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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SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Class of 1962 50-Year Reunion
7PM -12AM HOLIDAY INN, Plainview , N.Y.
Please be sure Karen Hubner Jenkins has your current e-mail address (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Our Reunion Website 62.hixreunion.com

Last month the Carfora's (Joe & Sharon) and Levitin's (Pat [Appleman] & Peter) met at the Carfora's in Chapel Hill . This month it was at the Levitin's in Greensboro . We're having such a good time together that we're planning to make it a frequent event! Pat and Joe are trying hard not to bore Peter and Sharon too much with discussions regarding the Class of '62's 50^th Reunion in 2012, but it's an inevitable subject! We've received good suggestions from Peter, whose 50^th in Connecticut is coming up soon and Sharon is passing some of the tips on to her committee in Schenectady , New York for it's 50^th in 2013. Tips on Peter's class reunion website have been forwarded to the Class of '62 Reunion Committee in Hicksville and Pat has agreed to organize our reunion website, so stay tuned!

UPDATE!!! - Hicksville Vietnam War Era Memorial Project

August saw a significant change to the War Era timeline, referred to in our qualification rules up to this point as being from 1971 through 1973 as defined by a significant Vietnam War website. In our effort to make sure that no one deserving to be included in the memorial project is missed, we are now revising the dates to 2/28/1961 through 5/7/1975, as used by the American Legion. The official dates were quietly modified over the years for veterans benefits purposes. The email chain appearing below can give you more detail on how we arrived at this conclusion.

We are also excited to announce that Bill Walden, a Project Team member who also serves as Commander of the Hicksville VFW Post has agreed to lead our Site Selection & Approval and Fundraising efforts. He will be asking other local team members to help him in this endeavor.

August was a light name addition month due to some equipment problems our alumni aid encountered at the Hicksville Public Library and the fact I'm leaving for vacation on the 28^th, giving us less time to work with than normal. Twenty new names were added, bringing us very close to the 1,600 name milestone, with a current total of 1,592 Hicksville Veterans who served our country during the Vietnam War Era! Also, much more progress was made this month in filling in missing data on the list.

In regard to missing data on the list of names, it continues to be important, even if you don't have names to send us, to review the list for missing information or information needing correction. The need for this data is shown in red on the list. Please email me 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 July, so let's all pitch in to continue this effort!

As the list of names grows and before it is finalized, there is still much work to do; including site selection, approval by local authorities for site use, final design, fund raising, construction of the Memorial and finally its dedication.

In the meantime, please see the Honoring Our Veterans Section of this issue for the latest project information and to access the List of Veteran's Names and what you can do to help this list grow, so that no one who deserves to be included is missed.

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

The Rutgers Cup Follow-Up

Hopefully, the information in Casale's Corner will put to rest the slight controversy concerning the Rutgers cup won by Hicksville's Varsity Football Team back in the Sixties. The dilemma is the result of when football is played. The class of 1966 played their football in the fall of 1965 and graduated in June of 1966. The class of 1967 played in the fall of 1966.

This month there is a two-part memory lane.
The first is a get together of former classmates from the class of 1960, Ron Rocek and Kurt Stietz. The second part is a get together in July with former classmates from the class of 1955. Please go to Memory Lane to view the events.

Thanks
The Editors

Cancelled! Stardust

[No longer] Appearing Friday, September 30 at LaFocaccia Restaurant, 70 East Village Green Levittown, NY 11756, 516-796-4461
Come join us for GREAT food, music, & fun! Please call 516-796-4461 for reservations.
Stardust is an a cappella doo wop group that features the songs of the fifties and early sixties.
Stardust has appeared at many venues throughout Suffolk County and has received many compliments on our shows.
Contact us for information on Stardust's appearing at your next event.
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To contact Stardust by phone: 631-929-6309

WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS IS A Genius! (NOTE: site no longer exists) Just put your mouse on a city anywhere in the world and the newspaper headlines pop up... Double click and the page gets larger...you can read the entire paper on some if you click on the right place. You can spend forever here.  http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/ Also, if you look at the European papers, the far left side of Germany will pop up as The Stars & Stripes (European edition, of course). AND, this site changes every day with the publication of new editions of the paper.

Go to the Photo Gallery to see some of the papers!!!

The Newsletter

Photo Gallery

Newspapers

What is shown below are the front pages of select newspapers for the Sunday, August 28, 2011 Edition. Incredible!!!

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Memory Lane

This is a two-part memory lane.

The first is a get together of former classmates from the class of 1960, Ron Rocek and Kurt Stietz. The second part is a get together in July with former classmates from the class of 1955.

Hello all,

I just wanted to share our dinner meeting last July with former classmate Kurt Stietz and his wife Margaret. My wife Lin and I were up in Albany for our annual visit with a (Data Dallas) customer and took time out to meet and have dinner with the Stietz's at Bella Michaels, in Oneonta New York. I don't know if it was Bella Michaels when most of you were attending college there, but whatever the name, it was completely wonderful. Kurt chose the restaurant and got an "A" for that effort. Great folks, and wonderful food made the evening memorable. I love New York! (In the summertime)!!

Ron Rocek '60 & Lin

The get together was toted as a casual, outdoor, old-fashioned barbecue. Those who were able to attend traveled to.

Casale's Corner

Hicksville High School Varsity Football

Class of 1996

Class of 1967