Our Mission Statement:
Provide a learning environment which fosters critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication to prepare all students for the challenges of the 21st century.
No School for Students Wednesday, March 8th
Teacher’s Professional Learning Day
Students and Families
As a reminder, course selection has begun for the 23-24 school year. Teachers have entered course recommendations for their students in PowerSchool and they had individual conversations with students to advise them of the course options for next year. The portal to enter course requests through PowerSchool is now open for you and your child to select classes. Please review the online Program of Studies and use this worksheet to help them plan their selections. After discussing choices as a family, your child can enter their requests in PowerSchool using these instructions. Children and families can also explore course offerings through these videos produced by the different departments. You will have until Sunday, March 6th to enter their course requests online. School counselors will then meet with each student individually in March to review their selections. Please reach out to your child’s school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.
Foran & Law students visited Mathewson Elementary for Read Across America Day!
In celebration of Read Across America Week, the Foran Child Learning Center welcomed guest readers and participated in literacy fun!
Spring Conference sign up is live on our school website
through Monday, March 27 at 12:00 p.m
Parent Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, March 29th 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 30th 5:30-8:00 p.m.
*Please note that we will have a modified early dismissal time on the conference days to accommodate the conference schedule. Therefore, students will be dismissed on
March 29th and March 30th
at 11:48 am.
Parents/guardians will once again have the opportunity to select a conference time through My Conference Time. All conferences will be in person unless a parent/guardian requests a Google Meet link directly from the teacher. Spring conference sign up information will be live on our school website from February 27 at 9:00 a.m. through March 27 at 12:00 p.m If you prefer a virtual session, please contact the teacher to request a Google Meet link to conduct your conference virtually after you have confirmed your conference time through My Conference Time Online Scheduler. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s learning!
SAT/PSAT Testing for Students in Grades 9-11
Wednesday, March 22th
EARLY DISMISSAL: APPROXIMATELY 11:45
(Students will be dismissed once all exams are completed)
Buses will transport students both in the morning and after the exam is completed.
Freshmen and Juniors will need to bring their fully charged, school issued, chromebook.
All students should bring their own pencils & calculator
CLASS OF 2025 SOPHOMORE RING DANCE
Ticket On Sale Now!
The Sophomore Class Ring Dance will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023 from 6:00pm-10:00pm at Grassy Hill Country Club.
The time has finally arrived to buy your tickets to the 2023 Sophomore Class Ring Dance. Any sophomore student is welcome to come to the dance regardless of if they bought a class ring or not.
Use the link below to order your tickets now! Tickets will be on sale from Monday, February 27th to Monday, March 13th. No dance ticket will be allowed to be purchased the day of the event.
If using a phone or tablet please make sure to check your email for a confirmation. If you have any questions please contact Emily DiCapua at edicapua@milforded.org.
Engraved Brick Order Deadline: March 31, 2023
DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY, ORDER YOUR ENGRAVED BRICK TODAY!
Foran High School’s Vito DeVito Sports Complex is getting a facelift! Friends and Alumni are invited to purchase a personalized brick that will line the new walkway at the stadium’s entrance.
Link to the order form: https://www.fundraisingbrick.com/foranhighschool/
4X8 Engraved Brick $100, 3 Lines of Text, 20 Characters per Line
20 Character Limit Per Line Including All Spaces and Punctuation.
All submissions are final and changes will not be made, so please verify your inscription prior to submitting!
SHIPPING: Please note that all bricks will be shipped directly to the organization for installation at their designated location. The bricks will NOT be shipped to your home address. The address is just a requirement for payment purposes only. For additional information regarding our engraved brick campaign please contact Anthony Vitelli, Athletic Director at avitelli@milforded.org or call (203)783-3502 ext. 4.
The March Feature Story Issue is here!
March Issue of Mane Street Mirror
Ask your child to bring home a paper copy on Monday!
We have covered SRO Kish, Remembering Ms. Sandor, Downtown Milford, Mayor Blake, Gavin Marchesseault, Senior Internships and MORE
Be sure to check it out!
#Journalism
"Foran Journalism released something new this week, our very own podcast! A Look in the Lion's Den, hosted by Luci Cappello and Kylee Payne, will be released on a monthly basis, covering student life, athletics, and trending topics at Foran. Access the podcast at manestreetmirror.com!"
Senior parents
The senior Journalism issue is underway for our seniors. If you would like to submit a baby photo of your child ( ages 2-4 work best).
Please email it to:
Cynthia Pan at: pancynthia@students.milforded.org
Subject line: Your student's name
Due Date: Friday, March 31
Please note: This senior magazine is separate from the Yearbook.
Students in Latin IV are researching and presenting on volcanoes around the world and throughout history. They are bringing together their learning in physics, geology, chemistry, history, economics, meteorology, sociology, etc. and making connections with the massive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79 that gave us the Roman archaeological treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum. They have been studying the Latin language and the Roman social history of the 1st century AD Roman Empire and are using seismology and volcanology to identify modern and historical connections in every arena of life through their research.
Finally some snow! Photography students captured a little snow day fun, beautiful winter landscapes, or those moments that are only possible when Mother Nature sends us some frozen precipitation.These images were captured by Logan Aronson, Taylor Collins, Mia Coppola, Chloe Marchesseault, and Ginger Schmidt.
Elective Fair
What a great Elective Fair. We had a great showing of course offerings.
The Foran High School Athletic Department and The Foran Sports Booster Club have teamed up to honor a deserving varsity athlete each week of the season throughout the 2022-2023 school year. Each recipient will be recognized for their performance in the “Friday News” and they will also receive a tee shirt.
The Foran Sports Booster Club Athlete of the Week
Gerold Gutierrez has been named Foran High School’s “Athlete of the Week” for his outstanding performance in Swimming. At the SCC Championships, Gerold broke two school records. In the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 1:59.73, he broke the 40-year-old school record from 1983! In the 100 Backstroke, with a time of 53.61, Gerold broke the school record and also earned All-SCC honors. Gerold is now the holder of 4 school records in swimming. Congratulations Gerold!
Not Yet a Member?
All families of Foran student athletes are invited to join!
Please complete the Google Form below and submit membership dues via Venmo or check payable to Foran Booster Club
Congratulations to Foran Junior Kelly Aspras. Kelly won her second consecutive girls State Wrestling Championship last weekend in New Haven. Kelly will Wrestle in the New England Championships in March and the National Championships later this year!
Congratulations to Senior Wrestler, Nicki Mainville, who came in fourth in the girls state championships.
Freshman, Serafina Pavlat, Junior, Elizabeth DiBiase, and Junior, Frances Navarra also competed in the championships.
Swimming
The boys swim team competed at SCC Trials and Finals this week. The team came in 13th overall with some great swims and broken school records! See the highlights below!
Gerold Gutierrez
Gerold had an incredible night of swimming, breaking two school records! He came in 4th place overall in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 1:59.73, breaking a 40 year old school record from 1983! Gerold then came in second overall in the 100 backstroke event with a time of 53.61, going All SCC in this event and breaking a 12 year old school record from 2011. In addition to his individual events, Gerold also swam in the 200 Medley
Relay and the 200 Free Relay (9th place).
Jacob Collette
Jacob competed in the two individual events, the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle. Jacob placed 13th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.51 and 8th place in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.09. Jacob also swam in the 200 Medley Relay and the 200 Free Relay (9th place).
Relays
200 Freestyle Relay came in 9th with a time of 1:37.25 - Neven Vidosevic, Jacob Collette, Joe Lahav and Gerold Gutierrez
400 Freestyle Relay came in 15th with a time of 4:04.87 - Connor Nieman, Andrew Tang, Sullivan Reilly, and Jose Abreu
The team is now focused on state trials which will be Saturday March 11th!
Congrats to Joe Gaetano on receiving All-SCC in basketball!
Congratulations to Joe Gaetano for signing with Bowdoin college.
Joe will be playing football and majoring in economics.
Congratulations Nicholas Agresti!
Nico will be playing soccer at Eastern Connecticut State University where he will major in Business
Baseball......................March 18, 19 and 20.....Times TBD
Golf ............................March 18, 19 and 20.....Times TBD
Boys Lacrosse............March 18. 19 and 20.....Times TBD
Girls Lacrosse.............March 18, 19 and 20.....Times TBD
Softball .......................March 18, 19 and 20.....Times TBD
Boys Tennis.................March 18, 19 and 20.....Times TBD
Girls Tennis..................March 18, 19 and 20.....Times TBD
Boys Track ..................March 18, 20 and 21.....Times TBD
Girls Track....................March 18, 20 and 21.....Times TBD
Boys Tennis
Boys Tennis will have a meeting after school on Monday, March 6th in Room 404.
Girls Tennis
There will be a Girls Tennis Meeting, Tuesday March 14 at 2:30 pm in Room 404. Anyone interested in trying out should attend. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Willey at swilley@milforded.org
The Foran cheerleaders will be performing at their State Competition Saturday at the Floyd Little Fieldhouse in New Haven. Competition begins at 9am and Foran performs at 12:58. Tickets must be purchased online in advance. Good Luck Lady Lions!
The Giving Table
During the past two weeks, The Giving Table prepared a New England clam chowder and vegetable bean soup for the Polar Plunge, hosted by the American Legion. This was a fundraiser for the Tunnels for Towers Foundation. Since 9/11, this foundation has been helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responders families with young children and by building specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. They are also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness. The American Legion raised $13,000 in one day. The Giving Table also prepared a large tray of Shepherd's pie and a large tossed salad, for our local first responders at the Milford Firehouse Headquarters. We appreciate all that they do to keep our community safe.
Creative Writing Club
Creative Writing Club will meet again on Monday, March 6th in room 264. New students are always welcome to attend. Bring some of your own writing to share or get feedback on. See Mrs. O'Keefe with any questions.
Crochet Club
The next meeting of the Crochet Club will be on Tuesday, March 7th at 2:00pm in room 257. Please see Mrs. Dooley or check the Google Classroom page if you have any questions. New members are always welcome!
GSA
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance will have their next meeting on Tuesday, March 7th at 2:00pm in room 260.
Japan Club
Japan Club will be meeting today after school in room 206. We will be celebrating Hina-matsuri or Girl’s Day. All are welcome!
Class of 2024 JUNIOR SEMI-FORMAL
The Junior Semi-Formal will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023 from 6:00pm-10:00pm at Vazzano’s. Ticket information will be coming in April. Any questions please contact one of the Junior Advisors Tammi Spose tspose@milforded.org or Melissa Cacioppo mcacioppo@milforded.org
GRADUATION EXPENSES for SENIORS!
As in past years, seniors will be required to pay $40 to cover the costs of graduation expenses, which includes cap, gown, and diploma cover.
If you are not sure if you already paid? Please contact Mrs. Newall snewall@milforded.org or the Foran Main Office and we will check for you!
Please pay online at https://www.milforded.org/o/fhs/page/foran-high-school-dues-for-senior-graduation-expenses.
If you would prefer, you may pay by check made payable to Foran High School, or pay with cash. Checks or cash can be dropped off to Mrs. Carino or Mrs. Golebiewski in the main office.
If you have any questions please contact Senior Class Advisors,
Shauna Newall snewall@milforded.org or Melissa Cacioppo mcacioppo@milforded.org
SENIOR PROM
The senior prom will be at The Trumbull Marriott on May 19, 2023 from 6 - 10 pm. Ticket information will be coming in the Spring!
SENIOR CLASS TRIP
The senior class trip is scheduled for June 8, 2023 to Lake Compounce. Ticket information will be coming soon!
GRADUATION DATE
A date has not yet been set for graduation. The Board of Education will vote in April and the date will be released at that time.
Caps & Gowns and tickets will be given to students at graduation rehearsal
Thank you for your support! We are looking forward to celebrating with our seniors!
Senior Class Advisors Melissa Cacioppo mcacioppo@milforded.org and Shauna Newall snewall@milforded.org
Senior Internship Information
Internship is May 8th-June 2
Senior Internship link on Foran Home Page
College & Career
Thursday, March 16th Students Can Register to Vote
The Registrar of Voters will be in the Foran Main Lobby
from 8:30am-9:30am on Thursday, March 16th for students to register to vote.
You can REGISTER TO VOTE if you are:
At least 17 years old and turn 18 before Election Day (November 7, 2023)
Mark Wood from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Perform with Milford Students!
Milford Public Schools is excited to host our first ever Electrify Your Strings Concert featuring Mark Wood from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This two day event for students will culminate in a concert at Parsons Auditorium on Friday, March 10 at 7:00. Almost 300 string students in grades 5-12 will perform alongside Mark Wood and every attendee will have the opportunity to attend the meet and greet with Mark immediately following the concert. Tickets can be purchased here for $14. Tickets at the door will be $20. Doors will open at 6:30PM and the event will start promptly at 7:00. We hope to see you there!
