Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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LOCAL HONOR SOCIETY PRIZE WINNERS Membership in the National Honor Society is one of the highest honors this school can bestow. The highest ranking students are selected in their junior or senior years by the faculty. Selections arc made according to their qualities of leadership, scholar- ship, character, and service. At a special ceremony held each year, a key is awarded these students to signify their membership. This year’s president was Margaret Adams. Outstanding members were: Valedictorian, Irma Harter; Salutatorian, Lucille Keller. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

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BASKETBALL TEAM The Hicksville High Cag- ers concluded the ’43-’44 basketball season in the sec- ond place of the Eastern Di- vision in the North Shore Basketball league with 9 wins against 5 defeats. Hicksville got off to a slow start by dropping its first two games to Saint Dom- inic’s, 32-35, and Glen Cove 22-30. The Comet quintet, however, soon got its bear- ings and severely shellacked Farmingdale, 51-33. Now, with Thomas copping scoring honors and with its best foot forward, Hicksville moved on to shade the previously victorious Glen Cove 5, 28- 27 in a close, last-minute battle. With a first place berth at stake, Hicksville traveled to Westbury to be halted 31-19. From this de- feat Hicksville launched a four game winning streak agains t Sea Cliff, Oyster Bay, St. Dominic’s and Ros- GEORGE THOMAS George Thomas, Hicksville High's Court ace, racked up a total of 152 points in the current season. George held down the forward position on the team. His ability was not to be equaled in either offensive or defensive play- and his versatile right hand was always in action. lyn with 46-28, 38-22, 27-20, and 27-22 scores, respective- ly- Hicksville played host to Westbury to battle out a first -place tie. The aggressive Westbury team again de- feated the Comet squad 40- 24. This loss was followed by Sea Cliff who outpointed Hicksville 26-23 in a nip and tuck battle with Sea Cliff leading all the way. Oyster Bay was again stopped to the tune of 29-25. Roslyn followed the path of the de- feated with a 48-27 total. Farmingdale, after toppling Westbury, was looking for- ward to Hicksville with the same intentions but was trip- ped up by the score of 39- 35. With many of the team’s outstanding varsity men leaving, Hicksville will have to depend on an incumbent junior varsity squad which won 12 and lost 2, an im- pressive record.