Hicksville Public Schools

Hicksville High School was buzzing with school spirit as students, staff and the community came together to celebrate homecoming on Sept. 30.  Despite the rainy weather, the school still hosted its annual Homecoming Fair before the football game by moving the festivities indoors.

Hicksville High School students recently circulated through the school’s gymnasium during an extracurricular Club Fair learning about the clubs and programs available to join. Students were happy to learn the school offers 42 clubs for student involvement including the Helping Hands Club, Mental Health Awareness Club, Robotics and Mock Trial Club to name a few.

Hicksville High School is proud to announce that eight seniors Samantha Castro, Andrew Fontanetta, Federico Garcia, Brian Jaco, Anthony Lopez, Victoria Rodriguez, Danna Taboafda and Cory Wright were selected for the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP).

Hicksville High School is proud to announce that senior Dasia Stafford was honored by the College Board as a scholar for the National African American Recognition Program.

Hicksville High School is excited to congratulate Jack Beaudett and Siddh Agarwal for each being named a National Merit Semifinalist in the 69 th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Hicksville High School is proud to congratulate seven seniors Matthew Chun, Sasha Ger, Nikki Kamath, Arshdeep Kaur, Bilal Mahmood, Pariket Raval and Sean Ryan for being recognized as Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Sean Beatty, Sissi Goh, Alyson Kingsley, Arvin Mehra, Vanessa Patterson, and John Ryan Chaplin were recognized for being selected to perform at the 87th NYSSMA All-State Winter Conference. Brian Jaco was recognized for being named a Scholar Artist Merit Award Recipient for Visual Arts through the Long Island Arts Alliance (LIAA).

Hicksville sixth graders recently had an opportunity to attend a Library Orientation with Hicksville Middle School Library Media Specialist Claudia Lasurdo to explore firsthand everything the school’s library has to offer.

Dutch Lane Elementary School in Hicksville kicked off the new school year with a pep rally on Sept. 15. The student body and staff gathered in the gym for the afternoon event to set the tone for a successful school year ahead.

Hicksville Middle School recently hosted a Welcome Back Assembly with a focus on student code of conduct for each grade level in the school’s auditorium. While all middle school administration and guidance staff were present, the assemblies were facilitated by the school’s principal and an assistant principal providing students with an overview of rules and guidelines to ensure a positive learning environment for all throughout the year.

Hicksville School District welcomed back students for the 2023-2024 school year on September 5.

Hicksville Middle School welcomed new assistant principals Vinh Nguyen-Horan, Zeny Rodriguez and Jonathan Silkowitz for the 2023-24 school year. The three new administrators each bring unique experiences to their roles that will support the academic, social and emotional needs of the Hicksville Middle School student body.

At its July 26 business meeting, the Hicksville Board of Education appointed Ben Tangney as the district’s new middle school principal, effective immediately.

Hicksville Board of Education appointed Andrea Pekar as the district’s new Assistant Superintendent for Personnel at the July 12 Board of Education meeting.

Hicksville Public School District’s annual board of education reorganization meeting took place on July 12 in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year.