Friday, April 29, 2022
Vol. 82, No. 17
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Bethpage HS ranked among nation’s best
PATRIOT'S PEN
Bethpage High School has been ranked on the U.S. News and World Report’s Best High Schools list. High schools are ranked on six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rates. Bethpage High School is one of 19 public Long Island schools that were among the nation’s 1,000 best, according to the report. In addition, while the six indicators that determined each school’s rank were the same as those used in the three prior years, U.S. News adjusted its calculation to account for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social studies teacher Mr. Joseph Hartig, Connor Chaplin, Grant Goetzger, Saanvi Sharma, social studies teacher Kevin Kerley. Over 50 Hicksville Middle School students participated in Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Their theme this year was, “How Can I Be a Good American?”. The Hicks-
ville VFW Post# 3211 read the student essays and selected the Hicksville Middle School winners. Congratulations to Connor Chaplin, 1st place winner. The 2nd place was awarded to
Grant Goetzger and 3rd place was awarded to Saanvi Sharma. Thank you to their teachers, Mr. Joseph Hartig and Mr. Kevin Kerley, who encouraged their students to participate in the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest.
HHS Hall of Fame nominations The Hicksville Public School District is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Hicksville High School Hall of Fame. Established in 1985, the Hall
of Fame recognizes graduates who have achieved distinction in their chosen profession or community; individuals who will serve as role models for the
Class of 2022, as well as for all of our students to emulate. The district is seeking individuals who have achieved not See page 26
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Bethpage High School has been ranked as one of the nation's top 1000 high schools by U.S. News and World Reports
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