Amanda Ruggieri (@amandahlouise) is an alumnus of Townsend Harris attending SUNY New Paltz, majoring in communications with a concentration in public relations. Ruggieri has written about the social life of THHS students and enjoys reporting various student movements. She plans to continue journalism throughout college and pursue a career in public relations.
After “traces of male entitlement” were found in a male student's newspaper column, some students at a New York City school congregated around a Facebook page this summer to discuss culture changes at their female-dominated high school.