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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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When adults portray teens in teen dramas

When adults portray teens in teen dramas

Sarah Chowdhury and Isabella Gallegos February 28, 2020

We’ve all heard that classic phrase: “High school was nothing like High School Musical.” Networks such as the CW, HBO, and MTV have shows portraying the interesting lives of teenagers. They play...

Costume conundrums in preparation for FON

Costume conundrums in preparation for FON

Marcella Soewignjo and Christine Xu February 27, 2020

A FON tradition: students rushing backstage, hastily changing into their next costumes— assuming these outfits had all arrived in time for the performance. When it comes to FON costumes, it is commonplace...

Behind the scenes of Townsends biggest FON: Indian Bollywood

Behind the scenes of Townsend’s biggest FON: Indian Bollywood

Ikeoluwa Adedokun February 27, 2020

With FON right around the corner, Harrisites are getting ready for their performances in this student led production. With FON sizes varying from 4 to about 150 members, leaders and FON members alike...

New assememts are being instituted to track a THHS Freshmen’s progress within their Writing Process classes

The Case for A Special Event Testing Schedule

Zeyad Shariff, Jeremy Deacon, and Sara Tekin February 27, 2020

As the junior class prepares to take the in-school administration of the SAT next Wednesday, their attention is not solely focused on the exam that will play a significant part in their admissions into...

With added show, tickets still available for FON performances this weekend

With added show, tickets still available for FON performances this weekend

Farah Haq and Micah Sandy February 27, 2020

At this year’s FON kickoff rally, the addition of a Friday afternoon show was announced, making 500 additional tickets available to the student body. As of Tuesday, the Saturday night show tickets have...

Boys basketball head into playoffs after undefeated season

Boys basketball head into playoffs after undefeated season

Dylan Samuel and Andrew Mak February 27, 2020

The boys basketball team has finished the season with an undefeated record of 15-0. It has been a long journey from day one of practice to being one of the top teams in the city going into the playoffs....

Five finest songs on Fine Line: Harry Styles’ new album

Five finest songs on Fine Line: Harry Styles’ new album

Isabella Sam February 26, 2020

Former One Direction member Harry Styles’ sophomore album Fine Line, was the first No.1 album on the Billboard 200 chart of the 2020 decade. Two months after its release, everyone is still in awe of...

Dolittle could have done more

Dolittle could have done more

Isabella Gallegos February 26, 2020

Robert Downey Jr.’s latest project Dolittle, directed by Stephen Gaghan, received mixed reviews, earning a 17% critics rating and a 75% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Dolittle tells the story...

Indoor Trackies reflect on another season of success

Indoor Trackies reflect on another season of success

Dylan Samuel and Jessie Ye February 26, 2020

The Townsend Harris Girl’s indoor track team sent their team of 54 girls to their final meets—and for a few, their final Queens and City Championships. The boys’ indoor track team, equally successful,...

Coronavirus memes and jokes have gone too far

Coronavirus memes and jokes have gone too far

Thomas Szymanski February 26, 2020

By Thomas Szymanski You might have seen in the past few weeks an abundance of memes and online content making light of the coronavirus outbreak, which has gripped the world’s attention due to its sudden...

Underlying cultural pressures of FON

Underlying cultural pressures of FON

Yuri Choi February 25, 2020

FON, otherwise known as Festival of Nations, is a celebration of a variety of ethnicities through cultural dances. Despite it being a festival of “nations, ” in which case all cultures are, as said,...

Twirling into FON: Chinese ribbon

Twirling into FON: Chinese ribbon

Wendy Lee February 25, 2020

When the kickoff rally for Festival of Nations (FON) took place in December, preparations for Chinese Ribbon had already been underway. This year, leaders Emily Yan, Emily Tan, Sandy Wong, and Julia...

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