THHS Classic

11/24/2025

Flushing Campus boys varsity football team includes players from Townsend Harris

This fall, student-athletes from Townsend Harris, which does not have a boys varsity football team, were able to join the Flushing Campus team. Despite finishing with a record of 1-7, students involved said they were grateful for the chance to play on the team. PSAL allows students to participate in sports teams at other schools if the sport is not offered at their home school. ...

This fall, student-athletes from Townsend Harris, which does not have a boys varsity football team, were able to join the Flushing Campus team. Despite finishing with a record of 1-7, students invo…

11/24/2025

Photos of the Week: 2026’s Annual S!ng Performances

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11/23/2025

11/22/2025

Solve this week’s Classic crossword

Try out this week's Classic Crossword. Made by Jasmine Mootooveran using PuzzleMe's cross word builder

Try out this week’s Classic Crossword. Made by Jasmine Mootooveran using PuzzleMe’s cross word builder

11/22/2025

Watch the S!NG 2026 livestream for Saturday night’s show here

The Classic will be live-streaming tonight’s performance of S!NG 2026 this weekend. Above is the livestream link. Thank you to The Classic’s livestream team for producing these videos: …

11/21/2025

New Aerospace Club launches with beginner-friendly lessons and a passion for aerodynamics

Seniors Anthony Lin and Areesh Rehman started the Aerospace Club this year, driven by their shared interest in aerodynamics and physics. Anthony, who serves as club president, said, “Growing up, I've always been interested in space, like Mars missions and building stuff in general. The Aerospace Club encompasses all of that.” Anthony said he participated in a summer program about rocket science, which inspired him to undergo the club application process in his junior year to create the Aerospace Club with the help of advisor Mark McHugh, who is the Lab Specialist at THHS…...

Seniors Anthony Lin and Areesh Rehman started the Aerospace Club this year, driven by their shared interest in aerodynamics and physics. Anthony, who serves as club president, said, “Growing up, I&…

11/21/2025

Op-ed: STEM department policy of grading “progress checks” undermines their value as diagnostic teaching tools

As I walk into class, my eyes shift to the stack of papers sitting on the teacher’s desk. The feeling of dread and anxiety overcomes me because I know exactly what those papers are for: a pop entrance ticket. When I sit down, everything I know about the topic leaves my brain as I receive the paper. The single entrance ticket question echoes in my head....

As I walk into class, my eyes shift to the stack of papers sitting on the teacher’s desk. The feeling of dread and anxiety overcomes me because I know exactly what those papers are for: a pop entra…

11/21/2025

Watch the S!NG 2026 livestream for Friday night’s show here

We will be live-streaming both evening shows of S!NG 2026 this weekend. Below is the Friday night livestream. Thank you to The Classic's livestream team: Ryan Chen, Aidan Ng, Tiffany Chen, Meagan Yang, Maimuna Kader, Emmie Krikhel, Max Rosenthal, Emily Zheng, and Yasmeen Ismail.

We will be live-streaming both evening shows of S!NG 2026 this weekend. Below is the Friday night livestream. Thank you to The Classic’s livestream team: Ryan Chen, Aidan Ng, Tiffany Chen, Me…

11/20/2025

New Science Olympiad leaders implement new rules that reduce multi-day study session requirements and expand access to competitions

This season, three policy tweaks are reshaping Science Olympiad at Townsend Harris High School: competitors will now be required to have three total hours of study sessions per week instead of three separate studying days, competitors with more events won’t need to complete as many practice tests per event, and Team C will join the rest of the team to compete in Regionals....

This season, three policy tweaks are reshaping Science Olympiad at Townsend Harris High School: competitors will now be required to have three total hours of study sessions per week instead of thre…

11/19/2025

Fourth annual Banned Books Week "Read-In" celebrates the freedom to read

Last month, Townsend Harris held its fourth annual banned book read-in to honor national Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week was started by the American Library Association in 1982 in order to ra…