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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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IAP Jahoda misses deadline to apply for major grant money THHS has received in the past

Mohima Sattar and Jilissa Drayton February 28, 2017

An emergency School Leadership Team (SLT) meeting was called on Monday in order to address budget concerns. The SLT discussion on the budget became tense when it was revealed that Interim Acting Principal...

Parents and student frustrated waiting for days for IAP Jahoda to help with another grade change error

Aly Tantawy February 27, 2017

Senior Kortney Coburn and her parents claim that they waited four days for Interim Acting Principal Rosemarie Jahoda to sign off on changing a grade on her mid-year transcript. Unlike other errors that...

Worldwide Women’s March Organizer joins rally and calls on de Blasio to take action against “mini-Trump” Jahoda

Worldwide Women’s March Organizer joins rally and calls on de Blasio to take action against “mini-Trump” Jahoda

Sumaita Hasan, Mehrose Ahmad, and Mohima Sattar February 25, 2017

Linda Sarsour, one of the three organizers of January’s Worldwide Women’s March, spoke at the Townsend Harris High School student demonstration in front of the mayor’s office to protest for the...

Worldwide Women’s March Organizer joins rally and calls on de Blasio to take action against “mini-Trump” Jahoda

Linda Sarsour, one of the three organizers of January’s Worldwide Women’s March, spoke at the Townsend Harris High School student demonstration in front of the mayor’s office to protest for the...

Letter to the Editor: Time for alumni to join the protests

Debra Michlewitz February 23, 2017

"Now is the time...."  The crisis facing Townsend Harris High School looms ominously. The school faces an existential threat in the impending appointment of a principal.  If this weren't a real threat,...

Letter to the editor: Queens stands together

Sangida Akter February 22, 2017

Dear student body, Recent times have spurred within our country tension, division, confusion, and pain. As a school, we’ve taken steps to reinforce our values of diversity and unity through a recent...

Allegations by Bronx Science mother about Rosemarie Jahoda now “under investigation” by DOE Office of Special Investigations

Sumaita Hasan and Mehrose Ahmad February 21, 2017

In January, The Classic reported on allegations made by Bronx Science alumna Eva Hangartner and her mother Anna Schuchmann against then Assistant Principal of Mathematics Rosemarie Jahoda. Eva and Anna...

Senior Alex Chen calls upon entire student body to rally in front of Mayor’s office this Friday to oppose IAP Jahoda

Alex Chen February 20, 2017

Dear students, The Ephebic Oath is a bedstone of Townsend Harris, but to some it may seem like an abstract vow, words spoken but never manifested. The first line of it reads,  “I shall never bring...

IAP Jahoda accused of not prioritizing Special Education at THHS and failing to set up meetings Special Education teacher Georgia Brandeis describes as “essential”

By Mehrose Ahmad and Sumaita Hasan February 20, 2017

On Thursday, Interim Acting Principal Rosemarie Jahoda faced questions at the monthly United Federation of Teachers (UFT) executive board meeting attended by a committee of faculty members from different...

Alumnus organizes Queens Stands Together Rally in midst of heated political climate

Aly Tantawy February 20, 2017

Additional reporting by Ashley Zhao The Queens Stands Together Rally, sponsored by Class of 2005 alumnus Ethan Felder, will be hosted at Macdonald Park in Forest Hills. Public Advocate Letitia James,...

DOE tells news outlets it is “listening to the school community,” but major figures in the controversy say they have not been contacted

By Mehrose Ahmad and Sumaita Hasan February 19, 2017

In numerous articles, the NYC Department of Education, through deputy press secretary Will Mantell, has told professional publications that it is continuing to “listen to feedback” from the Townsend...

From a gravely concerned parent: It is time to consider legal action against the NYC DOE

February 18, 2017

To the Townsend Harris Community:         First and foremost I want to commend you for the amazing job you are doing on the issue of the IAP at THHS.         After reading this article I...

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