At the Dec. 13 Board of Education meeting, Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton began his report by acknowledging Angelina Chen, a fifth grader from Burns Avenue Elementary School for winning Hicksville Schools Annual Holiday Card Contest. Angelina’s card featured a snowscape which captured the beautiful spirit of the holiday season.
Every year the district invites student artists to submit artwork for consideration in the annual Hicksville Schools Holiday Card Contest. This year over 40 holiday cards were submitted by talented artists from all seven of the district’s elementary schools.
Dr. Fulton also recognized six Hicksville High School students, Jack Beaudette, Sasha Ger, Luke Santarpia, Melanie Unger, Harisa Khan and Claire Zhang for successfully completing the AP Capstone Research class with a perfect score of five in AP Research, an accomplishment only achieved by 13% of participants around the world.
AP Research is the second course of the AP Capstone Program and develops students’ skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presenting. In the class, students are assessed on a rigorous academic paper, presentation, and oral defense of their research. The academic paper is 4,000–5,000 words, and the presentation and defense take approximately 15–20 minutes.
Jack Beaudette’s project was “Restaurant Perspectives on the Effects Of Point-of- Sale Gratuity Recommendations on Consumer Patronage,” Sasha Ger’s project was “The Effects of Parental Involvement on the Mental Health and Performance of Athletes Aged 14-18,” Luke Santarpia’s project was “Applying Psychology to Student Lunch Choice,” Melanie Unger’s project was “The Psychological Influence of Swimsuit Technology on Female Long Island High School Varsity Swimmers and Their Performance,” Harisa Khan’s project was “Islamically influenced South Asian culture's impact on Bengali and Pakistani American parent-adolescent relationships” and Claire Zhang’s project was “Effects of Cognitive Functions on Arithmetics by Playing the Real Time Strategy Video Game of “League of Legends.”
Additionally, Jack Beaudette was acknowledged for having his research paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Student Research to be published in early 2024. The district is proud of all student accomplishments which represent the highest academic standards and scholarly pursuits that Hicksville has to offer.
(l-r) Hicksville Supervisor of Fine Arts Chad Wyman, Burns Avenue Principal Jason Chin, 2023 Hicksville Holiday Card winner student Angelina Chen, Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton and Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner.
(l-r) Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton, Hicksville High School students Jack Beaudette, Melanie Unger, Claire Zhang, Sasha Ger and Luke Santarpia, Hicksville Supervisor of English, Reading and Libraries Brendan McGowan and Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner at the Dec. 13 Hicksville Board Meeting. Six students were recognized for receiving a perfect score of five in AP Research. Absent from photo is Harisa Khan.
(l-r) Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ted Fulton, Hicksville High School senior Jack Beaudette, Hicksville Board of Education President Annette Beiner and Hicksville Supervisor of English, Reading and Libraries Brendan McGowan. Jack’s research paper “Restaurant Perspectives on the Effects Of Point-of-Sale Gratuity Recommendations on Consumer Patronage” was selection to be published in the Journal of Student Research early in 2024.