THHS Classic

12/06/2025

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Try out this FON kickoff crossword and ice skating themed word flower. Created by Jasmine Mootooveran using PuzzleMe's crossword puzzle generator Made with the online spelling bee builder from Amuse Labs

Try out this FON kickoff crossword and ice skating themed word flower. Created by Jasmine Mootooveran using PuzzleMe’s crossword puzzle generator Made with the online spelling bee builder fro…

12/06/2025

Classic Comics: Can’t catch a break

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12/05/2025

1. In this Classic Conversation edition, senior and SU president Jenna Abdelhamid discusses THHS cliques and her biggest lesson beyond class. Read the full feature on thhsclassic.com (http://thhsclassic.com/).
2. Try out a Veterans Day themed word search
3. The Girls Varsity Tennis team won the City Championship final match on November 10 against James Madison High School with a score of 3-2.
4. Katherine Yan takes on the position of THHS librarian this year.
5. Senior Heidy Estrada, stage manager and co-president of the Nightingale Theater Company, has helped the community thrive through her work on and off stage.
6. Last month, Townsend Harris held its fourth annual banned book read-in to honor national Banned Books Week.
7. THHS’ Science Olympiad board introduces three major policy changes to ease student workload and expand opportunities.
8. Seniors Anthony Lin and Areesh Rehman started the Aerospace Club this year
9. The Classic argues that while STEM progress checks help track learning, grading them and heavily weighting them leads to discouraging low scores that hurt student confidence and interest in the subject.
10-11. Watch the S!NG 2026 livestream for Friday and Saturday night’s show.
12. Try out the new Classic games and crossword puzzle.
13. Townsend Harris football athletes joined the Flushing Campus boys varsity football team this fall, finishing with a record of 1-7
14. The girls varsity volleyball team won the 2A City Championship final, defeating Hunter College High School 2-0. You can watch the moment that the team won in the video clip.
15. Take a look at the 2026 annual S!NG performances through the photos The Classic captured.
16. View highlights from the Girls Varsity Tennis match, Girls Varsity Volleyball games, and Boys Varsity Fencing match.
17. THHS Aspire Outreach hosted its Student Voices Forum at Townsend Harris, offering middle school students and their families guidance on navigating the high school admissions process.
18. SU Senior Class President Mohammad Nasrallah shares his journey to Senior Class President and what he hopes to accomplish for the senior class.
Read more on thhsclassic.com

12/05/2025

Opinion Roundup: Should financial literacy be a required course for graduation in New York State?

The Financial Literacy course is a class that teaches high school students, across the nation, how to be “smart” with their money; however, oftentimes is not a requirement to graduate. 35 states require the course for graduation, but New York is not one of them—yet. There have been attempts to pass legislation for years (see New York State Senate Assembly Bill…...

The Financial Literacy course is a class that teaches high school students, across the nation, how to be “smart” with their money; however, oftentimes is not a requirement to graduate. 35 states re…

12/04/2025

STEM Spotlight: Sophomore Lilly Chase conducts prostate cancer research at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Center

Last summer, sophomore Lilly Chase participated in a competitive research program at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Research Center, conducting prostate cancer research. She presented her research at MSK and at the American Museum of Natural History. The MSK summer research internship is an eight week program that pairs high school students with professional mentors working in cancer research. Participants undertake independent research projects while receiving hands-on training in data analysis, research methodologies, and scientific communication....

Last summer, sophomore Lilly Chase participated in a competitive research program at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Research Center, conducting prostate cancer research. She presented her re…

12/04/2025

Sports Highlight: Girls Varsity Volleyball Championship games

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12/03/2025

1. Last month, the Band Bodega, a student-led shop run by the music department, reopened after being closed for most of last year.
2. For the 2025-2026 school year, English teacher Katherine Lipinski will be taking on the role of “teacher leader” for the English department.
3. Solve a new crossword puzzle on thhsclassic.com.
4. Photos from the JV Girls Volleyball game on October 29 and Girls Varsity Volleyball Senior Night game on October 30.
5. After seven years of teaching at Townsend Harris High School, former Band Director Kevin Heathwood left at the end of last school year to take on a new position at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts.
6. Students from AP U.S. History classes visited the National Museum of the American Indian in Manhattan, offering a firsthand look at Native American culture, history, and resilience.
7. The Classic interviewed students on their opinion about the state-wide cell-phone ban, and how it has affected them after the first marking period.
8. Photos from this year’s annual Reading Initiative Witching Hour read-a-thon.
9. New teacher Grace Kent joins the THHS community in the social studies department. She will be teaching anthropology and sociology as part of the partnership with Saint John’s University.
10. Solve the new Classicle puzzle on thhsclassic.com. Clue: The word is an estimate.
11. Take a look at photos from this year’s Founders’ Day.
12. This fall, Ms. Garklavs moved from the ISS department to the English department. She will be teaching the senior humanities seminar, Writing Process, and a dual-enrollment philosophy elective through St. John’s University.
13. The Editorial Board believes that THHS should expand alumni-student interactions to better connect current students with the diverse community in the THHS alumni association.
14. Vlog of the Writers Academy overnight trip to Boston and New Haven.
15. Photos of Spirit Week capture students showcasing their school pride through themed outfits.
16. Boys Varsity Soccer season ends with a record of two wins, three ties, and five losses.
17. Visit thhsclassic.com to read about the fall open house
18. Girls varsity soccer ends season with 8-2 record

12/02/2025

Catch up on The Critic:
1. With Part 2 of Wicked coming out, The Critic reviews the Wicked Soundtrack.
2. Wicked hits the silver screen for a second time, releasing the second half of Elphaba and Glindas story.

12/02/2025

Catch up on The Critic:
1. As the weather gets colder, get some comfort food at Daesung Korean Noddle.
2. Read on how CORTIS is the future of KPOP.
3. Never forget the basics, especially in fashion.
4. Make your fall ’25 playlist, and add these 10 songs to it.
5. The Bruce Springsteen biopic hits the theaters, see what The Critic thought about it.
6. Pokeworks by school in Fresh Meadows is dishing out more expensive pokè than others, it is worth the extra few bucks?
7. Stranger Things is coming to an end, to excite the waiting fans, Netflix released the first 5 minutes of the final season.
8. Beetlejuice: The musical has had its home on broadway for a handful of years now, see what Elise Maia Yu thought about it.

12/02/2025

Muslim Students Association Attends Regional Banquet After Raising over 1K in Donations for Charity Week

The Townsend Harris High School Muslim Students Association (MSA) dedicated the week of October 20th-26th to community-driven fundraising activities as part of their annual Charity Week initiative in collaboration with other high school and college students. On Sunday, November 23, the THHS MSA attended the NY Charity Week Banquet in Long Island City to meet with MSAs from other high schools and colleges who also participated in Charity Week 2025....

The Townsend Harris High School Muslim Students Association (MSA) dedicated the week of October 20th-26th to community-driven fundraising activities as part of their annual Charity Week initiative …

12/01/2025

The beginning of the 2025-2026 school year saw the removal of zero band labs for underclassmen taking regents level Biology and Chemistry.

Read the full article on thhsclassic.com:
https://thhsclassic.com/25154/news/for-this-years-freshman-the-infamous-tradition-of-zero-band-labs-has-been-largely-eliminated/

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12/01/2025

Queens Public Library staff meet with English classes for presentation on library resources

Last month, staff from Queens Public Library (QPL) visited students at Townsend Harris to share information on teen programs, free services, and volunteer opportunities offered by the library. During the visit, two staff members from the Fresh Meadows QPL branch visited: Suraya Jairam, the assistant library manager, and Nicole Fabre-Hernandez, a teen librarian (a librarian who “provides library service…with an emphasis on teens and preteens…...

Last month, staff from Queens Public Library (QPL) visited students at Townsend Harris to share information on teen programs, free services, and volunteer opportunities offered by the library. Duri…