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

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The Steel Hawks Advance to the Robotics World Championships

The Steel Hawks Advance to the Robotics World Championships

Reshma Deonarain and Tanisum Halim March 29, 2018

The Steel Hawks (Team 2601) will advance to the World championship in Detroit after competing against 39 teams with their alliance, StuyPulse (Team 694) and Mineola Wild Reds (Team 6806) in the 2018...

Townsend Harris students take action following MSDHS shooting

Townsend Harris students take action following MSDHS shooting

In light of the tragic mass shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month and its many predecessors, organized events pushing for gun reform have swept the nation. In solidarity...

Harrisfest returns tomorrow

Harrisfest returns tomorrow

Danielle Amster March 28, 2018

On March 29, the Townsend Harris community is bringing back Harrisfest, a talent show that provides students with an opportunity to showcase their talents in an environment that is larger than the classroom...

Townsend Harris student walks in New York Fashion Week

Townsend Harris student walks in New York Fashion Week

Samantha Alzate March 27, 2018

By Samantha Alzate, staff writer Chasing after her dreams, Ayanna Fontaine, a current sophomore at Townsend Harris High School, had the chance to model during New York Fashion Week. This once-in-a lifetime...

Sophomores take a trip to Whitestone Lanes

Sophomores take a trip to Whitestone Lanes

Yamila Frej March 27, 2018

This past Monday, the annual sophomore trip proved to be a great success. At Whitestone Lanes, students spent the day bowling and playing arcade games with their friends. The positive response was overwhelming,...

Scioly competes at state level competition

Scioly competes at state level competition

Nefertari Elsheikh March 27, 2018

By Nefertari Elsheikh, staff writer Townsend Harris High School’s Science Olympiad team recently participated in the annual state level competition. The team consisted of seven seniors, two sophomores,...

The dangers of Bitcoin

The dangers of Bitcoin

Zeyad Shariff March 27, 2018

By Zeyad Shariff, staff writer For the past few months, the word ‘bitcoin’ has been on everyone’s lips. Stories of people tripling their money by investing in the cryptocurrency have caused a great...

Online movements effect on offline results

Online movements’ effect on offline results

Ariba Khan March 27, 2018

By Ariba Khan, staff writer With the era of the social media booming now more than ever, spreading awareness about a certain issue has never been easier. A single post of Facebook or a trending hashtag...

Assessing our efforts

Assessing our efforts

Max Kurant March 27, 2018

By Max Kurant, staff writer A year having elapsed since Trump’s inauguration, “The Resistance” has staged countless protests, flooded social media with anti-Trump posts, and asked you to “help...

Townsend Harris commemorates Parkland victims

Townsend Harris commemorates Parkland victims

Bindu Koyi and Amrin Rahman March 20, 2018

In schools all over the nation, students and teachers alike organized walkouts to bring forth a change and to remember each of the seventeen promising lives that were lost one month ago, after Nicholas...

Munch on this

Munch on this

Aresha Parjohn and Ilma Aamir March 13, 2018

Located on Austin Street in Forest Hills, Munch is a halal burgers and wings spot gaining popularity among many Harrisites. Munch is situated on the upper portion of a glass building and the clear red...

Harrisites join nationwide student walkout

Harrisites join nationwide student walkout

Julianna Zitron and Nerfertari Elshiekh March 13, 2018

The school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has prompted nationwide calls for action from students, teachers, parents, and legislatures regarding gun violence and...

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