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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

Star Wars: Townsend Awakens

Hailey Lam and Julliette Paul December 24, 2015
The strongest weapon in Star Wars: The Force Awakens isn’t a lightsaber. It’s not even the force. It’s nostalgia. Disney knows this: the barrage of familiar visual and commercial cues in the marketing campaign for the film...

Hawks compete at Exceptional Senior Game

Agastya Vaidya December 24, 2015

Though Townsend Harris High School’s varsity soccer teams saw an end to their season in late October, seniors Tiarnan Mathers and Dina Goodger had the opportunity to participate in the annual PSAL Girls...

Francis Lewis dives into controversy

Evan Noblesala and Benjamin Chang December 24, 2015
At the conclusion of the 2015 PSAL girls swimming and diving season, Francis Lewis High School, the long time rival of Townsend Harris, ended their year triumphantly, winning the PSAL City Championship...

Founders’ Day performances need not be politically correct

Daniel Khaldarov December 24, 2015

Some Controversy arose after this year’s Founders’ Day skit, which was put together This year, the plan for Founders’ Day was to include a scene from the Civil War, which was about to break out...

Founders’ Day Performance Ignores Lessons of History at our Peril

Alex Wood December 24, 2015
The study of history is as much about how the past is portrayed as it is about what actually happened. This, unfortunately, is not always apparent in a typical high school history class...
Photo Courtesy of Russos on the Bay

Prom 2016 to take place in new location

Branco Gamarra and Tamara Takhalov December 24, 2015

As the end of the year approaches, excitement fills the air on the third floor as the class of 2016 gets pumped for prom. Typically, seniors of Townsend Harris stress about looking presentable, having...

A Touchy Subject for Students

Katerina Jou December 24, 2015

Retouching a photograph , also known as the repair and improvement of a photograph based on making alterations to the subject, has been controversial since social media has taken the the art of editing...

Photo by Faheema Syahbal

SING 2015

Ashley Zhao and Rodela Ahmed December 24, 2015

[metaslider id=8256] After the Freshiors became the winners of SING! for the first time in years, there was a great deal of elation, shock, and grief. SING! 2015 proved to be just as big of a success...

Photo by Faheema Syahbal

Founders’ Day 2015

Isha Malik and Sahar Khan December 24, 2015

[metaslider id=8284] Science teacher Phillip Porzio’s “Alma Mater Rendition” performance was one of the Founders’ Day highlights this year, taking place on Friday, November 20 at Queens College....

Transferring from abroad

Ilyssa Delos Reyes December 24, 2015

Moving to a new school district can be stressful for a student, but moving to a district in a new country can be even worse. Many students started school at NYC after first spending a few years in schools...

Badminton to join freshman gym

Katarina Grancaric December 24, 2015

This year, physical education teachers plan to add badminton to the freshman gym curriculum. The addition changes the regular cycle of common sports which focus upon basketball, volleyball, soccer, and...

College Resource Room Coming

Zana Mrkulic December 24, 2015

Now that hall decorating is over with, the third floor, also referred to as the “senior floor,” is being redecorated once again. However, this time the changes are less temporary with the Guidance...

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