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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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Townsend students await the kickoff of Super Bowl Sunday

Townsend students await the kickoff of Super Bowl Sunday

Amir Baig January 31, 2020

Super Bowl Sunday is coming up this weekend, and many students around Townsend Harris are excited for the championship game. The Kansas City Chiefs are taking on the San Francisco 49ers but, for most,...

Physical Education now four bands a week due to policy tweak

Physical Education now four bands a week due to policy tweak

Daniela Zavlun and Rachel Sage Zhang January 30, 2020

Starting this term, 11th and 12th grade students will no longer have to attend additional gym classes to satisfy Department of Education physical education requirements. The administration has negotiated...

Harrisites relax with guided imagery

Harrisites relax with guided imagery

Alisha Mahadeo and Kimberly Sukhraj January 30, 2020

On Friday, January 10 and Thursday, January 16, the Zen Den at Townsend Harris High School hosted guided imagery sessions led by guidance counselor Sara Skoda.  Students came to the event either during...

Steel Hawks gear up for build season

Steel Hawks gear up for build season

Adamary Felipe and Jasmine Palma January 30, 2020

Upon entering the sixth floor in the late evening, goggled students move about in fervent concentration. Some hover over a robot, slowly building its skeleton. Others are innovating and planning out...

Romanticism of murder in Netflix show YOU

Romanticism of murder in Netflix show “YOU”

Jessica Sandoval and Nameera Khan January 29, 2020

By  Nameera Khan and Jessica Sandoval, Staff Writers Murder and love often appear together on television. In the popular Netflix original show, YOU, we see Joe Goldberg, a sociopathic stalker, manipulate...

Harrisites combat vaping with #QuitLying

Harrisites combat vaping with #QuitLying

Jodie Gao and Farhin Bhuiyan January 29, 2020

Townsend Harris organized a ‘Quit Lying’ assembly in the auditorium to inform students about the lies e-cigarette companies use to market their products to teenagers.  The assembly, held on January...

Harrisites welcome the West Indian Club

Harrisites welcome the West Indian Club

Afifa Ibnat and Olivia Leon January 28, 2020

This winter, Harrisites introduced a new cultural club to the school: the West Indian Club. The club aims to embrace and express the essence of West Indian culture, from its games to music. The club...

Do students read anymore?

Do students read anymore?

Christy Han and Jessie Ye January 22, 2020

As Harrisites balance AP and QC classes with extracurriculars and sports, many end up without time for activities that they enjoy, such as reading.  Reading rates seem to differ between each grade....

YouTuber NikkieTutorials comes out as transgender, encourages empowerment

YouTuber NikkieTutorials comes out as transgender, encourages empowerment

Victoria Kuzma and Usha Sookai January 22, 2020

Nikkie de Jager, a beauty guru known since 2008 as NikkieTutorials on YouTube, recently came out as transgender in a new video titled, “I’m Coming Out,” after receiving blackmail. As of January...

Teachers sing for the crown

Teachers sing for the crown

Julia Wojtkowski and Juney Liu January 20, 2020

With the increasing involvement of teachers in student-led school events, many were more than happy to hear of a new event at THHS that focused on teachers: Teacher Karaoke. On Wednesday, January 15,...

Boys wrestling team season opener

Boy’s wrestling team season opener

Ryan Eng January 17, 2020

The Townsend Harris boys’ wrestling team is well into their season, already securing several victories. With expectations at a high bar, the return of key wrestlers, and the addition of new wrestlers...

Plastic pollution

Plastic pollution

Genessa Kahn January 16, 2020

Plastic is seen everywhere from the sidewalk to being left in the cafeteria. It is evident that it is not ending up where it should be and people are lacking the education necessary to know how to deal...

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