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October 2026: Comet Mania

Introduction

We can’t remember or discuss our days at Hicksville High without thinking of the word “Comet.” Our yearbook and newspaper were both called “The Comet.” Our athletic teams were the Comets. Eventually, a school mascot dressed as a dog stirred up crowds at games. The dog’s name? Comet. How did this Comet Mania come about? Did people just pick words out of thin air? Well, in a way they did.

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The Finger Lakes

Class of 1977

Just four and a half hours from Hicksville, between Rochester and Syracuse, you will find 11 lakes. These 11 lakes were carved out by glacial ice 10,000 years ago. The gravel deposits left behind dammed the streams, and the depressions they left behind formed the lakes.  These would become the Finger Lakes. They got their name for obvious reasons; they look like outstretched fingers. 

Finger Lakes

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Etcetera for October 2026

Etcetera for October 2026

Emails from Readers:

*Dear HixNews Editors,

My name is Melissa Greene, and I am writing to you in hopes of reconnecting with my cousins, Karl Greene (HHS Class of 1965) and Eric Greene (HHS Class of 1961). They formerly lived on 8th Street in Hicksville. Their sister, Susan Greene Pawley, sadly passed away a few years ago, and I am trying to get back in touch with them.

If anyone has any information, or if Karl or Eric see this, please reach out to me directly at:

- Name: Melissa Greene
- Address: 18 Baldwin Place, Bethpage, NY 11714
- Phone: 631-902-9051

Thank you so much for your time and for helping keep our Hicksville alumni community connected.

Warm regards,

Melissa Greene

 *Richard Hasbrouck This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., would like to get in touch with former classmates to organize a 60th reunion for the Class of 1967. Please reach out to Richard if you can help.

In Memoriam

Patricia A. "Pat" Lockman Gordon, Class of 1962, passed October 9, 2026 

Veronica "Ronnie" Bendell Horan, Class of 1967, passed Sept. 18, 2026

George J. Terlikosky, Jr., Class of 1960, passed Aug. 26, 2026.

Tom Larkin, Class of 1976, passed Aug. 7, 2026.