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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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Mr. Owens, a classical languages teacher.

Teachers Before Townsend: Mr. Owens’ journey from pursuing law to teaching Latin

Galo Sanchez and Rina Chen • April 15, 2024

Before becoming a classical languages teacher, Jonathan Owens was on track to becoming a lawyer. Still indecisive about his decision to...

Go behind the scenes of this springs musical production.

Watch the Nightingale Theatre Company's spring musical: The Addams Family

Ryan Chen, Ryan Young, and Jackie Chen • April 14, 2024

The Classic live-streamed this year's school musical over the weekend. See Saturday night's full performance through the video link above.

Eid-al Fitr represents the ending of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims.

Eid al-Fitr: Harrisites reflect on the commemoration of Ramadan

Sanikoy Bryan and Labeeba Aniqa • April 13, 2024

This year, Eid al-Fitr took place on April 10 and New York City public school students had the day off. The Classic spoke to students who celebrate...