The Hicksville Congress of Teachers recently hosted its third annual “Ice Cream Social” for the district’s students. Each student in the Hicksville School District was given a flyer by their classroom teacher which entitled them to a free ice cream cone from Friendly’s. The HCT wanted to congratulate their elementary, middle, and high school students for working so hard this year in preparing for their tests. Seventy-one teachers volunteered their time after school to attend the social, greet the students, meet the parents, roll up their sleeves, put on an apron and get to work behind the counter, scooping out the yummy treats. Each year more and more students look forward to joining in for this special end-of-year event, and this year teachers scooped out an unprecedented 890 cones from 3 to 5 p.m.
The teachers are so proud of their students and wanted to, in a small way, encourage and reward all of their hard efforts and bring smiles to their faces. HCT President Joan Deem explains, “We again chose to patronize a local business because the Hicksville community means a lot to our teachers.”
— From the Hicksville Congress of Teachers
