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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

The Classic

Celebrating Halloween in a pandemic

Celebrating Halloween in a pandemic

Sadie Bauer and Liya Borukhova October 30, 2020

With social distancing guidelines in place and the prospects of going door-to-door gone, this upcoming Halloween will certainly be like no other. Despite these new limitations, modern technology and...

Stay at home Halloween: Best horror anime recs

Stay at home Halloween: Best horror anime recs

Xandria Crosland October 30, 2020

By Xandria Crosland, Staff Writer It’s finally October, the spookiest month of the year, but COVID-19 has put a halt on our yearly festivities. We may be stuck inside, but that doesn’t mean we can’t...

COVID-19 + Halloween: will the spooky spirits be the same?

COVID-19 + Halloween: will the spooky spirits be the same?

Christy Han, Wendy Lee, and Dominique Silaban October 29, 2020

As we watch the days of October count down and the number of COVID-19 cases go up, many trick-or-treaters are changing up the way they’ll be celebrating Halloween this year. The Classic spoke to Harrisites...

Costuming amidst Covid: Top Picks for Halloween 2020

Costuming amidst Covid: Top Picks for Halloween 2020

Daffny Cardoso, Reem Nasrallah, and Diana Katanov October 29, 2020

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to surge in New York City, regulations for social distancing and smaller gatherings suggest that Halloween and trick-or-treating will look different this year....

Millie Bobby Brown Movie Mystery

Millie Bobby Brown Movie Mystery

Enola Holmes, released this past September, is an action-packed PG-13 mystery movie directed by Harry Bradbeer. This movie has risen in popularity because of the wide variety of familiar actors and actresses...

Senior Spotlight: Hali Huang creates a virtual marketplace for the Simbucks usage

Senior Spotlight: Hali Huang creates a virtual marketplace for the Simbucks usage

Madina Azizi, Ellison Daone, and Elliot Heath October 28, 2020

With Election Simulation season having to take place remotely, teachers and students involved with the simulation were left puzzled as to how to incorporate the simulation’s currency: simbucks. Usually,...

Annual S!NG competition to be a virtual showcase

Annual S!NG competition to be a virtual showcase

Kelly Jiang and Jessie Ye October 26, 2020

The annual S!NG competition has always been at the heart of THHS culture, often cultivating lasting bonds between different grades. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s production will be a virtual...

An unconventional school year: freshman experiences

An unconventional school year: freshman experiences

Ellison Daone, Melinda Wang, and Eileen Wang October 21, 2020

 Due to the global pandemic, high school freshmen have lost the traditional start of their high school journey. Even during these unprecedented times, many students believe the school is doing its best...

There is a new game Among Us

There is a new game Among Us

Lauren Jun, Daffny Cardoso, and Reem Nasrallah October 20, 2020

Intense. Thrilling. Exciting. These are some words that Townsend Harris High School students have used to describe the new hit game, Among Us. This Mafia-based mystery has got everyone obsessed as it...

Remote learning poses posture problems

Remote learning poses posture problems

Jasmine Palma and Carolina Corcuera October 19, 2020

Remote learning requires students to spend hours in front of computers attending virtual classes and completing homework. Compounded by social distancing and the risk of contracting COVID-19, students...

New PARA teachers for the 2020-2021 school year

New PARA teachers for the 2020-2021 school year

Allyanne Ilasin and Alisha Mahadeo October 19, 2020

For the 2021-2022 school year, Townsend Harris High School will welcome three new paraprofessionals (paras) to its staff: Andrew Strnad, Maha Elgendy, and Shafiqul Islam.  Paraprofessional educators,...

STEM department grows with addition of four new teachers

STEM department grows with addition of four new teachers

Sruthi Manish and Izegbuwa Adun October 16, 2020

This school year, Townsend Harris High School welcomed several new faculty members to the STEM department: teachers Brian Remy, Kayla Gill, Pawanpreet Kaur, and David Morse. Kayla Gill is a math teacher...

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