The Hicksville Connection
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- Karl Schweitzer, Class of 1981
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- Gayl Board-Rein, Class of 1971
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Gail Board
Class of '71 
Barbara Sterner Class of '62
My name is Gayl Board-Rein and I have a wonderful Hicksville story. I currently live in Greenville SC. I am very active in the local theater and teach acting at our local Olli. We have our students (all adults over 55), to stand up and give a brief history of themselves. One day, a student stood up and the first thing she said was, "I was born and raised in a little town called Hicksville". I jumped up and said, "No way, so was I!" We became instant friends. She went to Hicksville high school and graduated in 1962 and I graduated in 1971. After high school she went to New Hampshire with her husband and started her teaching career. After high school I went to New Hampshire to go to college. We also learned our brothers went to Hicksville High at the same time. Now we both live in Greenville, SC and have pursued our acting careers. We have been in three different shows together so far. It's such a small world out there. My maiden name is Gail Board and hers is Barbara Sterner. I have attached some pictures from our shows and one of us going to the theater. Hicksville is everywhere!
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- Bill Palmer, Class of 1964
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by Bill Palmer, Class of 1964
Despite the fact that I married the daughter of a fire chief, I’d never considered serving as a first responder myself. Therefore, it was something of a surprise to have been recruited for such service at the age of sixty-six. Since 1969, when I began a student ministry in the North Shore city of Glen Cove while commuting to Union Theological Seminary in Manhattan, I’d served in a parish ministry. From Glen Cove, I went on to serve small churches in Maryland and Virginia. In the fall of 2012, I had just completed an eighteen-month interim ministry in Deltaville, Virginia, which involved the reconstruction of a church building that a tornado had badly damaged. Following the joyous rededication service, I pondered whether this might be an appropriate moment to announce my retirement.
That’s when two former chiefs of the West Point Volunteer Fire Department, the town in which my wife and I make our home, knocked on my door. This fire department, which serves the Town of West Point and the lower third of King William County, was organized in 1900. It had incorporated sworn chaplains into its leadership ranks as early as 1939. The recent departure of its then-serving chaplain left them seeking a replacement. I put the thoughts of retirement aside and accepted their call.
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- Artie Mayer, Husband of Gail Schwartzman Mayer, Class of 1973
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HHS Alumni Make Sure the Show Goes On
by Artie Mayer, husband of Gail Schwartzman Mayer, Class of 1973
Most of us remember those Hollywood Golden Age movies wherein a planned spectacular show about to make its debut suddenly is in jeopardy because either the lead star quits and walks off the set, the financial backers pull out of the deal, the truck carrying the scenery crashes and burns, or some other unforeseen event. In most of these cases, Fred and Ginger, Mickey and Judy, even Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall come up with solutions that ultimately save the day; the show goes on and it’s a hit, there’s a musical fanfare as the credits roll.
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- Wendy Girnis
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by, Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of 1977
May Day is a holiday that is celebrated internationally on May 1st. Similar to our Labor Day, May Day like Labor Day, honors workers and the struggles and contributions they have made to society.
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- Susan Schuler Nolan, Class of 1977
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Old Westbury Gardens
by Susan Schuler Nolan, Class of 1977
Old Westbury Gardens, by Spring, is by far the most unpredictable season for gardens. It’s hard to say what a “typical” spring even looks like anymore here on Long Island.
