Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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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 ■

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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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' The Best Part Of School f f I love to go dancing, party, and sleep late. What do you do on the weekend? When asked what they did on the weekends, many people’s responses were fairly common. Shopping was a popular weekend pastime for stu- dents. The most enjoyable part of shopping was just hanging out at the mall with a few friends. “I like to spend money,” said freshman Erica Orciuolo when asked what she liked so much about shopping. Although many responses were typical of what people do on weekends, some were out of the ordinary, like bird watching and taking walks on the beach. With all the school activities Hicksville has to offer, many students take the opportunity to join a club. Band is one of the activities that re- quires participation on weekends. “We’ve got practice on Saturdays and competitions on Sundays usually,” commented sophomore Andrew Dwork. Other unusual weekend activities according to Chris Henley are playing the popular Dungeons and Dragons role playing game, and jamming with Seniors Debbie DePompa and Kimberly Het- ner get psyched to toilet paper the varsity football players’ houses, Friday night, before the Syosset game. Tommy Marchena and Pat Seiden relax early Sunday morning beside the field before their Hicksville American Soccer League game. Weekends his band. Vivian Ibraham’s idea of a fun weekend is “visiting vitlj close friends who live far away.”H Although many people fenjoy do- ing unusual things, most d thl same things weekend after weekend. IT love to go dancing, party, and theil sleep late,” said Rhashmi Bhat Ber. “I usually go to the movies or just hang out with friends,” added Ter Bilson. Weekends give us a res Bm the everyday hassles of life. Very oft en we looked forward to weekends Acluse of plans made with friends of mj y be- cause it was the end of the v. ora week. - Giokazta Molina