Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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NOT PICTURED £ Miss Field English Miss Franke Physical Education Miss Gabrielson World History Mr. Galante Industrial Arts Dr. Green Psychologist Mr. Hebron Special Teacher Mr. Halowitch English Mr. Ericson Art Mr. Farrell English Mrs. Foster Home Economics Mr. Gagliardo Architectural Drafting Mr. Goldfarb English Particle Mr. Faust Biology Mr. French Guidance Mr. Ganiev Industrial Arts Miss Fehl English Mr. Frost American History Mr. Giambalvo Mathematics Mr. Ferri Chemistry Mr. Fullman American History Mr. Goldberg Latin Latin Club 24

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Mr. Davidge Business Miss DeCarlo Mr. DiMichele Mr. Dockrell Business Industrial Arts Carpentry Mr. Earle Speech Consultant Miss Edsall English Mr. Ellsworth Mr. Ennis Mechanical Drawing Business NOT PICTURED Miss Cahn Business and foreign worlds , . • Almost every student in Hicksville High studies a foreign language, and several learn more than one. Consequently, the language department is one of the largest in the area. In Hicksville it is possible for a student to continue with one language from elementary school through his senior year. The language department of the high school offers six years of Spanish, five years of French, and four years each of German, Italian, and Latin. The advanced courses, those taken beyond the Re- gents exam, may lead to advanced placement in college. Hicksville High has many fine language teachers, each an excellent scholar in his field. In accordance with the modern trend toward the Audio-Lingual teaching method, in which fluency and comprehension are emphasized instead of reading and writing, many teachers now conduct their classes in their particular language, rather than in English. The language lab, where beginning students can receive aid in pronunciation and comprehension, is also being used more and more. The one exception to this is Latin, which students learn through Mr. Goldberg’s puns. All teachers, however, stress the culture of the countries in which the language is spoken. The Latin Quarter is decorated with maps, paintings, and Roman realia. A replica of the Brandenburg Gate adorns the rear wall of the German room. Spanish rooms are distinguished by prints of famous paintings and cities. The language clubs, each sponsored by a qualified teacher, increase the student's contact with his language by providing an opportunity to speak it and to experience its culture. FROM THE ’65 PLYMOUTH ... to the cubicle known as the language lab, Dr. Hirst was forever explaining the tools of learning. 23

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Mr. Goldstein Biology Mrs. G ram bow Department Head Guidance Mr. Grantham Physical Education Mr. Green Business Miss Groff Guidance Mrs. Hanrahan Library Mr. Haviland Mathematics Irs. Hill Mr. Hill Dr. Hirst Home Economics Audio-visual Spanish Co-ordinator J.F.K. Scholarship Fund Radio Club Audio Visual Squad They guided us . . . Next to the IBM machine, the Guidance Department is the high school’s most conven- ient scapegoat. Any complaint about a course, a class, a teacher, or a grade is immediately blamed on the guidance counselor. But it is not the aim of these people to make their stu- dents’ high school years the most miserable of their lives, no matter how it may appear. They are, instead, genuinely interested in and deeply committed to the best interests of the student in his choice of courses, careers, or colleges. Mrs. Grambow supervises the nine coun- selors of the department. Each entering soph- omore is assigned to a counselor for his three years in senior high school. Sophomores and juniors have at least two conferences a year, including one with their parents present dur- ing which their achievements, programs for the coming years, and plans for college or ca- reer are discussed. Students are not, however, restricted to these two meetings, but can see their counselors whenever they may need to The counselors are not only concerned with their students from September through June. They may also help their counselees gain summer employment or admission to public and private summer schools. They mav know of job opportunities after high school. The guidance counselors are the specialists to consult about academic or commercial futures for they know best the capabilities of their students. “NOBODY CAN BE THAT BAD” . . . became the verbal trademark of the guidance counselor. Here Mr. Rogalin discusses the intricacies of a faculty member with Steve Zanville. 25