Issue: 2020-2021-19 * Justina Ketyer, Editor * June 24, 2021
In this issue

  • Have a Great Summer!
  • Thank You for Contributing to a Hugely Successful Event!
  • Congratulations Newly Tenured Teachers
  • Celebrating Milestones
  • HCT Retiree and 20 Year Honoree Celebration!
  • Congratulations to all the Amazing Scholarship Winners!
  • Celebrating Summer Birthdays
  • Condolences
  • HCT Office Summer Hours
  • News Around the Schools
A huge thank you to the fine arts teachers below for all their hard work on the Hicksville Hits Broadway event Saturday, June 5th. It was a wonderful day for the entire community to come together and appreciate our student artists, musicians and vocalists. Congratulations on this hugely successful event!

Kerri Barnett
Caroline Calleo
Margaret Corbett
Pam Del Gatto-Erario
Danielle Donnelly
Beth Garner
Laurie Haddock
Stephanie Hart
Rachel Kreiger
Jen LaCava
Michelle Lesser
Naomi Marmol
Craig Mateyunas
Adam Nadler
Sam Pollenz
Kristin Powell
Jonathan Shmuel
Michelle Shmuel
Justin Starr
Pat Tarsoly
Brian Vollmer
Jennifer Weiss
Thank you to the following teachers for staffing the HCT table at the Hicksville Hits Broadway event. Teachers handed out lollipops and pencils as we chatted with students from around the district. A special thank you to Cathy Temps for building the eye catching lollipop display and to Kathy Rieger for putting together our summertime fun raffle basket! Thank you for your help and dedication!

Suzy Caceres
Megan Callahan
Dawn Dillon
Andrea Ferrara
Justina Ketyer
Meg McElroy
Alison Silvestri
Stephanie Sullo
HICKSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Congratulations to HCT Members who were granted tenure this school year!
Matthew Canty
Tara Clark
Arielle Costelloe
Thomas Cuomo
Kelly Cutrone
Catherine Dambrose
Richard Enderle
Kathleen Farrell
Randi Feinberg
Sapna Garg
Gino Gentilini-Pagonis
John Gienau
Alia Khan
Alyssa Klein
Meryl Landau
Daniel Luu
Christina Marconi
Johanna Mauro
Nicole McCabe
Corinne Mikulin
Melissa Morales
Michelle Pavelka
Susan Peterson
Stacy Polidoro
Vanessa Reinhart
John Romero
Elizabeth Ryan
Veronica Sylvia
Sarah Thau
Brittany Tortorella
Anthony Valanzano
Jennifer Weiss
Let's recognize and celebrate the successful careers of fellow HCT members who are retiring or have served 25 and 20 years with the Hicksville School District.
HCT End of Year Gala honoring retiring members and those who have served in Hicksville for 20 years!
RETIRING MEMBERS
2021
Robert Arzt (High School)
Wendy Cataldo (Woodland)
Michele Drotman (Middle School)
Janice Fitzgerald (Middle School)
Beth Garner (Woodland)
Bruce Gordon (Middle School)
Kathleen Guadagni-Rieger (Dutch Lane)
Richard Marlborough (High School)
Nicholas Naccarato (Middle School)
Adrianne Rosenberg (East Street)
Mary Shurley (East Street)
Sara Smith (Middle School)
Ricki Sommer (High School)
Patricia Tarsoly (Middle School)
Robin Zeller (District-wide)
2020
Carole Anne Brucato (High School)
Donna Kobilca (OCR)
Josephine Ann Liguori (Lee)
Mary Masterson (Dutch Lane)
Georgina Rivera-Avagliano (Lee)
Nancy Ruisi (Fork Lane)
JoAnn Sommerhalter (Lee)
Michelle Stazsak (OCR)
Susan Tillwitz (Dutch Lane)
SILVER ANNIVERSARY HONOREES
2021
Glen Alexander (Middle School)
Laura Allicino (Fork Lane)
Peter Antonicelli (High School)
Lisa Combattente (Fork Lane)
Keri Competello (Dutch Lane)
Phillip Essigman (Middle School)
Andrea Ferrara (East Street)
Lauree Iovine (High School)
Rachel Krieger (OCR)
Bernadette Massa (Middle School)
George Maxwell (Middle School)
Christine Morgan (Lee)
Maureen Nelson (Middle School)
Stephanie Novick (Administration)
Donna Scala (Middle School)
Scott Starkey (East Street)
Josephine Szewczuk (OCR)
Carla Thier (Woodland)
Anthony Tuozzo (Woodland)
Matthew Wildes (High School)
2020
John Bertuzzi (High School)
Megan Callahan (Woodland)
Dina Ditrano (Middle School)
John Fabrizio (East Street)
Alice Hannon (High School)
Anne Laddy (Lee Avenue)
Richard Marlborough (High School)
Phillip Moshoyannis (Lee Avenue)
Thomas Stephens (Middle School)
Partricia Tarsoly (Middle School)
Robert Trenkle (High School)
Lorraine Willett (High School)
Robin Zeller (Administration)
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS IN HICKSVILLE
2021
Angela Galante (High School)
Tracy Giorgianni (Middle School)
Marta Giovagnoni (Middle School)
Justine Halcrow (Middle School)
Lisa Halvorsen (Middle School)
Joseph Hartig (Middle School)
Carol Kaplan (High School)
Laura Klimuszko (Middle School)
Andrew Lichtenthal (High School)
Annette Mazziotti (Middle School)
Nicole McMahon (Lee Avenue)
Richard Melecio (High School)
Charles Schweizer (High School)
Joseph Steinberg (High School)
Catherine Temps (High School)
Tina Villalobos (OCR)
2020
Frank Barbera (Lee Avenue)
Sandra Bauer (Burns)
Lesley Brinkmann (Lee Avenue)
Frank Ciaramitaro (High School)
Lori-Ann Coley (Fork Lane)
Pamela Delgatto-Erario (East Street)
Lara Fabrizio (East Street)
Samantha Guglieri (Woodland)
Danielle Kyle (High School)
Anthony Lamia (Middle School)
Meredith McGuire (OCR)
Robert Morris (Woodland)
John O'Boyle (High School)
Pnina Powell (High School)
Christopher Robson (High School)
Renee Ryan (Middle School)
Craig Stueber (Middle School)
Katherine Suppa (East Street)
Joseph Surgot (Middle School)
Jeffrey Tafla (High School)
Diane Teneriello (High School)
Christopher Wisnowski (Middle School)
Christine Zaczynski (High School)
Congratulations to the 2021 scholarship recipients on their academic accomplishments!

We wish them well in their future endeavors.
Hicksville Congress of Teachers Family Member Scholarship Recipient
Congratulations to Maxx Lao and his mom, Tammy Lao (Fork Lane)!
HCT Commitment to Community Service Recipient
Congratulations to Alexa Mediate and her dad, Artie Mediate (High School)!
LITBF Len Motisi Memorial Scholarship Recipients
  • Congratulations to Matthew Alexander and his parents, Laurie Alexander (Middle School) & Glenn Alexander (Middle School)!
  • Congratulations to Joel Cardoza and his dad, Joel Cardoza (High School)!
Congratulations to Maxx Lao and his mom, Tammy Lao (Fork Lane)!
Congratulations to Andrew and Jonathan Stanzione and his mom Jennifer Stanzione (Holy Trinity)!
Hicksville Congress of Teachers Scholarships to Graduating Hicksville Seniors

Congratulations to the following Hicksville High School Students!

Mikayla Bunker - Elaine Milani Memorial Scholarship

Joseph Hoffman - Elliot Paisner Memorial Scholarship

Arena Rahman - Mary D'Andrea Memorial Scholarship

Chirstopher Rath - Commitment to Community Service Scholarship
Condolences to Andrea Ferrara (East Street) on the passing of her grandmother.
During the summer months of July and August, the HCT office will be operating on a summer schedule. As such, the office will not be open during its usual Tuesday through Thursday schedule. Email will be monitored closely. If you need to contact anyone during this time, please email the HCT at Hicksville_Teachers@verizon.net.

The elected officials treat the concerns of the members of the HCT with the utmost care, efficiency, and discretion. We pride ourselves on being a responsive unit. To ensure an orderly process as the summer approaches, please read on for more information that will help us to continue these practices.

Please remember, when considering a concern you feel warrants the involvement of an HCT official (building representative, executive board member), there is a proper protocol which should be followed. Use the following guidelines to ensure your concerns and the concerns of others are prioritized and may addressed in a timely manner as well:

  • If the concern can effectively be handled at the building level, seek the advice of a building representative, who will work with you to decide what action is necessary or will direct your concern to the appropriate Executive Officer.

  • If the concern is of a confidential matter or is serious in nature, please email the HCT office at hicksville_teachers@verizon.net with your concerns. The matter will be referred to the proper Executive Officer.
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