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Friday, November 14, 2025
Vol. 84, No. 46
SERVING BETHPAGE, OLD BETHPAGE, AND PLAINVIEW
School Board, community partners honored
Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton, Hicksville Board of Education trustee Sunita Manjrekar, Kiwanis Director Diane Brousseau, Kiwanis President Dr. Edward Saueracker, Hicksville Family Partnership specialist Maritza Quintero and Hicksville Supervisor of Guidance Services Effie Rafaelides. Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools
At the Oct. 22 Hicksville Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton recognized members of the board for their continued dedication and commitment to the district and community in honor of Board of Education Recognition Week. To begin the celebration, Dr. Fulton acknowledged ex officio student board member Christina D’Costa for her service and representation of the student body. Student representatives from each of the district’s seven elementary schools then presented certificates and tokens of appreciation to each board member. Representing their schools were: Sarah Cueva Martinez (Burns Avenue), Mayar Altaee (Dutch Lane), Logan DiFronzo (East Street),
Jayden Bruckner (Fork Lane), Japnaam Kaur (Lee Avenue), Robert Lang (Old Country Road) and Ryleigh O’Neil (Woodland). Adding their voices of gratitude were Angad Singh and Andi Skaee from Hicksville Middle School, along with Sebastian Kulesza and Kayla Mancuso from Hicksville High School. Each student shared heartfelt remarks, expressing sincere thanks for the board’s leadership and unwavering dedication to the success of Hicksville’s students. Following the recognitions, Dr. Fulton honored several outstanding community partners whose ongoing efforts continue to make a profound difference in the See page 6
Assembly brings together fire & ice BY GARY SIMEONE
It was quite a day for students at the Lee Avenue Elementary School, as they got to witness live interactive science experiments. The students in grades K-5 spent the day at the ‘Mad Science’ assembly, watching smoke rise
from dry ice and a ball of fire being extinguished inside a glass jar. Elizabeth DeJesus, a 4th grade teacher at Lee Avenue. said the students enjoyed the interesting and interactive nature of the program and that they were able to learn new science terms and
vocabulary words. “Here in Hicksville and in Lee Avenue Elementary, we focus a-lot on science including the mysteries of how things work in our natural world and environment,” said DeJesus. “We do a lot of experiments with the kids See page 6
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Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton, Hicksville Board of Education trustee Sunita Manjrekar, Children’s Hope India President Dr. Dina Pahlajani, Children’s Hope India executive board member Moneesha Sani and Hicksville Supervisor of Guidance Services Effie Rafaelides.
Rotary Club collects PJs for kids in need PAGE 4 Bethpage Seniors visit 9/11 memorial PAGE 3