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Class of 2020 graduates on Youtube

Class of 2020 graduates on Youtube

Lauren Jun June 30, 2020

Members of the Townsend Harris Class of 2020 graduated last Monday via a virtual ceremony following the tumultuous last months of their high school careers. Principal Brian Condon offered his congratulations...

2020 Athletic Awards winners revealed

2020 Athletic Awards winners revealed

Amir Baig June 29, 2020

This June would have featured the 35th annual Athletic Awards Dinner at Townsend Harris. Each year, all athletes are invited to attend the event where awards are presented to the top players of each...

Salutatorian, Kelvin Yip

Meet the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the Class of 2020

Amrin Rahman and Carly Hu June 29, 2020

  The valedictorian and salutatorian of the Townsend Harris Class of 2020 were celebrated at the virtual graduation ceremony, which was held on June 22 via YouTube. Valedictorian Hope H. and salutatorian...

As pro sports inch towards reopening, students share thoughts

As pro sports inch towards reopening, students share thoughts

Ryan Eng June 26, 2020

After the coronavirus resulted in the closure of all non-essential operations earlier this year, including sports, governments are slowly beginning to ease restrictions. Due to the abrupt cancellation...

COVID-19 frontline worker spotlight: Ms. Mun

COVID-19 frontline worker spotlight: Ms. Mun

Jessie Ye June 25, 2020

As the governor of New York begins to reopen the state, healthcare workers continue to care for those in need. Frontline workers are not only committed to helping lives directly to serve the community...

Spotlight: Junior develops blog website simplifying complicated STEM concepts

Spotlight: Junior develops blog website simplifying complicated STEM concepts

Jasmine Palma June 22, 2020

Junior Manu Gupta recently created a blog, “Byte of Math,” as a hub to explore math and computer science concepts. With posts titled “The Math Behind Support Vector Machines” and “Lagrangian...

On graduation day, the class of 2020 shares caps with pomp, despite the circumstances

On graduation day, the class of 2020 shares caps with pomp, despite the circumstances

Victoria Kuzma and By Usha Sookai June 22, 2020

Although current circumstances prevent the graduating class from celebrating with friends, students, and staff in person, cap decorating is one of the few opportunities for Seniors to partake in graduation...

A look into the growing calls for the NYC DOE to cut ties with the NYPD

A look into the growing calls for the NYC DOE to cut ties with the NYPD

Usha Sookai and Victoria Oei June 19, 2020

In early June, the Minneapolis Board of Education voted to end its contract with the Minneapolis Police Department, removing all members of the Minneapolis PD from the city’s public schools. Since...

As 2020 Japan Bowl goes digital, Harrisites earn accolades

As 2020 Japan Bowl goes digital, Harrisites earn accolades

Izegbuwa Adun June 19, 2020

This year, the Townsend Harris Japan Bowl team had strong achievements at the 28th National Japan Bowl. The Level 2 team, which consisted of sophomores Betty Guo, Daniel Song, and Monica Yang, won first...

Volleyball seniors are set for a goodbye

Volleyball seniors are set for a goodbye

Kevin Baijoo June 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world on pause and led to the cancellation of numerous events and activities. On March 12, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that PSAL activities were to...

New teachers reflect on their first year at THHS

New teachers reflect on their first year at THHS

Kelly Jiang, Justyne Buenaventura, and Jessie Ye June 18, 2020

As the school year draws to an end, new teachers reflect on their first year at Townsend Harris. Having to quickly transition to remote learning in March, many teachers described this adjustment as both...

A thank you to the flag football seniors

A thank you to the flag football seniors

Kelsey Miu June 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world on pause, and led to the cancellation of numerous events and activities. On March 12, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that PSAL activities were to...

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