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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

Many Taylor Swift fans were in distress because of the Ticketmaster crisis.

The Eras Tour: A Deep Dive on the Ticketmaster Crash and the Hopes of Swiftie Harrisites

Emily Daza and Isabella Zapata November 30, 2022

On November 1st, Taylor Swift made her fans’ wildest dreams come true with her announcement of the U.S. dates of her upcoming 2023 tour, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. This was the icing on the cake following...

2023 S!NG overall directors look back at their productions

2023 S!NG overall directors look back at their productions

Farah Rahimzada, Staff Writer November 29, 2022

As S!NG 2023 came to a close with the Semores announced as the winners on Saturday, November 19th, the fruits of countless hours spent by the hundreds of students who have honed their performances over...

Students express their feelings towards new grade books that teachers use.

With teachers opting not to use the new DOE grading software, many students left in the dark about their current progress in courses

Maya Murdakhayev, Staff Writer November 29, 2022

Last year, the New York City Department of Education banned city schools from using PupilPath, the gradebook software that Townsend Harris and many other public schools have been using for all classes....

Clothing, photography, music, and other trends make a comeback every few years.

The recycling of trends: why and how does it happen?

Hellen Oliveira, Staff Writer November 28, 2022

The iconic 90s decade holds some of the most memorable moments in history, immortalizing many of its trends. While they periodically disappear from our feeds and closets, the decade’s inventions always...

The entire robotics team.

Brunswick Eruption offers this year’s robotics team a test run

Carolina Corcuera, Aastha Patel, and Silga Chisim November 25, 2022

The Steel Hawks’ 2022 offseason is coming to an end, as the team prepares for the beginning of the new robotics season in January. On November 12, Team 2601 headed to North Brunswick Township High School...

Students shared what they are thankful for at school this fall.

Opinion Roundup: Students share thankful thoughts about THHS for Thanksgiving

Janaya Sydney, Staff Writer November 24, 2022

While oftentimes the opinion pages of The Classic share forceful opinions from students about what needs to be changed, for Thanksgiving, The Classic asked students to share thoughts about what they are...

Behind the scenes of the S!NG backdrops

Behind the scenes of the S!NG backdrops

Last weekend’s S!NG performances resulted with a victory for the Semores once all the votes were tallied. The results reflect the work of not just the actors and directors but that of choreographers,...

The Semores cheering at the end of their final show.

S!NG 2023 Highlights

The S!NG 2023 performances were last Friday and Saturday. Below is a slideshow of photos from the four shows. To find even more photos, use a DOE email to access this Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KweTF60kjV1DGrYGeXxnsixhTtD8GUVX?usp=sharing  

The dishes students are dreaming about this Thanksgiving

The dishes students are dreaming about this Thanksgiving

Jasmin Perez, Staff Writer November 22, 2022

With Thanksgiving only days away, everyone has food on their mind. Townsend Harris students spoke to The Classic about what they are looking forward to most on their family’s Thanksgiving table this...

Many students volunteered to introduce THHS to the class of 2027.

THHS welcomes prospective class of 2027 students at open house

Diana Piergrossi, Staff Writer November 21, 2022

On November 10, Townsend Harris held an in-person open house for students interested in applying to the school.  In order to run the event, many current students volunteered to take the prospective...

OPINION: Reinstated criteria for Honors Societies leave many students chasing requirements

OPINION: Reinstated criteria for Honors Societies leave many students chasing requirements

In an email sent to students in October, Coordinator of Student Activities, Jaime Baranoff revealed the launch of Townsend Harris High School’s Peer Tutoring Program for the year. The email discussed...

New teacher spotlight: Mr. Morrison and Mrs. Garklavs join the ISS department

New teacher spotlight: Mr. Morrison and Mrs. Garklavs join the ISS department

Esther Liu, Features Editor November 18, 2022

This school year, Townsend Harris High School welcomed new teachers Christopher Morrison and Charlene Garklavs into the ISS (Instructional Support Services) department.  Mr. Morrison graduated from...

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