At the Feb. 15 Board of Education meeting, Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton highlighted several Hicksville students.
To start, Lee Avenue Elementary School fifth grader Joella James Sagya Arun was recognized for winning the Intermediate Visual Arts category through the National PTA Reflections Art Program. This year’s theme was "I Feel Hopeful Because…." Joella’s winning art piece featured a beautiful walking path on a canvas with the message, “I am hopeful because the sun shines every day. It shows me the way to the future.”
Next, Dr. Fulton acknowledged three Hicksville High School students who were recognized at a recent Model UN conference in Plainview. Jack Beaudette received an Honorable Mention for Modern Constitutional, Aleeza Khan received an Honorable Mention for UNESCO and Arvin Mehra was Best Delegate for World Health Organization.
These global minded high school students dedicate hours to learning about world issues and engaging in lively conversation and debate through the Model United Nations Club. While participating in Model UN conferences, the high schoolers play the roles of diplomats, and engage in simulated diplomatic sessions where they represent assigned countries and work collaboratively to address global issues.
The final group of student recognitions included Jack Beaudette Mayuri Kumar, Patrick LaBarca, Saivamsi Nanugonda and Rohan Shah representing the high school’s Virtual Enterprise (VE) program that has won recent local Trade Shows and Business Plan Competitions showcasing their virtual company Bello, a hair care subscription package, advancing them to Nationals taking place in April at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City.
The VE program offered through the High School’s Business Department simulates a virtual business environment. Students gain practical, hands-on experience in running a business while engaging in company activities within a global network of student-run businesses in more than 40 countries through Virtual Enterprises International. Students attend virtual and in-person events and are responsible for creating a product, marketing the product and selling the product to other business students.
The district extends best wishes to Team Bello and to all the students for continued
future success.
(L-R) Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner, Lee Avenue Elementary School Principal Stephanie Matthews-Stam, student Joella James Sagya Arun and Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton.
(L-R) Hicksville Supervisor of Social Studies & Home and Careers Dr. Bryan Sarandrea, Social Studies teacher Kelly Minot, Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner, students Jack Beaudette and Arvin Mehra, Social studies teacher Matthew Stephan and Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton. Absent from photo student Aleeza Khan.
(L-R) Hicksville Supervisor of Math, Business, & Computer Education Dr. Linda Pfaffe, Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner, students Jack Beaudette, Patrick LaBarca, Mayuri Kumar, Saivamsi Nanugonda, Rohan Shah and Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton.