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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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New York - The American Revolution Part 4

Wendy Elkis
Class of 1977New York Harbor 1600From the beginning, New York was a popular port city.  The harbor was used as a main port dating back to the 1600s.  At that time, trade was centered around  bartering for furs. Around 1625, the Dutch West India Company established themselves at the harbor in what was then known as New Amsterdam.  It was such a popular port that by the 1650s, you could find people from around theworld, and you could hear approximately 18 different languages. Commerce kept growing year after year, regardless of who was in control of the area.

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James Wittenborg, Class of 1974

Hi. My name is James Wittenborg, a proud alumnus of Hicksville High School’s class of 74. Although it’s been a long journey to where I am now, Hicksville and the friendships I made over fifty years ago still play a part in my life today. In fact, I’ve made it a point to mention names of classmates and Hicksville landmarks in every novel I’ve written! So how did a student in the 70’s with no interest at all in reading books wind up writing novels? It was something that just came about recently in my journey. After a couple of years in college, followed by a couple of years in the military, I found myself working as a technician at a remote satellite tracking station in Thule, Greenland. This was my introduction to space stuff. After a few years there, I was back in the US, and on a random drive around the country, I stopped in Houston and visited the Johnson Space Center. I knew right away that this was where I wanted to be. After a few phone calls, I secured an interview on a Thursday, was hired on Friday, found a furnished apartment on Saturday, and showed up on Monday for my first day of work. After sitting on console supporting the second Space Shuttle flight in November 1981, I was hooked.

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