Hicksville High School Newsletter

Hicksville, New York

April 2022
Around Hicksville

Nominations For 2022 Hall of Fame

You can submit names of Hicksville High School graduates
who have
distinguished themselves in their careers and communities.

Alex Costello, Patch Staff

Monday, Mar 28, 2022

(Hicksville School District)

HICKSVILLE, NY — The Hicksville Public School District is now
accepting nominations for the 2022 Hicksville High School Hall of Fame.
Established in 1985, the Hall of Fame recognizes graduates who have
achieved distinction in their chosen profession or community; individuals
who will serve as role models for the class of 2022, as well as for all
students to emulate.
The district is seeking individuals who have achieved not only
professional success but have made meaningful contributions to their
community as a whole. Individuals wishing to nominate a candidate
should provide the candidate's name, address, telephone number, year the
candidate graduated, the candidate's profession, community contributions,
honors, and/or achievements.
Nominators should explain what characteristic or achievement makes their
candidate special and include their own name, address, and telephone
number.
All nominations must be received by May 15, 2022, and sent to Mr.
Patrick Harris, Assistant Principal, Hicksville High School, 180 Division
Ave., Hicksville, NY 11801-4800.

Free Pizza for Essential Workers

Burns Avenue hosts first concert in two years
Dutch Lane students perform for Peers
LIRR Commuters Face
Unplowed Lots, Paths
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Hicksville Schools Cut Ribbon on New
Aquatic Center
The new center provides a brand-new location for students
and the community to swim.

Alex Costello, Patch Staff

Monday, Mar 14, 2022
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Former Board of Education Trustee, Kevin Carroll held the ceremonial scissor to cut
the ribbon and was
accompanied by Marianne Litzman in officially cutting the ribbon. (Hicksville
School District)
The new Aquatic Center pool is on display for visitors of the ribbon-cutting
ceremony.
(Hicksville School District)
HICKSVILLE, NY — On March 9, the Hicksville School District cut the
ribbon on its new Aquatic Center at Hicksville High School. Nassau
County Legislator Rose Walker presented Board of Education President
Phil Heckler and Superintendent Marianne Litzman with a citation to
commemorate the day. Former Board of Education Trustee, Kevin Carroll
held the ceremonial scissor to cut the ribbon and was accompanied by
Marianne Litzman in officially cutting the ribbon.
Also in attendance were other members of the Facilities Committee:
Marcy Tannenbaum, Dave Bell, Matt Calarco, Jean-Marie Serra, Paul
Silverman, Linda Guierre, and Sheri Epstein. The event also included
Gary Gonzalez and Brian Costello of Park East Construction. In addition,
Jonathan Singer, owner of The Patriot Organization, attended the
ceremony.
The amazing project of enclosing and relocating the West Village
Green pool to HHS has been completed. Most of the work was
performed by HHS shop students. (Thanks to Jim Rubins for sending the
photo.).
Kenneth R Marcus 1967
Paula Sheppard class of 1967
Holy Cow!!!!

Linda Eginton class of 1967

WOW!!!
Barbara Hicks Beach class of 1967
No more sending the seventh graders to the phantom pool!

Paul Backman class of 1967

Unreal...
Barbara Behrens Hardgrove class of 1967
Fantastic!

Peggy Moldovak Gill class of 1967

Senior citizen hours are Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 am-10 am.
Haven’t gotten there yet but plan to.
Patricia Holden “Tricia” Giannelli
Sweet!!!

Hicksville Chamber Ensemble Invited to

Regional Recital
The quartet performed advanced-level pieces with other
student groups from around Long Island.

Alex Costello - Patch Staff

Thursday, Mar 17, 2022
Hicksville High School Chamber Ensemble Eli Yoo, left, Matthew LaBarca, Aidan
Aguirre, and Shirley Joo. (Hicksville School District)

HICKSVILLE, NY — Hicksville Chamber Ensemble members Aidan

Aguirre, Shirley Joo, Matthew LaBarca and Eli Yoo were recently
acceptance to perform in the Long Island Regional Chamber Recital. The
recital, held at Great Neck South High School, is sponsored by the
Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center through the Young Musicians
Program. It showcased advanced-level chamber players from string,
vocal, and wind ensembles.
Student ensembles were required to audition via video recording. The
Hicksville Chamber students were one of twelve ensembles performing
from Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Additionally, the four musicians received professional chamber
coaching from Mihai Marica, a world-class cellist and member of the
Chamber Music Society.
"We are very proud of their dedication, talent, and musicianship," said
Jennifer Weiss, Hicksville’s orchestra teacher. "We look forward to their
future performances."

Live Theater Returns to Hicksville HS With

'Charlie Brown'
The students staged the popular "You're A Good Man,
Charlie Brown" this month, bringing live theater back to the
district.
Roman Charan and Allison George in the Hicksville High School production of
"You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown." (Hicksville School District)

Roman Charan as Charlie Brown, Pratiksha Malayil as Sally Brown, Allison

George as Lucy Van Pelt, Joseph Casas as Linus Van Pelt, Emma Michell as
Snoopy and Khristian Romano as Schroeder performing in the musical “You’re a
Good Man, Charlie Brown.” (Hicksville School District)

HICKSVILLE, NY — The Hicksville High School Repertory Company

recently presented "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." The show
featured 18 actors, 35 musicians and a backstage crew of students
exploring life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with
homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy
of friendship. Students performed three performances to a live audience
over the weekend of March 11.
This year's production was a two-act show with the students
performing non-consecutive moments in the life of Charlie Brown,
starting with the full cast performing "You're a Good Man, Charlie
Brown." The show then progressed into other key moments of his life
with song selections that included "The Doctor Is In," "The Book
Report," "Glee Club Rehearsal" and "Happiness."
"All of these young performers have worked extremely hard every day
after school for months to put together this production," stated Caitlin
Cassidy, Hicksville High School English and theatre teacher. "Returning
to the stage was an exciting opportunity for the students, teachers, and
the entire school community!"

Around The School

Birthdays & Anniversaries
Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.

Joe Bausk 1950

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of us. As always, it is greatly
appreciated.

Pete and Jennifer Foster 1957 (Shown above with Jennifer, Pete, Dale &
Len Cuccaro

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.
Ray Bianco
I love you all and look forward to receiving many more cards from you.
Love

Jackie O’Dell Carter 1960

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.

Sandy Sandler Wolfe 1960

Thank you for the birthday card, and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated. Keep up the good work on the HixNews. I look forward to it
every month. I have been able to hook up with some old classmates and
friends through it. The world sure has changed since my days growing up
in Hicksville. I thank God for all the great memories. Take care and stay
well.
Fred Fulco 1960

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.

Tom Steedman 1960

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.

Arthur Romeo 1960

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.

Steve Baum 1962

Bob, I have been living thru a family tragedy which NVR ends for
many years; too painful to speak of! How I manage from day to day I just
don’t know! Thx for remembering my BD.
Julia White Weiss 1963

Thank you for the birthday card and for everything you do. Stay well.

Elliot Gorlin 1963

Thank you for the birthday card

Marty Burkhardt

Thank you for the lovely card. Like it said, I will have a wonderful day!
Carolyn Wood Imbrie 1963

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.

Tom Gill 1966

Thank you for the card. As we get older, each birthday becomes a little
more special. It's so nice to be remembered.
Beverly Fetz White 1967

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.

Bruce Goldmacher 1967

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. I look forward to it every
year. The newsletters have been very good this year. Thanks again,

Chris Andersen 1967

About 57 years ago I graduated from Hicksville High School. A sketch

of my life since then: Went into the Air Force for 11 plus years -Changed
careers three times -retired at the age of 60 -Accomplished more than I
thought I would -Currently, I'm wondering where the USA I knew went to
Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.

Joe Milich 1968

Thank you for the birthday card, and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.

Carolann Luisi Saletto 1975

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.

Ed Coakley & Lorin O’Neill Coakley 1977

Flashback
Hicksville in Mad Magazine

This appeared in Mad Magazine years ago…thanks Denny Tillman

1950s Paper Fortune Tellers.

These were a big hit. I made these for all of us Baby Boomers on Boulder
Lane 11801. Life was such a Joy B4 we even heard of the internet and
computers. Those were the days of simplicity.
Julia White 1963.
Ilene Wolfson Meister class of 1976
We made them when I was young. My sons also did them when they were
in elementary school.

Robert Gomez Francis class of 1979

My kid made some in school just a few years ago, I guess it’s still a thing…
Connie Williams Mohl class of 1964
Played it all the time. We even used to make up our own games with them.

Lorraine Jurgens Pioszak Our Lady of Mercy, Syosset 1973

They still make them. Not all kids are stuck on the computer 24/7

Gail Thornton class of 1972

Beautiful memories; thanks for sharing.

Naomi Groont Doudera class of 1973

Never heard of them
Anne Marie Connolly
I loved those things!

Betty Wright Bergin class of 1966

They were fun!
Sandi Notov Katz class of 1965
It was our social media back in the day!

Tamara Quinn class of 1984

Cootie catcher we called them
Louise Danko Cassar class of 1965
I made these! Lol

Hicksville High School

Class of 2017 Graduation
Cathy Donegan Zike
Shown above with John Zike

Billy speaking to the graduating class in the boys gym

Billy speaking at the Hicksville High School class of 2017

graduation!
https://www.facebook.com/cathy.doneganzike.9/videos/166
5601583482570
Randi Ginsburg Chapman
So cool!!!

Kimberly Foster Stoffers

Awesome video - thanks for sharing!!!

Former Students Revisited

A Talented Lady

Donna Schwarzman class of 1986 is a very talented artist who does

pencil sketches.
Some are shown below…
Hicksville Library
Welcome
The Hicksville Public Library has added content streaming service hoopla
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for free for Hicksville Library card holders.
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With hoopla, the Hicksville Library now offers a vast digital collection
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Its platform integrates multiple media formats into a single intuitive user
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All content is accessible through hoopla digital's mobile app and online at
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Make sure to select Hicksville as your home library when prompted and
provide a valid Hicksville library card barcode.
If you have any issues with your library card, please contact the library at
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GET STARTED WITH HOOPLA NOW!

We are celebrating Earth Day this spring by participating in the 13th

Annual Neighborhood Forest free tree program, whose aim is to provide
free trees to kids every Earth Day.
Since 2010, Neighborhood Forest has reached over 100,000 families and
planted over 50,000 (mostly urban and residential) trees through the
hands of children and parents across North America.
We endorse this project and are excited to be participating in this
wonderful program that teaches kids stewardship through the magic and
wonder of planting and watching trees grow.
Please fill out the following online registration form by March 18th and
receive a free tree (6-12 inches in size) during Earth Week (April 22-30).
Or click here for more information.
You also have the option to purchase additional trees (via the registration
form) for friends and family members ($10 / tree). The purchase of trees
will help fund free trees for more kids.
Trees will be delivered to us and we will arrange to get the trees in the
hands of your children on or around Earth Day (April 22nd) either via
pick up or sending home with your child(ren).
 Planting instructions and species information will be emailed a few days
prior to the trees arriving.

Register to receive a free tree for Earth Day to plant with your child:
https://www.neighborhoodforest.org/parent-
registration/?school=39750&cyear=2022

Thank you for your support and participation. For more information
about this program, please visit
www.neighborhoodforest.org or www.facebook.com/neighborhoodforest.

Best,
The Hicksville Public Library

In the News
Class of 1982 better get started soon organizing our 40threunion. The
class of 1983 is already hard at work organizing theirs that is over a year
away!

Chrissie Ann Tringali

Mark Castro
40th btw

Mike Jackson

Did anyone ask

Christopher Poggiali? He likes planning these and would probably do
ours for us -:)

Chrissie Ann
No…I was only joking, and he said no. It’s a lot to organize but I liked
the way he just took charge and picked a place, then threw out a few dates
that probably works best. Too many options with a large group otherwise
never works.

Mike Jackson class of 1982

Agreed but Chris loves organizing these functions. He enjoys it. I think he
would do it for us if we ask him to. I was half joking also....

John Curley

Wow is it 40 years already?

Chrissie Ann
Do the math lol. I know it’s hard to believe.
Hicksville High School
Marching Band

Sharon Schoenfeld
Look what I saw this afternoon when l left my Times Square office to
stretch my legs! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Laura Leitgeb Fregosi class of 1976
Omg!!!! That’s so funny. Blast from the past. Love it!!! Thanks for
sharing.
Pamela Snediker Collins class of 1966
Class of '66 says "way to represent".
Bob Gerrets class of 1966
So proud of our Comets.

Sylvia Alimena 1978

That's quite an update from the old uniforms!
Joe Pastori class of 1971
The Grand Marshall of the parade was John Callahan also of Hicksville.
Laura Malone Boge class of 1973
Way to go Hicksville

Lynn Sedlacek Baker class of 1983

Me carrying the Banner in St. Patty’s Day Parade 1981!
Bob Corrado
That is too funny. Go Hicksville!!!
Ilene Wolfson Meister class of 1976
Wow. How the uniforms have changed in 46 years and 49 years
respectively.

Paul Martin class of 1977

How cool is that! Congrats to all!

Michael Matzka class of 1972

The marching band uniforms have changed in the 50+ years since I last
saw them.
Lauri Schoenfeld Geoghegan class of 1987
U shoulda grabbed someone’s clarinet and jumped in!!

LIRR Commuters Face

Unplowed Lots, Paths
Few women of color are pilots, but United
Airlines' flight school is changing that!
Ricki Foster is one of 30 members of the first class at United Airlines' new
United Aviate Academy flight school in Arizona.
David Schaper/NPR

As she sits comfortably in the cockpit of a small Cirrus SR20 airplane, 38-
year-old Ricki Foster goes over her pre-flight checklist.
"Weight and balance under limits. Emergency equipment's on board," she
says into her headset. "Pre-flight checklist complete."
With flight instructor Aiden Zabiegalski next to her, Foster fires up the
single engine of this four-seat propeller-driven plane.
"We got the, we're all clear, so you can go ahead and start," Zabiegalski,
21, tells Foster. "Good luck!"
"Thank you," Foster responds.
As the engine roars to life, and the propeller starts spinning, she exclaims,
"All right! She is ready to go!"
Foster is one of 30 members of the first class at United Airlines' new
United Aviate Academy flight school, in Goodyear, Ariz., a suburb of
Phoenix.
Facing of a severe pilot shortage, airlines are ramping up efforts to recruit
a new generation of pilots, and in the process, they're trying to open the
cockpit door to women and people of color, who have been largely left out
of the profession.
According to the federal bureau of labor statistics, about 94% of all
aircraft pilots are male, and 93% are white. Narrowing the field down to
commercial airline pilots, industry groups estimate that fewer than 7% of
them are women, and only about 1% are women of color.
Most pilots are white men and women of color remain vastly
underrepresented on commercial jet flight decks.
"Historically, they (pilots) are white men and they either came out of the
military or there was some family connection to aviation that got them into
flying, and that has been the majority of the make-up for decades," says
Allison McKay, CEO of the organization Women in Aviation
International.
In recent years, the military hasn't been producing as many pilots as it used
to, and, "We really haven't done a great job on the civilian side of training
civilian pilots at the rate that we should," McKay says.
Still, women and especially women of color, remain vastly under
represented on commercial jet flight decks, and McKay says a big reason
for that is exposure. "The majority of pilots that you see are white men,"
she says. "If you don't see yourself represented in that (career), then you
may not even consider it an option."
Ricki Foster is working hard to be the exception.
Though she's only been flying for a couple of months, Foster seems at
complete ease as she guides the plane down the taxiway, onto the runway
and takes off into the clear early morning sky. With the sun rising above
the horizon to her left, making mountains cast long shadows over the
landscape, and a full moon still shining in the darker skies to the west, she
remarks, "It's beautiful, huh?"
Though she's only been flying for a couple of months, Foster seems at
complete ease as she guides the plane down the taxiway, onto the runway
and takes off into the clear early morning sky. With the sun rising above
the horizon to her left, making mountains cast long shadows over the
landscape, and a full moon still shining in the darker skies to the west, she
remarks, "It's beautiful, huh?"
But being an airline pilot isn't something she aspired to until recently. As a
girl growing up in Jamaica and even after moving to the U.S. at 18, Foster
never dreamed she could be an airline pilot. She still couldn't imagine it
while working for a major airline for a decade.

Ricki Foster with flight instructor Aiden Zabiegalski.

David Schaper/NPR

"It seemed so unlikely and impossible because I didn't see any woman
who looked like me being a pilot," Foster says. "While I was working as a
flight attendant, I saw Black men. Not a single Black woman. I saw white
women, but not a single Black female pilot in 10 years."
"It's kind of hard to visualize it when you can't really see the examples out
there," Foster adds.
But she became friends with some of the female pilots she worked with,
and they encouraged her to try it. When one pilot friend took her up on an
introductory outing called a "discovery flight," she was hooked.
"I was like, "Oh my gosh, I love it.' But I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I can't
afford it,' " she says, laughing. "I was thinking to myself, 'I'm too old to
start flying, trying to become a pilot. But I really love it!' "
So she started flight training on a periodic basis, an "expensive hobby,"
she called it, but while raising two kids, the high cost got to be too much
and she quit.
Her classmate, 19-year-old student pilot Jimena Perez Arroyo, faced
similar barriers to becoming a pilot.
"Aviation kind of had always been a dream of mine," Arroyo says. "It just
did not seem like a possibility for (me), being a woman, being an
immigrant, being Latina, you know, (it's) just not something that I ever
saw portrayed."
Arroyo was born and raised in Mexico and moved to California when she
was 10. It was a year or two after that when she first fell in love with
flying.
"I was about 10 or 12 years old when I first got into an airplane, and it
looked amazing. I loved it," Arroyo says. "I was exhausted, but I could
just not just fall asleep. I wanted to look out the window, see everything
that was around me. In fact, it was just kind of a surreal experience."
In high school, she took an introduction to aviation and Arroyo says she
wanted to flight school but found it to be unaffordable.
"Just looking at local flight schools, it's about almost 100 K ($100,000).
So it's a lot of money. There's no federal aid for it, you know."
The high cost of flight school, getting a pilot's license, getting the 1,500
hours required by the FAA to become an airline pilot is one of the biggest
hurdles for many would-be pilots, and traditional financial aid and student
loan programs don't cover it.
So amid a growing need to replace retiring baby boomers, and hire enough
pilots to meet growing demand for air travel, airlines are stepping up
efforts to knock down those barriers, while diversifying their pilot ranks.
Airline executives say it's not just about addressing the pilot shortage, but
also ensuring that their flight crews better reflect the customers who fly on
their aircraft.
So they're offering more scholarships to university aviation programs and
to flight schools, sometimes guaranteeing jobs to pilots who complete
training. And they're working with organizations such as WAI,
the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, the Latino Pilots
Association and the Professional Asian Pilots Association to better support
aviation education, training and career opportunities.
Delta Air Lines, for example, is partnering with one of the Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hampton University, adding it
to the airline's Propel Collegiate Pilot Career Path Program.
Alaska Airlines has teamed up with the nonprofit Sisters in the Sky to hire
more Black female pilots.
At American Airlines, the Cadet Academy program gives those who
complete flight school training a guaranteed interview at one of three
regional airlines owned by American.
But only two airlines have their own flight schools. Republic Airways, a
regional carrier, which flies smaller jets on short routes for the major
airlines under the brands American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United
Express, opened its LIFT Academy in Indianapolis in 2017, providing
training that it says is "more affordable than other pilot training
programs," while providing students "a direct pathway to a career as a
pilot with Republic Airways."

Jimena Perez Arroyo, 19, is a student pilot at United Airlines flight school.
David Schaper/NPR

United is the first major airline to have its own flight school, opening
Aviate Academy in December. The airline says 80% of the first class, of
which Foster and Arroyo are a part, are women or people of color, because
United says it is committed to ensuring that at least half of its Aviate pilot
candidates are women or people of color.
To help defray the high cost of pilot training, United will pay for every
student’s initial private pilot certification, which costs more than $17,000.
To help pay for the rest of the $70,000 cost of flight training, United helps
provide scholarships and other kinds of financial aid; and will help
students secure loans by guaranteeing them a job at one of United's
regional airlines when they complete the program.
Jimena Perez Arroyo says the pilot training is hard work and learning to
fly can be a bit "nerve-wracking," but she finds the experience overall
empowering.
"It shows that no matter, no matter your background, you're as capable
even if you're a woman, even if you did not grow up with all the same
opportunities as other people around you that are doing this now," Arroyo
says. "I think it just shows that (anything) is a possibility, you know."
For Ricki Foster, who is living far away from her 17-year-old son and 6-
year-old daughter while making this dramatic midlife career change, the
example she is setting is especially meaningful.
"Every day I think about what it means to (my children) because, for one,
the fact that I'm making these strides and I'm doing this, they know it is
possible. And (my daughter), she will see me and said, Mom did this
despite of everything else."
United Airlines plans to have five hundred students a year go through its
Aviate Academy flight school. Already more than 12,000 prospective
student pilots have applied.
Long Island
Edward Zwisler class of 1977

Barbara Pentzel Wild

That is so true. I was born and raised on Long Island and loved it. We
moved to NC in 1981 and still miss the island. It's in our blood. Sure do
miss are the GREAT FOOD. Moved to North Carolina because it still has
4 seasons.

Heidi Cristine
Some of the nicest people I know are from Long Island. We had great
teachers. We had the best neighbors. We watched each other’s houses,
mowed their lawns, shoveled snow whenever needed, and we hardly
cursed, hardly were rude, and grew up respecting everyone. There is kind
of a bond whenever you met someone else from LI in other places in the
world and asked each other where they were from, you can shoot the
breeze because you have something in common. You hardly thought
twice about having a long commute anywhere. When someone says to be
somewhere at a certain time, the first ones that usually show up first are
from LI. We know what a real traffic jam is like. We went sled riding,
not sleigh riding.
Charles Rich
Man, we had everything we could have ever wanted. The best food,
beaches, neighborhoods, stores, parks and so much more. We were
outside all day long (weather permitting) and everybody communicated
and watched over one another. So much energy across Long Island from
Bay Ridge to Montauk and Huntington to Oceanside. I grew up in
Brentwood and we invented games to play; everybody knew your name
you didn’t have to worry about walking the streets. It was such a beautiful
time growing up however not like that anymore

Diane Christiansen Jennett

I loved having "Jones Beach" just 20 minutes away. Robert Moses a little
bit further, then Fire Island.

Jim Dora
Taxation without representation. My plan is to retire and migrate like the
birds between New York and Florida. The biggest challenge is to justify
paying taxes on Long Island that can wipe out a life time of saving for
most. Apologies for the bummer, I’m turning 60 soon.

Marge Mennette Wares

I moved to South Carolina, and I love it — the only thing I miss about the
place I grew up in is my family and my lifelong friends. I visit Long
Island 3-4 times a year and that satisfies me for a while It’s just not the
same living in SC but my property taxes on LI were $9,000 in SC less than
$3,000

Hope Wherry Jackson

Haha! That’s the way we rolled. And now after 37 years, our favorite
pizza joint closed (Primo in Farmingville). Does anyone know of a Great
one that still delivers, near Farmingville?

Christina Strandvold Jacobsen

…and remember, we don’t go to Manhattan, we go to the city! And don’t
forget about Bacon Egg and Cheese on a roll!
Stacy Mandel KaplanAs admins of this wonderful group, we are excited
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Lenore Davis Berlingieri

Something to think about. If we ever see anybody that needs help on the
side of the road, a neighbor in distress, or someone in a shopping lot that
has fallen, we are the first ones to run and jump in to help them out in a
New York, Long Island second.

Monthly Quiz
Can You Match the Villain to the
Movie?

1. Pinhead

A) Underworld (2003)
B) Hellraiser (1987)
C) Silence of the Lambs (1991)
D) Eraserhead (1997)

2. Nurse Ratched

A) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

B) The Exorcist III (1990)
C) The Hospital (1971)
D) Psycho (1960)

3. Jigsaw

A) Halloween (1978)
B) Hostel (2005)
C) Saw (2004)
D) The Conjuring (2013)

4. Count Orlok

A) Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

B) Nosferatu (1922)
C) Twilight (2008)
D) Dracula (1931)

5. The Penguin

A) Superman Returns (2006

B) Batman Returns (1992)
C) Batman & Robin (1997)
D) Ghost Rider (2007)
Answers are at the bottom of the
newsletter

New Readers
Marcia Ferruzzi 1975
Rose Ferruzzi Cipullo 1975
Donna Ferruzzi Stravinsky 1971
Sophia Ferruzzi McElroy 1968
Vincent Ferruzzi 1966

Newsletter
Dear Classmates:
The March 2022 issue of the Hicksville High School Newsletter
(HixNews) is live and can be viewed by going to http://hixnews.com This
will bring you to the home page. There is a menu at the top of the home
page and just click on “Newsletter” and check out what is going on in
Hicksville. There are other menu items of interest, Photo Gallery, Ancient
HiXtory, Memory Lane, Casales’ Corner, Humor Page and check out the
“Honoring Our Vets” page. If you are viewing the newsletter portion, and
see a name in blue, you can click on the name and be whisked to the
Facebook page for that person. There is an archive section that contains
almost every issue of HixNews published since 2000. The editors
would appreciate some feedback to let us know if we
are doing a good job. Send a note to editors@hixnews.com
Thanks, and enjoy!!!
p.s. I send out birthday & anniversary cards to thousands of readers. I’m
getting so many returned because the email address on file is not good.
Many have changed email addresses over the years but forget to let
HixNews know about the change. Please send me your current email
address and include your year of graduation so I can update my master
mailing lists. Thanks and please send to my email address,
bufbob@juno.com

Buffalo Bob…Is there a reason that the newsletter website comes up as

“Not Secure”?

Jeff Fenn 1976

Jeff…It's been that way for years. Nothing to concern yourself with. It
means it's accessible to anyone who has access to the link. Hope you are
well.
Buffalo Bob

A note from Brad Jaworski class of 1961

Thanks for all your hard work over the years via Hicksville Newsletter and
all the birthday card wishes. You and your team are amazing! Living in
CT since 1970 but staying in touch with some Hicksvillites!

Peggy Maier 1964 (shown above with Joe)

Thank you for all the effort to provide us with updates on classmates. I
graduated in1963. I moved to Oklahoma City in 1977. Came back to
Long Island in1989. We lived out in Shoreham, which was wonderful.
Moved back to Oklahoma in1996. Miss the Long Island of my youth.

Estelle Myers Lackmeyer 1963

Hi Bob! Happy Friday! Hope you are well and hanging in with all this
Covid nonsense trying to rain on everyone's parade. Since moving to
South Carolina, we have avoided the New York winters, which I never
liked. Wish I could send you some SC sunshine it is really something else!
I was not able to open the link in your email, hence, was not able to read
the latest and greatest from the Hicksville scene. Could you resend the
link to me when you get a chance? Thanks in advance!

Lily Collazo Pobiner 1969

Passages
Sorry to report that

Ben Cassmer, class of 1968 died on 3/2/2022.

Steve Davis 1968

I am said to report to death of

Dorothy Barrett Russo class of 1976. She passed March 24, 2022, in
Florida

Les Becker Hecht 1976

Hi…I'd like to report that

Linda Zuckerman Rausch, Class of 1960, passed away in November 2019.
Please make the appropriate change.
Many thanks,

Naomi (Zuckerman) Conners

Class of 1968

Naomi…so sorry for your loss. Thanks for letting us know. Hope you are
well.
Regards
Buffalo Bob

Thanks, Bob. Doing fine out here in California. Hope all is well with
you, too!
Best,
Naomi

Hello fellas…Really enjoy reading the monthly Hix News. I have two
items for you. 1) My brother

David Fyfe passed on 2/24/2020. He is listed as a member of the class of

1966. That's my class. David was part of the class of 1968.

Sandy Williamson was a member of the class of '66. She died in North
Carolina several years ago. I do not have an exact date, but it must be
more than ten years. Thanks again for your efforts. Great reading.
Regards,

Bill Fyfe '66

Sad News

Bobby Senn
It is with deep regret that I share the news of the untimely passing of
fellow 1986 Comet,
Lisa DeLauro Virga. May she rest easy. I have no other information.
Danyelle DeLauro class of 1985
Debbie Mensing Kruer class of 1986
My condolences to her family. May Lisa Rest in Peace.

Jennifer Morrone class of 1986

So sad hearing this today. May she rest. My condolences
Cherise Pavlat Chesney class of 1986
Oh no, I don't remember her, but I hate hearing this. RIP, Lisa.

Rob Kennedy class of 1987

Lisa had such a beautiful smile. It’s Such a shame losing another one of
our classmates. May she Rest in Peace!!

Michelle Bayer Douglas class of 1986

RIP … My condolences to her friends and family
Edward Bilello class of 1986
So sorry RIP

Angela Clarke Giacalone class of 1986

I’ll never forget starting 9th grade coming from catholic school and
starting a new school. I was so nervous. I remember Lisa talking to me in
the girls bathroom as well in class. Always so sweet. I saw her about 3
years ago. We knew each other right away. It was great to know she was
the same person. So sweet. So sorry to head. Rest In Peace.
Diane Rannazzisi Ciuffo class of 1986
May she Rest in Peace

Bobby Senn

·
With deep regret, I share the sad news that Class of 1986 Comet

Theresa Ruf Soderland has suddenly passed. Once details are announced I
will share them here. May she rest easy, and her family and friends find
peace. Stay well friends.
Jennifer Morrone
Omg. This is such sad news. She was such a kindhearted person. I have
tons of fond memories of her through the years. May you rest
Theresa…many prayers for Wayne and her family.

Isabelle Samsonoff Kiefer

Very sad...we were good friends in elementary school, and she was always
so sweet. Prayers for her friends and family
Kelly O'Brien Gazzini
Terribly sad news. Theresa was always such a kind, sweet and fun person.
May she Rest in Peace. Sincere condolences to her family.

Dawn Bacchi Lauth class of 1984

I am so sorry for the loss of this beautiful girl...Wayne my heart is broken
for you and your family. You are in my thoughts and prayers
Matteo Mongelli
Terrible news. Very saddening. My deepest sympathies to her family and
friends. May she rest in peace.

Some classmates of Theresa’s who sent

words of condolence
Vikki Remacle Grimm

David Weinberg
Susan Rodriguez

Rob Kennedy

Warren Klein
James Johnson

Kelly Dunne
Doriann Nunziata Maressa

Diane Walsh-Menig

Robert Kinsella
Diane Rannazzisi Ciuffo

It is with deep regret that I share the untimely passing of fellow 1986
Comet

John Valentino. May his family find peace. Rest Easy, John.
Bobby Senn

Colleen Quimby Joeckel

Very sad news. I remember John was a good guy and tough as nails. Rest
easy. Prayers for his family.

Ellen Sheehan O’Neill

Oh no, John Rip. We went to elementary school together at Old Country
Road. I feel so terrible. My prayers to his family and friends.
Susan Rodriguez
My God, this is extremely heartbreaking. I’ve known him since
elementary school. Such sad news. May he rest peacefully. My deepest
condolences to his family and loved ones.

Christine Hastings
So very sad. I am keeping his family and my dear friend Vicki Cipione
Valentino, his wife in my thoughts and prayers. We all mourn with you
and love you.

Rob Kennedy
My sympathies to his wife Vicki and his children. John and I hung out
throughout high school, and we reconnected a couple of years ago. Such
sad news. RIP John!

Sharon Proctor Schultheiss

Such a great guy who has gone way too soon! God bless the Valentino
family!
Michael McInnis class of 1982 wrote
God Bless

Michael DiNapoli. From 1964 to November 7th, 1979. 40 years ago

Michael lost his life in a car accident. He had so much talent in art and in
the drama club. May he be gone but never forgotten. 40 years ago the
world lost out on seeing talent in Michael. May you rest in peace. God
Bless Your Soul. Till we meet again Amen

Michael McInnis
I have been with the NYPD for 23 years now and I was assigned to Drive
Det Steven McDonald. He would go around to schools and talk with
students about the day he was shot and became a paraplegic and how he
forgave the 15-year-old boy who shot him. In the Spring of 2003 I took
him to Hicksville High School, and he spoke to the 10th Graders. Steven
introduced me to the students. I spoke to them as well. I told them about
Michael Dinapoli and myself and Steven told them to never get into a car
with your friends. If you feel uncomfortable it's ok, be smart. We told
them you are all Special and talented and you all have a great future ahead
of you. Michael would have had a great future as well.

Cindy Van Allen class of 1982

He was a great person! Rest In Peace

Jeff Schmalfeldt class of 1982

May he rest in peace! God Bless you, Michael McInnis and thank you for
your service and all the good you do for others!
Nathan Holmes class of 1982
I remember him well. He was a nice kid. May he rest in peace. Michael,
thank you for your services!

Lisa Scherman class of 1980

Thank you so much Michael McInnis and for your service, he was a nice
guy!

Maryann DeDomenico Coyne class of 1982

A kind gentle soul!

People Looking for People

This is
Susan (Sue) Margolies class of 1967 looking for

Deborah (Debbie) Rodenbach class of 1967. Please add to list. Thank

you!
Then & Now
Diane Rannazzisi Ciuffo
Class of 1986
 Shown above with husband Vincent

Shown above with Alexandra Vitina

Diane & Tina Pangas Luce Tina & Diane

Vinny before and after a substantial weight loss

Vinny Ciuffo * Diane Ciuffo * Stephanie Ciuffo * Anthony Ciuffo
 Group Photo

Vietnam Memorial at the Junior High School (Middle School)

Photo below taken in 2015 before the memorial was completed
Bill Walden in front of the Memorial on Veterans Day 11/11/19

Bill showing the Memorial after2019 Veterans Day ceremonies to state,

county & local dignitaries that were present. From left to right, with Bill,
are NY State Senator Jim Gaughran, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joe
Salandino & Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker.

Answers:
1: B
2: A
3: C
4: B
5: B