Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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School Mr. Lawrence Olvany Assistant Principal Mr Olvany has been a teacher and administrator in Hicksville for 19 years From 1958 to 1962 he belonged to the Social Studies Department at Hicksville High From 1962 to 1966 he was the Supervisor of Social Studies in the Hicksville School System, and from 1966 to present he has been an Assistant Principal of the High School Mr Olvany was educated at Xavier University and Georgetown University, where he received his A B and his M A What Mr Olvany likes best about Hicksville High are the students and the staff An improvement that he would like to see is an increase in student facilities, especially a student lounge To the graduating class “Hicksville High School is a fine school that oflers a student a wide variety of educational opportunities and after-school activities It may be the last place where people are really concerned about you as an individual Mr. Robert Passamenti Assistant Principal Mr Passamenti has been in the Hicksville school system for fourteen years He taught math for four years in the Junior High and seven years in the High School, after which he became an Assistant Principal He has served In this capacity to the present Mr Passamenti attended City University as an undergraduate and received his Master s degree from Hofstra University He earned his specialist degree from and is also a Doctoral candidate at the University of Miami Away from school. Mr Passamenti s greatest interest is his family, with which he enjoys planning activities that they all share in He is also interested in boating and photography Mr Passamenti likes the kind of young adults that live in Hicksville and attend the High School He believes that he has a similar background, which enhances communication, but he feels that the size of the school and the number of students detract from closer relationships between students and staff To the graduating seniors. Mr Passamenti suggests that they remember that at the High School they received a good, all-around education which will make it easier for them to enjoy their future FACULTY 21

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Guidance Mr. Gus Patsis Mr. Kenneth Loftus Mrs. Selma Notov Mr. Sheldon Lieber Mr. Manuel Godfrey FACULTY 23