Newsletter for the Alumni and Friends of
Hicksville High School Hicksville, New York

The Editors:
Buffalo Bob Casale '61	Linda (Piccerelli) Hayden '60
Pat (Koziuk) Driscoll '56	Bob (Gleason) Wesley '61

Contributing Editors: Bob Gillette & Walter Schmidt

Webmaster: Roger Whitaker

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Hicksville Vietnam War Era Memorial Project Update

As we all celebrate the Freedom gained for All Americans and the formation of our country on Independence Day, let us always remember that our continued freedom has always required the many sacrifices made by our members of the Armed Forces.

June gave us the addition of 72 new names, bringing our current total to 1,518 names! Contributions again came largely from the work of one of our alumni in collaboration with the Hicksville Public Library Historian. With the continuation of this effort and the additional contributions of the entire alumni readership of HixNews, we expect the list will continue to grow with time.

Please see the Honoring Our Veterans Section of this issue for the latest project information and List of Veteran's Names and what you can continue to do to help its growth and success. Excellent progress has been made in filling in missing data for our list of names, but, it continues to be important (even if you don't have new names to send us) to review the list for missing information or information that needs correction or clarification. The need for this data is shown in red on the list. Please send me an email if you can help us fill in the blanks. High school class year has been specifically noted, where we have it, to make this review easier for you to scan the list for people you may know. We again made good progress in filling in the blank information in June, so let's all pitch in to continue this effort!We hope all of you will enjoy a great Independence Day celebration!

On behalf of the Project Team,
Joe Carfora, HHS '62

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Class of '62 50 yr. Reunion
7PM -12AM HOLIDAY INN, Plainview, N.Y.
Please be sure Karen Hubner Jenkins Class of '62 
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NOTE!!  July 30 gig is cancelled!

The Newsletter

Photo Gallery

Photos Of Men Who Lack Female Supervision

Submitted by Ann Colascione Fisher

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Honoring our Veterans

Memories of Ralph Schiavone, HHS 1960

Memory Lane

Who Are These People???

These pictures are from the second Mega Reunion that was held in March of 2007. Please take a look at the photos and identify the former alumni that attended that reunion. Send a note to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Casale's Corner

Puppies for Sale

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard.

As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.

"Mister, " he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies. "

"Well, " said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "These puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."

The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents Is that enough to take a look? "

"Sure, " said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. "Here, Dolly! " he called.

Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.

The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse.

Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid.

Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...

"I want that one, " the little boy said, pointing to the runt.

The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy.

He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would. "

With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe.

Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."

With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy.

"How much? " asked the little boy... "

No charge, " answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love. "