An Apple From Your Teacher at the Wellness Fair

The Hicksville Congress of Teachers was a major supporter of the District’s sixth annual Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 5, 2016. As always, the community turnout was tremendous, and the event was an overwhelming success. The HCT had its own tables with the theme “An Apple From Your Teacher.” In…

A Tribute to Joan Deem, Recipient of the PTA Council’s Honorary Life Award

Presentation of the Honorary Life Award by Tom Glenn I’d like to begin tonight by congratulating the honorees from each building, as well as this year’s district honored guest, Mr. Dave Bell. I’d be remiss tonight if I failed to acknowledge the tremendous undertaking it is for the collective PTA…

HCT Members Honored at Founders Day

The Hicksville Council of PTAs hosted their 63rd Annual Founders Day Dinner on February 25, 2016 at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Fifteen members of the Hicksville Congress of Teachers were selected by the PTA and SEPTA and honored for their excellence and dedication to their students. Administrators, Board of…

What Does Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s Death Mean for Educators?

by Mary Masterson With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court has lost one of the most influential judicial voices of the late 20th century.  Without Scalia’s distinctive conservative weight, the balance of power on the court has already shifted left, with several of this term’s highest-profile cases…

Newer Member Welcome

The Membership Engagement Committee hosted a new teacher mixer at the beautiful Jewel Restaurant in Melville on February 4th. ME committee members got to meet and chat with new teachers from all buildings. This year, our committee members turned ME into WE by keeping colleagues informed about the state of…

Spotlight on Lauren Hunker

This is Lauren Hunker’s fourth year working as a special education teacher at Dutch Lane School. Lauren teaches the self-contained special kindergarten class. She previously worked two years as a leave replacement for special education push-in and inclusion classes. Lauren serves as a member of the Dutch Lane Site-Based Team….

With Gratitude

Dear Friends, As you may already be aware, after 30+ years of teaching in the Hicksville Public Schools, I have been granted a leave of absence by the Board of Education in order to pursue a new and exciting opportunity. I have been offered and accepted a position with NYSUT…

Islandwide: We Make a Difference

Happy Holidays from Your Long Island Teachers   Season’s Greetings! As Educators we witness the magic of the Season as students look forward to the winter break and all its celebrations. Sadly, the Holidays can be a difficult time for some children especially the poor and disadvantaged. View a list…

It Can Happen Anywhere

HCT 1st Vice President, Tom Glenn attended the Hicksville PTA Council meeting on Monday night at the high school to give a presentation about the documentary, Education, Inc.  He cautioned the members of the Council that what happened in the Colorado school system, where wealthy corporations and individuals with their agenda…