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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
My wife and I had the pleasure of
having lunch with Mrs. Edna Rusch, wife of Raymond Rusch, teacher and principal
at HHS. Mr. Rusch was my home room teacher his first year as a teacher and my
freshmen year. She is just a delightful person and doing VERY well for her 80
plus years. I also got to visit with Mr. Pat Naso this past Christmas as he lives about 15 miles from my daughter in North Carolina. He also is doing well for 88 years "young" age. His first year HHS was 1949 and he was one of the best. Thanks to all who work so hard to put out the newsletter. Stephen Moddle 1953
Editors HixNews, I am deeply
touched, humbled, and honored to be selected to be among those inducted into
the Hicksville High School Hall of Fame. My thanks to the committee for
considering my nomination and to my dear brother, Joe for thinking I am worthy
of this recognition. Thank you for all you do to help us keep in touch and
informed. Hi, I'm Charlie Alesi... 1968 Alum. I'm looking for Linda Sucarino (1968 Alum) and Elaine Cloke (1969 Alum)...please include this in your list. Thank you. Any Hicksville High alumnus who served in a Charles F. Adams class DDG (U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer) should check out this web site: The City Council of Jacksonville, Florida has passed a resolution supporting the establishment of the ex- USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) as a Naval ship museum in Jacksonville. Mike Cava '66 Hey, I'm here in Port Saint Lucie in Florida. I moved
from Dix Hills in March of '06 and I'm loving it here in PSL. It is warm. I read the newsletter each month
when I get the time. I've been meaning to send a picture of my house on Maglie
Drive in Hicksville from 1954-1955. We moved from NYC in July 1954. Do you
have a way to scan a black and white photo? If you do I'll send them along.
Maybe you can get a shot as it exists now for comparison. Just let me know.
Thanks for creating this great newsletter. I have been living in the Los Angeles area since 1982 and am fond of re-visiting all those memories each month. I especially love hearing about fellow alumni and would like to catch up with some of them personally. Is it possible to create a directory page on which we could list out E-mail addresses, so others can contact us and vice versa? I already see a couple of people I'd like to catch up with in the current issue. Otherwise, keep up the great work. Michael Ollins Class of '63 Los Angeles, CA HixNews reply: Dear
Michael, Thanks
for the suggestion but we do not publish email addresses unless the sender
requests it. This is to protect the privacy/security of our readers.
We averaged almost 67K hits a month last year but have only 938 readers on our
current list. The internet is worldwide and we have no idea what some
people might do with such a list so we have made it a policy to handle email
addresses the same way that an unlisted phone number is treated. Let
us know the names of the people you want to contact and we'll send them your
address. Then they can get back to you. This method has
been working very well so far and many people are back in touch. My maiden name was is Carol MacArthur. I graduated from Hicksville Jr. High School and moved to N.J. I would have been a 1960 graduate of the high school. Looking for Maria Heileg ( sp?) who did graduate 1960 and went on to Parsons , NYC. Also girls who lived close by and also graduated 1960, sorry can only remember first names, Jean, Jan and Joan. Would love to hear from anyone who was in Jr. High with me. Thanks! Carol MacArthur Egan, Melbourne Beach, Fl. Dear Editors, HixNews is great, makes me want to come back and live in Hicksville. Unfortunately Billy Joel is right when he sang about the Village Green and Brenda and Eddie, he sang "but you can never go back there again." Memories are all I have and they are great ones. So please keep up the good work and the fond memories will live on.
If anyone wants to reach me I can be reached at gerretsroberto@yahoo.com. I sure would enjoy hearing from some high school friends. People in Ohio can't believe I went to high school with Billy Joel. Thanks for the newsletter please keep it up. I've enclosed some pictures of the Eldorado that were taken in the spring of 2007. Sincerely, Bob Gerrets, Class of 66 I got a good laugh out of the comments about prices in 1955. I worked at Scheiner's Pharmacy in High School and for the four years at Hofstra. Old Doc Scheiner was a gentleman, paying $1.25 an hour. (He also let Charlie Wilson and I use the delivery car on Saturday nights) We got tips for delivering prescriptions... mostly dimes, but many quarters. So... I usually saved my "salary" and lived on the tips. Gas was indeed $.25 or $.29 and I could take Jane Engle to the movie for about a dollar if I remember correctly. (That included popcorn.) Many years later as my business life progressed and there were raises and such., I often joked that I had had more spending money in those wonderful days. One Saturday evening after the day at Scheiners was done I stopped off at Goldman Brothers and bought a sweater for $5.00! I loved that thing and wore it to tatters over many years. Five bucks for a sweater, hard to believe! Frank Scarangella '55 Dear Editors, Please add the following to your list of people looking for people. I've often wondered how Maureen Werner (class of 57 I think) is doing. Maureen and I dated awhile. She was quite beautiful, a real lady and lots of fun. So... Frank Scarangella '55 looking for Maureen Werner '57. Thanks How pleasantly surprised I was upon opening up the March newsletter and seeing Carol Christopher Fox's nice note about our last visit along with my yearbook photo. It is so nice to be reunited with old friends. My husband Jerry and I are very happily and healthfully retired in Ocala, FL. We were both employed by the NYC Board of Education. My retirement finds me incredibly busy. We travel often and have completed two 107 day World Cruises. When at home I synchronize swim, dance, do yoga and we are very involved in a theater group. We have been involved in every aspect of theater production including acting. It is great fun. They do not however let me sing on stage. That has not changed since my student days. No talent along those lines.
We do come north often to visit with our three sons and their families. Just learned of this site: Dear Editors, Hello, all, I have an update on a sad note. My brother-in-law, Frank L. Petrie Jr., class of '57, retired Air Force Major, passed away on December 18th, in Bossier City, Louisiana. Our family traveled to LA to be with my sister-in-law Carol, ('61). He left two children, Patti and Frank, a daughter-in-law, Amy, a son-in-law, Billy and three granddaughters, Alyssa, Jessica and Victoria. He will be greatly missed. Hi: ed: The current link for Ed's book is here. Hi, my name is John Ebbecke, (Big E to alot of my friends). I graduated in 1972. After graduating Oneonta in 76, I've lived in Commack since, raising a family and working out here. Unfortunately, I'm sure all my kids will not be living on Long Island after college. This area is ruined with high cost greed and taxes. Growing up in the Woodbury-South Oyster Bay Rd section of Hicksville, we had a little different take on things. Like walking home three miles even in snow, after playing my high school basketball games Friday nights. Any alumni from the Methodist Church league team out there? I was recruited to play with some other guys in 72. I was Catholic, others were Jewish and Baptist, a true interfaith team, we were so good that year we got to play a team for the right to play in a national tournament. My friends and I lived near "enemy turf", the triangle where Hicksville meets Plainview and Syosset. It was always fun to venture into their territory just to spy on them, or play in ball games against them. Mid Island stories on here were cool when we walked the two miles or less cutting across the LIRR when there was no fence. My brother and a lot of my friends worked at the Food Fair there and the one in Plainview. We used to meet there Friday nights and then go to Iaonne's on West John for pizza and brewskies. Also, had our own softball leagues. Can't do that now, need to pay for permits, or the school fields are locked up. Anyone remember the big theater on South Oyster Bay Road, so big they had boxing closed circuit, and concerts like the Hassles, Billy Joel's old group, as well as movies? Though I was too young to go, I think they had an Allman Brothers concert there. Anyone out there kids from the sixties from the Woodland Ave area or Hillside Terrace? We used to live at Woodland as I was two blocks away, stickball in summer, baseball after school, dodge ball classics during lunch, Hoops 365 days a year!! Those were the days. If you want to email, love to chat, johnebb@iwon.com I'm still confused with the Junior High since first day. Why did you go up a flight of stairs in the front section, yet still were considered on the same floor? No confusion, with 8th period, 10th grade English with Mrs. Sanderson. Great class and my first huge crush, she caused me never to cut out before the end of school!! Hey, BIG PROPS to Mr. Vetrano and his mass media class in 11th grade. Boy was he like 20 years ahead of his time? How the media brainwashed us with editorialized TV shows and news, subliminal advertising. Mr. V's class was truly a trip that made the HS bearable. Like Mr. Cohen's Ecology class with the whole "brick in the toilet tank" to save water. -Big E Hi! My name is Barbara (Jones) Benjamin and graduated in '66, lived on Cambridge Dr, and attended Woodland Ave. School. I live with my husband, Jim, and Golden Retriever, Lily, in Killingworth, CT. I am now completing my 36th year teaching grades 3-4 as a looping teacher and FINALLY plan to retire this June. We are leaving at the end of June to travel the eastern half of the country, called "The Great Circle Loop" on our 42 Nordic Tug trawler, Golden Lily. The route includes the Hudson River, Great Lakes, inland rivers to Mobile, AL, Gulf of Mexico, and finally the ICW. It will take us a year to complete the trip. We have a website, and I will be logging our trip as I did this past summer on our trip to Canada. If we pass any Hicksville High graduates on the way, please email us. We'd love to stop and visit! It's a small world when boating. In 2001 when we were
traveling the Erie Canal, we met a couple who live in Carmel, NY and had just
docked after we did. We had never met them before, but decided to go out to
dinner together. As we walked to a local restaurant, Judy (Kaufman) Levy '62
and I discovered we both attended HHS. In 2005 while docked in Westport, NY on
Lake Champlain, I settled in to read the July issue of HixNews. Shelly (Heyman,
'61) Baron had just written in to describe the fun she was having on a boat on
L. Champlain, but never mentioned where. The next day I was talking to a woman
on our dock, and it turned out she went to HHS, and she was the one who had
written to HixNews! Barbara You are doing a great job with pictures
of Hicksville and Hicksville trivia. Here is some trivia about JABBY'S, if you
want to put it in HixNews. In 1956,
there was a piano player named BUZZY MOORE who played the piano at JABBY'S on
weekends. You would know when he
was there because he always parked his 1956 new Cadillac convertible right in
front of the place. I want
to become
member of
HixNews, as I like trivia about Hicksville
and Hicksville High School as that was part of my life. TRIVIA: The
picture of the bank on Broadway in Hicksville by the railroad overpass, there is
an alleyway alongside the bank and a store. That store in 1956 used to be
SPIRO'S appliance store. The
alleyway was where I would go with my uncle (RICHIE HATTENBACK) who was delivery
man for SPIRO'S to pick up appliances to be delivered.
I was his helper in 1956. I lived at 46 Haverford Rd, Hicksville from 1952 to 1962.
I have not seen that house in 46 years. My parents bought it and were
afraid they could not afford it but they wanted to get away from Jersey City,
NJ. I also lived at 35 Oak Tree
Lane in Levittown until 1994 when I retired to Florida. I have not seen that
house in 14 years. I paid $14,000 for it (handyman's special) and now I
understand it is worth $370,000! Thank you. Keep up the outstanding work. John Hattenback, '56 (To see what Jabby's looks like now: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2520848860090828481BbjClB
Classmates, I was talking to Pete
Zeiher ('49) Sunday night. He was rushed to the If anyone wants to send a note or card his address is
below: Update: The newsletter received a 'thank you' note from Pete Zeiher for the card we sent. He says he's getting back
on his feet and looking forward to a cruise in April. Ray Babinski ('56) is looking for a copy of THE COMET yearbook for 1956. Ray
also wonders what ever became of the luncheonette on the corner across the street from St. Ignatius? He believes it was owned by a Greek family. That place used to be like a second home to him.
From Bob Casale: I had an interesting call on my home phone several weeks ago. A man I don't know left a message... something that resembled the following: "You don't know me, and I don't know you, but I have some questions I'd like to ask you. If you want, you can call me at the following number."
I found some pictures from 14 Edgewood Drive and they feature several of my
sister Eileen's friends...just ignore me.
Joy Gannotti '59 and Bob Casale '61
Project
Plan...I was in the junior high building when I (along with others) was chosen
to be in "Project Plan" a learning strategy developed by Westinghouse. It
was a "learn at your own speed" class format, where you started with a
"module" which gave guidelines to a certain subject, and you had to read,
research and investigate the information. At the end of the module was a test,
on computer cards, and if you passed, you went on to the next "module" if
not, you could take it as many times it took till you passed. Not
bad...EXCEPT, it contained no info relating to the Regents exam!!! With
about 3 weeks to the Algebra regents, our teacher, Mr. Harmozi, realized this
and crammed a whole year of math into our heads... Well,
I passed with a 68. Thanks,
Mr. Harmozi, where ever you are. J Bob Goldmacher, '73 Any info on a guy named Gale King? He used to
stripe all our cars, you know pin-striping. Hi Everyone: Hope all are healthy and happy, especially the class of 1956. If you have time, catch me on the web at www.howcast.com in "How to Appear Younger Than You Really Are." It was a fun shoot and the webisode is hysterical! http://www.howcast.com/videos/3020-How-To-Appear-Younger-Than-You-Really-Are "Return to the top of the home page to access the other features!" |
I'm from the class of 66 and I only attended HHS my senior year. I believe
anyone that remembers me will remember my car a 1964 Chevy Chevelle Malibu Super
Sport. Many times I laid a patch of rubber in the parking lot by the
Drivers Ed trailers. I raced on Division Ave in front of the school
against whoever thought they could beat my car. I only have slides of that
car so I can't send any pictures of it. I do still have a 1957 Cadillac
Eldorado that I bought when I lived at 67 Gardner Ave in Hicksville. I
bought it in 1973 and still have it today. They only made 2100 of them and
mine came from Commack, I bought it from the original owner's estate. It
is in excellent condition except for some of the chrome needs replating. I
drive it to shows and other events in the spring and summer. It still has
the original engine, the 365 cu. in. V-8 with factory dual quads, producing
325 horsepower. I had the interior, nylon top and body restored in 1997.
In 1976 when I moved to Ohio my brother-in-law drove it from Hicksville to
Akron. I'm sure it could still make it home to Hicksville today.
