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August 2026: Volume 26 - Issue 11

Thank you to Kenneth Arnold, Class of 1965, for contacting us. Although the biography was hidden on the website, we thought our readers would like to read about The Dynamics, so we are featuring it here this month. We have a new article from Dr. Kumpikas and a new addition to Ron Wencer's Ancient Hixtory: an article about Leon Galloway! The Hicksville Gregory Museum is in financial distress. Thank you to Ryan Vicino for the article and information about how you can help. We are happy our readers are using the Member Comments, and they appear at the end of this month's newsletter. When you are logged into the site, scroll to the bottom of an article and leave us a comment! If you want to share articles, announcements, or pictures, contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Find classmates in the Member Directory.
Submit a Biography form to be posted in the Biography Section.
Submit a Favorite Memory, it will be posted and our staff will research the location and let you know what is there now.
Submit an Event of interest to alumni, and it will be posted in the Events section.
Upload photos from reunions and other goings-on around Hicksville.
Write personal blog entries.
Nominate HHS faculty or staff members to the Hall of Fame.
Let us know of a student or faculty passing.
Read and post comments to articles.

And much more to come.

Where do you live currently? East Meadow

Known In Hicksville High as: Joanne

Spouse/Partner: James Surless

Were you classmates at HHS? Yes but not on a familiar basis.

Where did you meet? How long ago? Jim and I were "blind dated" back in February of 1961.

Married How Long? Date Married: 48 Years / October 5, 1963

Children/Grandchildren: We have 4 children and 6 grandkids

Occupation/Trade/Profession: Accounting / FC Bookeeper

Education Beyond High School: Work Study

Hobbies/Pastimes: Working, volunteering, travel, grandkids, friends, Children (family) & Sudoku

Now, the hard one. Tell us what we need to know. Give us 50 years in the space below:

No Way !!!! I could go on and on and on and on...

Finally, if you had to do it all over again, I would...

Do it all over again!!!

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