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Etcetera for April 2026

Etcetera for April 2026

This is a reprint of an article in the Hicksville High School Alumni Foundation, Inc. Facebook page, posted by Ted Urban.

To the Hicksville Comet Community:  I want to personally thank you for coming out to support this year's 'Sponsor an Apple' Program! We are absolutely blown away by your support – the community sponsored over 70 of the 90 apples presented last night! This special program honors our graduating seniors who fall within the top 20% of their class academically, and your generosity made it possible to celebrate their hard work in a meaningful way. Last evening, our academic scholars were proudly presented with their brass apples- a moment made possible because of your incredible investment in our students. Thank you for showing us exactly what makes our community so special.

WE ARE #HICKSVILLEPROUD!  GO COMETS!

Note from Peggy Gill..."Great tradition that was first started for the Class of 1989 & that dinner was held at the Elks Lodge on Barclays Street".

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The Acid King- A Lasting Impact

by Ryan Vicino, Class of 2020

Richard Allan Kasso Jr., known as “Ricky” to close friends and family, was a Long Island local born in Huntington on March 29, 1967. Described as a troubled teenager, Richard would often be found in the town of Northport throughout his youth as a drugged-up young man who survived living in the streets with a local marijuana dealer group known as the “Knights of the Black Circle”, despite his father's role as a local football coach at Cold Spring Harbor High School. Richard had left his home for a rougher life at around the age of 15, despite both parents attempting to admit him into psychiatric care and drug rehabilitation.

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