Townsend Harris High School

Established

1904

Location

Queens, NY

Mascot

Hawks

Townsend Harris High School

About

Public magnet high school for the humanities ranked the #40 best high school in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report. In 2010, it was named #1 high school in New York City by the New York Post. 

Trivia

The original incarnation of the school was shut down in 1942 by mayor Fiorello La Guardia due to budgetary reasons. It was refounded in 1984 thanks largely to original school alumni. 

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