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How We Started
For a number of years, Reynolds Hawkins had a vision to establish the Amityville Memorial High School Sports Hall of Fame. This year he resolved to make his vision a reality.
Four other individuals agreed with his vision and started meeting in October 2010, with the goal to have the first “Amityville High School Sports Hall of Fame” installation during the October Amityville High School Homecoming.
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A framework was established by the Committee for those categories to be honored this year Forms were created so the nomination process could begin. All the members of the Committee reached out to the community by speaking before many community groups, including a report to the Amityville Board of Education.
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The Committee was ready to accept nominations. The cut-off date for nominations was set for June 1, 2011. Nominations started to arrive and the Committee set to work making the tough decision of who would be voted in to the first classThe Committee thanks everyone who submitted nominations for this class. Much thought and time were devoted to the selectionsThe Committee has carried over the names of those nominated but not selected this year for consideration for next year's class.
Who We Are
Members of the Committee are: Reynolds Hawkins, Jessica Bernius, Jerry Pollock, Claude Byer and Bruce Piscitelli.
Reynolds serves as Chairman of the Committee. He is an Amityville School alumnus, a member of the Amityville High School faculty , and an outstanding track star in his own right. He is presently the very successful track coach for Amityville High School.
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Jessica “Thole” Bernius serves as Secretary of the Committee. She is also an Amityville School alumnus and a Gold Key Recipient. She has recently retired from teaching elementary physical education in the Amityville Schools.
Jerry Pollock serves as Treasurer of the Committee. Jerry is an Amityville School alumnus and was very active in the sports program while attending Amityville. He is a retired Amityville School teacher and a successful Amityville soccer and wrestling coach. He is still active coaching sports in Amityville.
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Claude Byer was a well-respected retired Amityville secondary math teacher Besides his teaching duties, he coached the Amityville girl's basketball team to several championships during his coaching years. He is currently involved in community affairs in Central Islip.
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Bruce Pescitelli is an Amityville School alumnus and is a Detective on the Amityville Police Department. He was an outstanding athlete and participated in many sports at Amityville High School.
Reynold Hawkins