Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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There are just a few words I would like to say to our graduating seniors of the Class oi 1963. You are going out into a world ft changing ideas and opportunities. It is heie where your educational training will eithei help or hinder you. No one can forsee the world of the future but it will certainly be changed from the world of today. You should have a set of values to meet this challenge o tomorrow. I hope that you have developed some of these values at Hicksville High School. Whatever joys, sorrows, disappoint- ments and success you have had »t H’cksv die will prepare you for your adult life and it. manv vicissitudes. . It'is sometimes difficult to keep ourselves well-adjusted in this changing society of ours, but it can be done by a great deal of perme - ance, self-discipline and hard work. You should by this time have set your goals in life and determined the meth.Kls you wall use attain them. Always strive for tha, something that will let you rise above the! rest and bring success. Consider yourself fortu- nate if you can keep a certain stability to your life that will enable you to enjoy it to the fullest. i i 4sC 2- C Assistant Principal BOARD OF EDUCATION Seated: Herbert H. Johnsen, Jerome G. Zettler, Cornelius J. McCormack Standing: George W. Kunz, D. F. Sabatella. George A. Jackson William A. Bruno, Jr.

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Seniors of 1963, as you approach gradua- tion, you are overwhelmed with responsibil- ities, and the carefree days, so recently known vanish swiftly away. However, it is through these same responsibilities that the youth of today become the parents, the doc- tors, the lawyers, the ministers, the me- chanics, the builders of the future. If you are to become true builders, you must be fired with firm determination to face the hard- ships and overcome the obstacles which these responsibilities impose. Things that once seemed impossible, are now a reality. The atom-powered machine is actually in operation, and fear of useful atomic energy is dispersed. Devastating epi- demics and other natural catastrophies are no longer feared. The average life span has been greatly increased. This is indeed a world char- acterized by men building for the betterment of the human race. This is a world where competition, initiative, good judgement and the acceptance of responsibilities reign. To you, this may appear far-fetched, a hopeless dream of “Utopia.” But remember, many things we now possess were at one time and by some people thought to be a hopeless dream. With your struggles of the past and pre- sent as your guide you can face the days to come as confident, prospective builders of a better life. Assistant Principal TO THE CLASS OF 1963:- Every class of graduates has its share of pessimists filled with despair. “Woe is me,” they cry, “there is nothing left for us to do. Every important invention has been invented. Every significant idea has already been thought. There is nothing new under the sun.” How wrong they are! Your class leaves us at a time when our society trembles with the rumble of upheaval about to happen. There is an aura of “break- though” about to occur. Industry, science, space exploration, education, medicine, social structures, geography, to mention just a few, are fields in which the very vocabulary to describe them must be enlarged daily. There appears to be a limitless, yet growing, need for the new idea, the new invention. There is always room for the fresh approach, for the individual with initiative and drive. It is upon you young people that the re- sponsibility for this new world falls. Do you feel adequately prepared? Are you ready to accept the challenge? Assistant Principal

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Donald F. Abt Superintendent of Schools Marvin E. Gibson 9 Administrative Assistant William J. McCarthy Administrative Assistant