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 High School Class of 1983 30 Year Reunion

Hey everyone!

I wanted to let you know that the Hicksville High Class of 83 is having our 30 Year Reunion in a few months, and we need to spread the word a bit. Would you be so kind as to mention this in your next newsletter? We also have a Facebook page called Hicksville High School Class of 1983 30 year reunion. Below are the details. The contact email is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Alice Freeman Prota

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2014
Place: Holiday Inn, 215 Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview
Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Buffet Dinner
Cost: $100.00 per person

Hicksville Vietnam War Era Memorial - PROJECT UPDATE

With the Holidays, December is usually a very slow month and only one new name was added to the Confirmed List of Names, for a new total of 1,878.  Progress continues on filling in needed data for the Confirmed List and making qualification decisions on the Unconfirmed List of Names.

A few months ago we announced the inclusion of Reserve and National Guard members as part of the Memorial, provided they served during the Vietnam War Era and meet all other qualification requirements.  We have already added a good number of these names to the Confirmed List, but if you previously submitted your name, or the name of a friend, who under the old rules was turned down and do not currently see that name on the Confirmed List, please help us by resubmitting it to me for reconsideration.

Also in December, Bylaws for the non-profit LLC we are forming for fundraising purposes were officially approved by the Project Team  and forwarded to the IRS for inclusion with our LLC petition.

As always, to see the full report on the Memorial's status, please see this month's update by clicking on the Honoring Our Veterans page of this newsletter.  Clicking on the two links near the bottom of the update will bring you to the complete Confirmed and Unconfirmed List of Names as of the end of December.

We hope each of you and your families had a Joyous Holiday Season and wish you All the Best in the New  Year!!   

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

The Newsletter

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

Memory Lane

For some of us "older" folks...the year is 1955

Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter?


If they raise the minimum wage To $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.


When I first started driving, who Would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon?
Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.


I'm afraid to send my kids to the Movies any more.
Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND,
it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it.


I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century.
They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas.


Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball?
It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President.


I never thought I'd see the day All our kitchen appliances would be electric.
They're even making electric typewriters now.


It's too bad things are so tough Nowadays.
I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.


It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.


I'm afraid the Volkswagen car Is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.


Thank goodness I won't live to See the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes.
I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government.


The fast food restaurant is convenient for a quick meal, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.


There is no sense going on short Trips anymore for a weekend.
It costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel.


No one can afford to be sick Anymore.
At $15.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood.


If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it.

Know any friends who would get a kick out of these, pass this on!

Casale's Corner

The Story of Adam & Eve's Pets

 Adam and Eve said, 'Lord, when we were in the garden, you walked with us every day. Now we do not see you anymore. We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us.'And God said, I will create a companion for you that will be with you and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourselves.' And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve.

And it was a good animal and God was pleased.

And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail. And Adam said, 'Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal.' And God said, 'I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG.'

And Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them and loved them. And they were comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog was content and wagged his tail.

After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said, 'Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well.'

And God said, I will create for them a companion who will be with them and who will see them as they are. The companion will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always worthy of adoration.' And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam and Eve. 

And Cat would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat's eyes, they were reminded that they were not the supreme beings.

Adam and Eve learned humility...

And they were greatly improved.

And God was pleased...and Dog was happy. 

And Cat . . . 

didn't give a shit one way or the other.