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

Please see the Honoring Our Veterans tab of this newsletter for a detailed report on the Dedication Ceremony, with captioned pictures, that was held this past Memorial Day, May 30, 2022.

Since Bill Walden and I were not able to be present, we want to especially thank John (Jay) Tranchina and Tommy Sullivan, for their presence and handling of the proceedings.

This project began 15 years ago with roughly 150 names for the Memorial and was expanded to over 1,900 names when the Memorial was built. A Special Thank You goes to Adrienne Dolgin, a Hicksville alumna, who spent countless hours behind the scenes, with the help of the Hicksville Public Library staff, combing old microfilm articles for new names and details.

Also, a Very Special Thank You to our entire Memorial Committee, who contributed names for the Memorial, along with various ideas and other help. In addition to the above mentioned alumni and this writer, they include; Bob Casale, Joe Ingino, Terry Wallace and two members, who unfortunately did not live to see the Memorial built; Carl Probst and Tony Plonski.

We also could not have accomplished this Project without the dedicated help and support of the HixNews editorial staff, for whom we are especially grateful.
Further information on the disposition of names submitted for the Memorial after its construction, along with plans for the final donation of any remaining funds to worthy Veteran's causes, will be published in future issues of HixNews.

On behalf of the Project Team,
Joe Carfora, HHS 1962

For more details and photos about the ceremony, please visit the Veteran's page

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QUIZ FOR MY VERY BRIGHT FRIENDS

There are only nine questions.

This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers.

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends?
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. f all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters ' dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.
7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.'

PLEASE DO YOUR PART

Today is National Mental Health Day. You can do your part by remembering to send this e-mail to at least one genius challenged person. Okay, my job's done!

Don't send it back to me. I've already failed it once.