This week saw the last days of the 2021-2022 school year, and as this year comes to an end, it’s not just graduates who are leaving Townsend Harris High School. Three celebrated members of the staff...

Almost every day since the start of the school year, senior Eliza Josephson has stepped out from the back door of THHS to enter the Queens College Campus. There she takes a humanities seminar course in...

The Class of 2022 graduation ceremony was held in Colden Auditorium at Queens College on June 23 for the first time in three years, with students gathering with parents, friends, and teachers to celebrate....

On Friday, May 20th, linguist, bestselling author, Opinion writer for The New York Times and Columbia University professor John McWhorter visited Townsend Harris for a special lecture entitled “English...

  With the year coming to an end, there’s one more award to give out. It’s an award that The Classic first gave in 2017 to Mehrose Ahmad and Sumaita Hasan for their coverage of that year’s principal...

In 2020, The Classic reached out to graduating seniors and asked them to share their graduation cap designs despite their graduation being entirely virtual. Since then, The Classic has decided to continue...

  Earlier this year, The Classic expanded its film critic credentials by applying for press access to films from major movie studios. Now, we are looking to expand our critical eye to other areas...

Spring spirit week, a popular tradition at Townsend Harris High School, was commemorated in person for the first time in two years from Monday, May 23 to Friday, May 27. Featuring new proposals sent...

Last Friday, the THHS Wind Ensemble came back from their Washington D.C. Wind Ensemble trip, winning first place at the Music in the Parks high school concert band concert at Six Flags America. After...

The 36th annual Sports Awards, a tradition that has been on hold since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, will return on Monday, June 13 at Douglaston Manor.  In the ceremony, awards are given to the...

On May 26, members of Townsend Harris High School’s PERIOD Club held a rally during fifth band with Congresswoman Grace Meng, team members of Period.org, and the Alliance for Period Supplies. The event...

After three years of a suspended in-person experience since 2019, the annual Townsend Harris High School Humanities Symposium took place at Queens College’s Rosenthal Library on May 24 and 25. With...