Ms. Katherine Cooper has be awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award for Excellence in Science Teaching (more below)~~Mon. Nov. 9th - Freshman Meeting @ 1:45 pm~~Wed. Nov 11th, school will be closed for Veteran's Day~~ARISTA Induction, Tues. Nov. 17th~~Open House for Prospective Students and Families, Thurs. Nov. 19th~~Townsend Harris is ranked # 245 on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best High Schools (see below)~~Harris has again been honored with the First Amendment Press Freedom Award ~~Townsend Harris received a grade of "Well Developed" on its 2008-2009 Progress Report. Download the report below. (see below)