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.
Early Dismissal Wednesday, March 22
SENIORS
on 3/22 will not report to school.
Seniors are to use the day for Internship Preparation and College or Career preparation.
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
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!
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!
The deadline for purchasing a ticket to the Ring Dance has been extended to Friday, March 17th. 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.
Gerold Gutierrez goes 6th place in the 200 IM and All State in the 100 Backstroke (3rd place). Jacob Collette placed 6th place in the 100 freestyle and broke a 32 year old school record.
The boys swim team competed in Class M State finals this week with some amazing results!
The team placed 15th overall out of 19 teams.
Senior, Gerold Gutierrez, medaled in two individual events, placing 6th in the 200 Individual medley with a time of 2:00.77 and placing 3rd place in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 54.13. His third place finish also qualifies him as an All State swimmer! Gerold has also qualified to swim in State opens in both the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 Backstroke, which will take place on Saturday 3/18 at Yale! Congrats Gerold!
Junior, Jacob Collettte, also had an amazing night of swimming, placing 15th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.34 and medaling in the 100 freestyle, taking 6th place with a time of 49.71, which broke the 31 year old school record for the event! Congrats Jacob!
In addition to the above accomplishments, the 200 Freestyle Relay, which consisted of swimmers from Foran and law, broke the Jonathan law record of 1:37.99 with a time of 1:37.34! Foran swimmers on this relay included Senior Gerold Gutierrez, Junior Jacob Collette, Freshman Joseph Lahav and Law swimmer, junior Christopher Rickard.
Harborside and East Shore 8th Grade Students visited Foran this week!
Thanks to our Natural helpers for giving the tours!
Foran’s Best student talent show was a hit! Fun time for all! Foran student council held the first Foran’s best and it was so much fun with dancing, singing, popping bubbles. Congrats to Kelly Aspras for going home with the $100 gift card. A big thanks to our judges and student council
Forever Friends St. Patrick’s Day celebration! So much fun!
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.
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.
Post Prom Meeting & Volunteers Needed!
Senior events will be here before you know it. As you know, May 19th is the Senior Prom. The Post Prom will be held at In Sports in Trumbull. Post Prom is completely separate from the prom and is a family run volunteer event. If you are interested in volunteering, please attend our meeting on Tuesday, March 21 at 6pm in the Foran cafeteria. If you are unable to attend but would like to volunteer, please contact Lauren Janik at ljanik12@yahoo.com or 203-996-4003.
We need volunteers for many areas such as chaperones, picking up food and delivering to post prom, buying snacks for post prom, selling tickets, organizers for the transportation, raffle coordination, and much more. If you can't assist that evening, there is plenty to do beforehand.
We hope you can join us on March 21st at 6pm.
Music In Our Schools Month!
Last week the Foran String Orchestra students participated in American electric violinist Mark Wood's Electrify Your Symphony experience which culminated in an all city strings concert including students from Grades 5-12. Our 35 string musicians performed phenomenally well, collaborating with the Law High School orchestra, with some playing on 4 and 5 string electric violins for the first time! Bravo!"
An amazing night at Electrify your Symphony! Fantastic music and support for the arts. What a great opportunity for all our Milford orchestra students!
We had an amazing rehearsal with students from the East Shore 8th grade band! What fantastic musicians!! I can’t wait for them to be members of the Foran Band!
It was awesome to welcome the Harborside, West Shore and Law Bands to the Foran Stage for music in our school's month. What a tremendous night of music!
On Monday 3/13 the Foran Choir joined forces with the Law Choir and sang "Elijah Rock" and "Seeking Light" at the opening of the Milford Board of Education meeting for Music in Our Schools Month.
In AP Seminar, students are challenged to think critically, collaborate & apply academic research skills. Today, teams of Foran researchers presented their findings on a variety of real-world issues and proposed potential research-based solutions.
FORAN CHOPPED!
The 5th and 7th period Advanced Culinary classes competed in a Chopped cooking challenge this week. Students were required to use all the surprise basket ingredients to create an appetizer in twenty minutes, and an entree in thirty minutes, if they moved on to the next round. No devices were allowed to look up a recipe. The finished dishes were judged by a panel of three Foran High School staff members per class.
The Chopped challenge was fun, stressful, and educational. Students were tested under pressure to combine spices, various flavor profiles, and ingredients in a short amount of time. The feedback from the judges was a lesson and teaching experience in itself for the students. I'm beyond proud to see the team work, communication, and progress they've all made. Bravo!
Miss Randy's Bakeshop classes ended the bread and yeast unit with homemade cinnamon rolls. The cinnamon rolls were light and fluffy, and filled the hallways of Foran High School with the warm aroma of cinnamon. Within this unit, we also prepare French Baguettes, potato rolls, homemade cake donuts, and bagels. I think we have some future bakers in the class.
Students in Child Growth and Development chose developmentally appropriate books and created interactive props to support a specific area of development for a book project. Students read, questioned, and engaged with the children for their final presentation.
Students in Ms. Plude’s AP Studio Art class have been diligently finishing off their pieces for their portfolio submission to the College Board. Each student’s individual body of work is a reflective investigation of questions they have about their life experiences and the world around them.
Isabella Speringo
Students in Mrs. Buchanan’s Spanish 3 classes have been studying art and culture within Mexico and Spain. In one activity they picked any famous painting, wrote descriptions of those paintings, and read those descriptions to their partners. Students then drew what they heard and these are the results!
Students continue to present their research on historic volcanic activity and its effects on human culture throughout the ages. We were even given a demonstration of the movement of magma and lava flows through the use of everyday household objects!
Students in Mr. Cain and Mr. Hair's Health class explored the topic of Daylight Savings Time (D.S.T) and how it impacts their health. Students researched the historical significance of D.S.T. and how it impacts their sleep schedule. Additionally, students analyzed reported claims that heart attacks, workplace injuries, and motor vehicle accidents are more severe and frequent on the Monday following the Spring Daylight Savings Time transition. Students then engaged in a spirited debate as to whether or not we should continue the practice of Daylight Savings Time in the future.
Congrats to Jimmy Cobain for signing to play D3 football with Western New England. He will be majoring in business
Congrats to Gabby Testani for signing to play D1 lacrosse for CCSU. She will be majoring in history
Sci Lions
The Foran Sci Lions sent two teams to UCONN to compete in the 2023 Connecticut Science Olympiad. The winning team qualifies to go to the National Science Olympiad. The Foran A team finished 14th with Noreen Zaman and Gabby Gallardo winning a 4th place medal in the WiFi lab. Foran B team placed 16th with Karthikeya Lakoji and Justin Gentallan taking a 2nd place medal in Chemistry lab. Great job Sci-Lions
The Giving Table
The Giving table prepared baked goods for Bridges Healthcare in Milford. Bridges is a Behavioral Health Clinic that offers care and treatment for the whole family, children and adults. Bridges offers recovery-focused services to support individuals with severe and prolonged mental illness and addiction problems. Several of their programs extend to serve residents of the surrounding communities of Ansonia, Bethany, Derby, Seymour, Shelton, and Woodbridge. Students baked applesauce muffins, banana bread, and pumpkin spice muffins. The baked goods will be distributed to their clients.
The Milford Robotics team (team 8085) Placed first in this past weekend's Robotics competition in Waterbury. Team Results. Their alliance was undefeated in playoff matches. This squad has been doing insanely well since its creation,
It isn't too late to join the team, students can email Mr. Spinetti at dspinetti@milforded.org for more information.
Join the Coding Club! We participate in coding competitions like Cyberstart America which allows you to learn and advance your cybersecurity skills and possibly win scholarships!
No prior coding experience required.
If you're interested, stop by 393 after school on Tuesdays.
Creative Writing Club
The Creative Writing Club will meet on Monday, March 20th after school in Room 264.
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
