Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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Rana Araneta and the Comet Marching Band open the afternoon with musical pizzaz. The rising enthusiasm of Pep Rally '87 as demonstrated by this active crowd. t j % Tastes Great - Less Filling This year’s pep rally got us all psy- ched up for the 1987-88 sports season. It was like most pep rallies: cheering, screaming, and all the other festivi- ties, including the “tastes great - less filling!” cheer from the freshmen. Eddie Marshall, a junior who re- fers to himself as “Mr. Sociality,” commented, “I personally believe that this year’s pep rally lacked the “pep!” “I really enjoyed the pep rally be- cause it was fun and the team had a lot of enthusiasm,” said freshman Leda Acemoglu. Pep Rally ’88 put the spirit back into “Hicksville.” - Dave Sacrestano “Let’s go . . . Get psyched . . . Let’s go . . . DY- NAMITE , roars Kim Hetner with the varsity cheerleaders at the Pep Rally. I

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Why Work? -“To make money for a house in Bev- erly Hills.” - G. Mulheron -“I’m saving money up for college.” - M. Patil -“To help out my family.” - T. Caloia -“To get money for my entertain- ment.” - C. Fritz -“Because I have to support my car and my stomach.” - J. McNamara -“To make money and have fun with it.” - R. Schantz At His Place , a men's store at the Plaza, senior Vinny Longo rings up another sale. At the jewelry department in Consumers', Donna DeLoach is frantical- ly haggling over the price of gold. Skillfully closing another bag, Tracey Seitz staples the customer’s re- ceipt to a fragile purchase. Hun I Mncer

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In The Spirit ff School spirit is often lost in the shuffle. “There were a lot of fun times, Mr. Salver responded, when asked to comment on school spirit at the time he first arrived at Hicksville, in the 1960’s. This holds true today when many of us recall the good times we’ve had here. However, school spirit now is not nearly the same as it was years ago. Mr. Horne remarked, “Classes were much smaller and everyone was a more closely knit group. These days it is more difficult for school spirit to be high on people’s lists of priorities. Many people have jobs and this often doesn’t allow time for participation in extracurricular activi- ties. Although some students do man- age to balance several after school ac- tivities, a job, and school work, most get loaded down with work and often school spirit gets lost in the shuffle. “Homecoming was great! ex- claimed Nik Rogers, a junior, who at- tended the game, even though we lost. There was, in fact, a lot of school spirit as the Hicksville team was cheered on by loyal spectators, old and young. The annual pep rally was fun for all who at- tended, as many students and teach- ers wore black and orange to illustrate their school spirit. Hicksville school spirit is not the same as it was several decades ago, but it does exist and is on the rise! - Giokazta Molina ■