Townsend Harris High School: Difference between revisions

'''Townsend Harris High School at Queens College''' ('''THHS''') is a public [[magnet school|magnet]] [[high school]] for the [[humanities]] in the borough of [[Queens, New York|Queens]] in New York City. Students and alumni often refer to themselves as "Harrisites." Townsend Harris consistently ranks as among the top 100 high schools in the [[United States]]. In 2019, 2020, and 2021, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked THHS #1 in New York State; THHS ranked #12 nationally in 2021.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings "National Rankings Best High Schools"]</ref> The school was named in honor of [[Townsend Harris]] the 19th-century American merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the first American CounselConsul to Japan.