Hicksville Public Schools: Eight Hicksville Artists Honored For Excellence

Press release from Hicksville Public Schools:

05/19/2021

Eight students from Hicksville High School were selected to have their artwork displayed in this year’s Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum exhibition. Congratulations to the following students:
• Aleena Abraham 
• Shannon Comiskey
• Cailin Hoang
• Stephanie Lopez
• Zuleyma Romero
• Kelly Ryan
• Lily Wagner
• Isabella Weber Students were challenged to select art on display at the Museum as an inspiration for their own work. They also had to write a written artist statement describing their inspiration and artistic process. More than 300 young artists from 56 high schools across Nassau and Suffolk counties submitted artwork. The eight Hicksville students are among the 83 who were selected for the exhibition. This marks the 25th year of the Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum exhibition. It runs until May 23. Top Row (L-R) – Aleena Abraham, Shannon Comiskey, Cailin Hoang and Stephanie Lopez. Bottom Row (L-R) – Zuleyma Romero, Kelly Ryan, Lily Wagner and Isabella Weber. Recently the CDC issued new guidance for the COVID-19 pandemic. This is great news as we continue to stop the spread of COVID-19. The CDC recommends schools continue to use the COVID-19 prevention strategies outlined in the current version of CDC’s Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools for at least the remainder of the 2020-2021 academic school year.    We will update you as soon as we have new information. Thank you for your continued support.

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