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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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College applications are finally done for the year and seniors can breathe a sigh of relief.

Seniors give advice for juniors embarking on the college application process

JK Rajjo May 31, 2022

As the spring semester starts to wrap up, many Townsend Harris juniors are directing their attention into exams, coursework, and extracurricular activities. The long and arduous hours spent perfecting...

Following an “imitation gun” incident, students met with metal detectors upon arriving to the building

Following an “imitation gun” incident, students met with metal detectors upon arriving to the building

Elliot Heath May 27, 2022

As students arrived for zero band on Thursday, they were met with a jarring sight: the usual requirements to show a completed health screening to school aides in the lobby were overshadowed by towering...

THHS earns top honors at third straight Japan Bowl

THHS earns top honors at third straight Japan Bowl

Ryan Eng May 24, 2022

Every Friday afternoon, the Japan Bowl team meets in the library, versing themselves in the Japanese language, leaving Queens to immerse themselves in a culture across the world. It has been the first...

Girls varsity flag football team reflects on team spirit and the impact of COVID-19

Girls varsity flag football team reflects on team spirit and the impact of COVID-19

Mallory Macdonald May 20, 2022

With girls flag football returning for the first time since March 2020, only a few players remain from the 2019 team. The last time that the team played a full season, they exceeded expectations and...

With NYC on high COVID alert, experts weigh in on the efficacy of masking

With NYC on high COVID alert, experts weigh in on the efficacy of masking

Hemish Naidoo May 20, 2022

On Tuesday, city health officials issued a high COVID alert in New York City as rising cases start to put a strain on the health care system. For students across the school district, this is the first...

Are handwritten notes better than digital notes?

Are handwritten notes better than digital notes?

Stephen Xing and Michael Zheng May 20, 2022

Fifty years ago, everyone would’ve thought there would be flying cars. There aren’t. However, we still have advancements in technology to improve the standard quality of life. And when it comes to...

Cover image for the Reignite zine

Rising from the ashes: The Phoenix releases its newest literary zine after a two-year hiatus

JK Rajjo May 18, 2022

After a two-year hiatus prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Townsend Harris’ literary magazine The Phoenix released their first zine a couple of weeks ago and are currently working towards producing...

OPINION: The detrimental effects of the pressure to take AP classes

OPINION: The detrimental effects of the pressure to take AP classes

Emma Cheng May 17, 2022

With anxieties at an all time high, Townsend Harris students are currently caught in the throes of this year’s AP season as they arduously prepare for and take their various exams. A recurring mindset,...

Climate change: Combat through education

Climate change: Combat through education

Emily Daza May 16, 2022

In 2019, more than one hundred Harrisites took part in the New York City Climate Strike to protest the lagging action of world leaders in hampering the climate crisis. We continue to see this trend of...

Behind the scenes of the THHS library reorganization

Behind the scenes of the THHS library reorganization

Kaitlin Kaii May 16, 2022

In a cozy corner on the third floor resides the Townsend Harris library, a learning hub where students spend their lunch bands hunched over their U.S. history textbooks or fervently typing their English...

Photo by Hailey Lam

With increasingly crowded lunch bands, THHS should be an open campus for all students

Quinnlan Burke May 13, 2022

By Quinnlan Burke, Staff Writer At the beginning of the school year, a new lunchroom policy was put into effect by the school administration in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Half of the seats...

It’s 2016 Somewhere: Album Review

It’s 2016 Somewhere: Album Review

Reem Nasrallah May 11, 2022

Ricky Montgomery, the artist behind hit songs such as “Mr. Loverman” and “Line Without a Hook,” is back with his newest album It's 2016 Somewhere, which was published on April 15 and contains...

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