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

The Classic

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

The Classic

Roll call: The importance of learning a name

Roll call: The importance of learning a name

Isabel Jagsaran, Ella Kim, and Vera Wang April 29, 2022

We've all experienced it before: sitting inside the fishbowl, anxiously participating in the conversation we prepped for the previous night. You contribute something that sounds relevant and another...

Musicians for The Little Mermaid reflect on their experience 

Musicians for The Little Mermaid reflect on their experience 

Allen Babakhanov and Christopher Crisanto April 29, 2022

Every spring semester, Townsend Harris High School showcases a play as one of the school’s many annual arts-related events. After two years of suspended in-person performances due to the pandemic,...

News Analysis: Crediting Townsend Harris students, the DOE tells The Classic it’s working on new policies to address educator sexual misconduct

News Analysis: Crediting Townsend Harris students, the DOE tells The Classic it’s working on new policies to address educator sexual misconduct

Janna Habibulla, Elliot Heath, and Kate Estevez April 26, 2022

On April 12, representatives from the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) met with Townsend Harris students to discuss student demands to reform how NYC schools handle educator sexual misconduct. At...

As UFT representatives meet with Townsend Harris students to discuss proposed educator sexual misconduct reforms, DOE tells The Classic it’s working on policy changes

As UFT representatives meet with Townsend Harris students to discuss proposed educator sexual misconduct reforms, DOE tells The Classic it’s working on policy changes

Janna Habibulla, Elliot Heath, and Kate Estevez April 26, 2022

Following student protests held earlier in the school year over how sexual misconduct allegations against educators are handled by the school system and the teachers union, representatives from the union,...

Harrisites compete in the Terra NYSCEF science research competition

Harrisites compete in the Terra NYSCEF science research competition

Dorcas Adewale April 22, 2022

The Terra New York City Science and Engineering Fair (T-NYCSEF) calls upon local high school students to conduct research in any STEM field ranging from physics to psychology. Through different types...

Harrisites discuss their experiences with club fundraising

Harrisites discuss their experiences with club fundraising

Queenie Sze April 22, 2022

Exiting the cafeteria doors or approaching the lobby entrance, a spread of hot cheetos, ramen noodles, and spring rolls is laid out on two long wooden tables. “TWO BROWNIES FOR A DOLLAR,” a girl...

Students attend a peer teen health symposium.

Townsend fashion trends: Spring 2022

Esther Liu and Sophia Sookram April 21, 2022

As spring arrives with warmer weather, Harrisites have welcomed the season with new looks. Among students, striking the balance between sustainability and selecting weather-appropriate clothes is key.  For...

Our Flag Means Death: Comedy, exaggeration, and sticking it to homophobic historians

Our Flag Means Death: Comedy, exaggeration, and sticking it to homophobic historians

Amelia Harrington April 20, 2022

Our Flag Means Death features the creative duo Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby taking on a new comical, light, unexpected and LGBTQ+ friendly HBO series. Based on the true story of an eighteenth century...

A Q&A with librarian Arlene Laverde about book banning

A Q&A with librarian Arlene Laverde about book banning

DEFNE KAYGISIZ April 19, 2022

For Townsend Harris Librarian and New York Library Association (NYLA) president-elect Arlene Laverde, working as a librarian has been a pathway to guiding students in discovering their interests. However,...

The Book Club is one of this years newest extracurriculars.

Harrisites reflect on NYC National History Day Competition

Sophia Sookram April 18, 2022

On March 25, AP Capstone sophomores and juniors from Townsend Harris High School participated in the New York City History Day competition. Students worked in groups or individually and placed in the...

Harrisites Compete in MIST New York 2022

Harrisites Compete in MIST New York 2022

Bridgette Jeonarine April 18, 2022

Throughout March, Townsend Harris competed in the 2022 New York Muslim Interscholastic Tournament (MIST) at the cubico offices in Manhattan. An extension of the Muslim Student Association (MSA), the...

Introducing this spring season’s athletics coaches

Introducing this spring season’s athletics coaches

Mirina Ahmet, Mallory Macdonald, and Lauren Hamlin April 15, 2022

With the reintroduction of spring sports after a two-year interruption due to the pandemic, The Classic spoke to some of the spring coaches of the Townsend Harris athletics program to introduce them...

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