Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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It was always good to have a faculty member who you could talk to if you had a problem There were many times when we caught ourselves acting strange because we were comfortable around friends. Chris Hayes, Eric Weiss, and Adam Korothy On Saying no . Have you ever been cornered into a situation where you’ve had to make a yes or no decision? Most likely you have. All of us have had to face these questions at one point or another, whether it was being challenged by peer pressure, or fighting, with your own, mixed emotions. Saying “no” in that special relationship is always alot to handle. It is hard to disappoint a group of friends who expect you to act a certain way. It is just as tough to inflict pain on an innocent person who merely wants affection that you just can’t muster towards them romantically. No matter what, ultimately the most important thing to remember is that the only person you have to live with is yourself and you should always feel that you’ve done the right thing whether the answer is yes or no. Giok- azta Molina When peer pressure struck, we were lucky to have a few real friends to fall back on. Kim Heuschneider, Tammi Bottitta, and Lauren Zoitke.

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Red Eyes Prevail Although most students do all types of different and flashy things over the weekend, homework is usual- ly left until late Sunday night. This means that many red eyes, groggy thoughts, and an overall dull feeling prevails on Monday mornings. The general feeling of students early Mon- day, is to just crawl back into bed and sleep. On Monday mornings most peo- ple dread the upcoming week with exams, conflicts, and failing tests. On Fridays’ after school, however, there is a whole new feeling. Students are wide awake! No more grogginess, no more down spirits, “The weekend’s here!” said Tina Martello. The home- work is once again left until Sunday nights and the cycle starts all over again. -Vicky Cullen Tim Ryan and Mike Brigandi do their best to start the day right as they cross the Monday morning threshold. Juniors Chris Tanck and Dave Holland make their way through morning traffic while building upper leg strength. Mr Healy and Mrs. Silverberg arrive and gradually slide into their Mon- day morning routines at the start of the day. Monday Mornings

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 The Popularity Thing nothing wrong with being your own person If you’ve ever seen the difference between a person who stands alone in the halls, and one who is constantly surrounded by a crowd, you’ve seen the results of popularity. In every situ- ation, there is always someone or some few who seem to attract more positive attention than the others in a group. It can be because of a special tal- ent the individual possesses, personal- ity traits, or even for physical appear- ance, although if other qualities aren’t present, the popularity of one with nothing but good looks can be short- lived. For many of the less-popular indi- viduals, there was often a quest for ac- ceptance. There was a constant strug- gle to conform to the lifestyles of the “in” crowd, and the result was usually nothing but a mimic who rarely achieves true popularity. Sooner or lat- er they realized that there is really nothing wrong with being your own person, and they reclaimed their indi- viduality . There were also those who never really paid much attention to the popu- larity of people, ideas, or styles, but rather found a form of self expression all their own. Strong ideas are not easi- ly put down. -Vinny Drew