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Time for a facelift

Poonam Dass • September 18, 2014

Upon entering Townsend Harris on the first day of school, returning students noticed a new shadow looming over their heads. The school’s edges are now equipped with black and green scaffolding, altering the complexion of a once familiar building. The scaffolding exists as a result of construction that is being done to the school’s roof to stop further water leaks from causing damage to rooms.

Valedictorian, Salutatorian share experiences

June 25, 2014

This year’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian sat down with The Classic for a different kind of interview. Rather than asking the typical questions at this time of year (“What are your plans for the future?”, “How did you do it?”), we thought it would be better to do a Q&A that alternates between typical and atypical questions, allowing us to get a better view of their personalities.

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Freshiors performing in this year's S!NG production.

Watch the S!NG 2025 livestream for Friday night’s show here

Ryan Chen, Managing Editor • November 22, 2024

We will be live-streaming both evening shows of S!NG 2025 this weekend. Below is the Friday night livestream. Thank you to The Classic's livestream...

Townsend Harris hosts its annual open house

Prospective class of 2029 freshmen visit during the annual open house

Suhail Morshed, Maliha Duggal, Sabrina Chaudhry, Xinyi Chen, and Julina Chen • November 21, 2024

Earlier this month, Townsend Harris High School opened its doors to families of prospective students from the Class of 2029 to take part in an...

New teacher Richard Rodriguez starts out at Townsend Harris High School

Mr. Rodriguez joins the THHS Community

Raisa Kamal, Sophie Thanju, Jonas Zhao, Sabrina Chaudhry, Adora Uddin, and Amelia Zara • November 20, 2024

Richard Rodriguez, a physical education teacher, has joined the Townsend Harris High School community this fall, stepping in for physical education...

Around 400 students attends the third annual Witching Hour

Aidan Ng, Multimedia Editor • November 19, 2024

Last month, the third annual Witching Hour was held at THHS. Students stayed overnight, and were challenged to stay up for the whole night to...

Founders' Day back to Colden Auditorium.

Founders’ Day returns to Colden Auditorium following renovations

Maya Hardowar, John Piergrossi, and Mahi Sehgal • November 18, 2024

Late last month, Townsend Harris High School hosted its annual Founder’s Day ceremony in the newly renovated Colden Auditorium at Queens College....

Girls Varsity Volleyball team headed to semifinals

Janna Pasig, Finley Chin, and Jacqueline Hong • November 17, 2024

The Girls Varsity Volleyball Team has now made it to the playoffs three years in a row. After defeating Sunset Park High School, Springfield...