior Andrew Eichenholz became City Champion in bowling at the Boys 2012 NYC individuals. Andrew had a whopping...

Right about now, just days before Christmas, everyone is blissfully anticipating the start of the long-awaited break. Yet, before all these happy smiles found their place, many walked around with frowns,...

164 all-time high temperature records were shattered across the nation during last June’s sweltering heat wave. Record-breaking droughts destroyed U.S. crops in August. Seventy ruthless wildfires, the...

SING! is not only a time for students to put themselves onstage, display their talents to their friends and family, and spend countless hours rehearsing in the cafeteria; it’s also the time to call up...

Five years since the last Harry Potter book was released, JK Rowling has made a strong return with her rich novel, The Casual Vacancy. Although it may not be the cure for postPotter depression that many...

For many students at THHS, watching shows and movies online is a favored pastime. We are the Netflix generation, and for those of us who come into school and talk at length about the great shows we’ve...