Friday News 10-01-2021
Provide a learning environment which fosters critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication to prepare all students for the challenges of the 21st century.
Wednesday, October 13th
PSAT’s for Grades 9-11
Early Dismissal
(Students will be dismissed once all exams are completed)
Buses will transport students both in the morning and after the exam is completed.
Seniors will NOT report to school on 10/13
Seniors should use the day as a college/career planning day
Freshmen will need a fully charged chromebook
Parent-Teacher Conferences
We are pleased to announce our Fall 2021 High School Virtual Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, October 20th 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 21st 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Parents will have access to the site directly from the Foran website
Site will be open October 8th at 9:00 a.m. through October 18th at 12:00 pm.
Schedules are set in 10 minute increments
Parents will be able to cancel and reschedule their own conferences through
Monday, October 18 at 12 pm.
After that time, they will need to contact the teacher to change their conference date/time.
*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
October 20th and October 21st at 11:48 am.
School Counseling
The School Counseling Office would like to present to you this year's
School Counseling Virtual Office!
Please click here to explore our virtual office.
Jenna Supple and Victoria Koenig - Foran Teachers Remember 9/11
Jessica Chamberlain and Layla Carlberg - Reopening Concerts for Eager Fans
Jake Israelite - Covid-19 Effect on School Lunches
Yusuf Abdelsalam - Black Widow: Movie Review
Rumeysa Bayram and Cameron Lefebvre - Nate's Plates: Serving Their Way to a New Beginning
Katherine Harrison - Managing School and Extracurriculars
Our first Printed paper comes out next week! Check out the digital copy here:
Congrats to our editors and journalism team on printing our FIRST issue of the year!
AND TELL YOUR STUDENT TO BRING HOME A PAPER COPY NEXT WEEK! Frame it and read it !! FORAN JOURNALISM
WE HAVE 18 Foran car magnets left!
Support our staff and purchase one with Mrs. Farrell lfarrell@milforded.org
Show your LION PRIDE
In Forensic Science, students built small crime scenes to process and practice sketching and evidence collection.
Planetarium
Members of the Foran Social Studies Dept had the opportunity to see the newly updated and amazing planetarium this afternoon! What a great resource for students! Kudos to Ms Donovan, thank you for a tremendous show
In AP Psychology students built candy neurons as the class kicked off their Biological Bases of Behavior Unit.
Students in AP Seminar present solutions to the Amnesty International report on Mexican femicide
Mrs. Annunziata’s Spanish two honors classes presented their own version of show and tell this week! They brought in special items from home and explained them in the target language! Here are some pictures to showcase these presentations.
Students in Señora Morazzini's classes created posters this week in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. They researched a famous hispanic person, and then used appropriate skills to describe his or her accomplishments. AP Spanish students compared and contrasted their famous person with someone from our community. They recorded their spoken cultural comparisons in class in order to practice their presentational speaking skills for the AP exam. ¡Olé!
Introduction to Business students in Mrs. Cacioppo’s class are “on stage” performing skits to explain economic systems. Each group was given an economic system. Their job was to construct a 1-2 minute scene that depicts the given economic system. Based on the scenario, the class will decide which economic system the group was attempting to convey.
Students in Mrs. Cacioppo’s Introduction to Business classes designed Foran High School t-shirts and asked classmates how much they would pay for the t-shirt. Using this data students graphed the demand curve and were given the data to graph the supply curve. Students then determined the market price for their t-shirts. Students also applied the law of supply and law of demand in this t-shirt simulation
Principles of Financial Accounting students completed adjusting entries for a service business. They are finishing up the accounting cycle this chapter and will begin analyzing data to make financial decisions for the business. Students also earn college credit through Housatonic Community College for completing this full year accounting course.
T.E.A.M.S class working together in their teams to create a team name, t-shirt, mission statement and team Norms.
Culinary 1 is just finishing up our egg and dairy unit. The students have prepared omelets, pancakes, French toast, and pudding. Students were introduced to knife skills, basic measuring techniques, and the importance of heat control, and patience when reading a recipe and preparing their dish.
The students in Ms. Plude’s Art for Seniors class just finished their abstract camouflaged line designs. For this artistic challenge they had to use line, pattern and value in order to camouflage segments of photocopied patterns and create a new composition… Can you see the pieces of paper?
Students in Wood Tech are Busy Creating!
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 2021-2022 school year. Each recipient will be recognized for their performance in the “Friday News” and they will also receive a tee shirt.
Athlete of the Week!
Junior, Colleen Ardolino has been named Foran High School’s “Athlete of Week” for her outstanding performance in Soccer. Colleen scored a goal against Lyman Hall and added an assist against Sheehan. She has been a key factor in the team's early season success. Congratulations Colleen!
Swimming
Pictured Above: Emma Fiorillo
The Lady Lions again faced some tough competition this past week against Daniel Hand and North Haven. While the Lions did not come away with the win in either competition there were some great swims and dives by our athletes! Diver Riley Grunow took the win in both diving competitions! Relay's swam by Kaleigh Morton, Ellen Pan, Olivia Jones, and Emma Fiorillo also took first place in both competitions. The team now looks ahead to a meet again Amity this Friday!
The Lady Lions took on both Amity Regional and Shelton High School this past week coming away with one win and one loss. In an exciting meet that came down to the final event, Foran defeated Shelton in a 91-79 victory! A number of outstanding performances brought the Lions their second win, including an amazing effort to kick off the meet with a win from our 200 Medley Relay made up of Ellen Pan (10), Emma Fiorillo (12), Kaleigh Morton (11), and Mia Davi (9). The Morton sisters, Kaleigh (11) and Erin (9), had an impressive showing placing in the top four in each of their events. Ava Candido (12) made a splash in the 500 freestyle placing second to keep our momentum moving forward. Ellen Pan (10) and Emma Fiorillo (12) came away with two first-place individual finishes as well as firsts in the 200 Medley relay and 400 Freestyle relay which also included Kaleigh Morton (11) and Olivia Jones (10). And while not coming away with the victory against Amity, there were many impressive swims in the pool! Junior Divers Riley Grunow, Gabby Ward, and Kaitlin Dobkowski scored season-bests each placing in the top four. Sophomore Olivia Jones dropped an impressive 21 seconds in her 500 Freestyle earning second place! Next week the Lady Lions will face off against Guilford and Branford High schools!
Girls Cross Country
The girls cross country team ran against Shelton and West Haven this past Tuesday at Shelton High School. The race was very close, but the Foran girls took the win by a small margin, 26 to 29 points. Anna Harris led the pack, coming in 2nd with the time of 23:31. Freshman, Adrianna Gonzalez took the third spot and achieved a new PR with the time of 23:42. Sophomore Nora Hayes and Freshman Allie Regan took 5th and 6th respectively, while Senior Captain Quincy Ercanbrack finished up the scoring group with 10th place. The girls run in the Hammonasset Divisional this weekend in Guilford! Well done, Lady Lions!
Boys Cross Country
The boys cross country team extended their record to 5-3 overall this fall season coming in 2nd at their meet on Monday at Shelton, beating West Haven but losing a competitive race to Shelton. They boys look forward to their meet on Saturday at Guilford Fairgrounds where they will compete in the SCC Divisional Meet (Hammonasset Division) against Hillhouse, Law, Daniel Hand, and Guilford.
Girls Soccer
Lauren Ardolino, Hanna Della Bitta-Falkowski and Rylee Tondora are Foran girls' soccer captains.
September 23rd vs Lyman Hall
Foran girls soccer netted 6 goals in their 6 to 1 victory over Lyman Hall. All 6 goals were scored in the 1st half of play. Courtney Musante, Skyler Agresti, Colleen Ardolino, Zoe Fallon, Isabella Fallon, and Maia Matula all contributed a goal in the win. We had 9 shots on frame while Lyman Hall had 13. Both goalkeepers- Hanna Della Bitta- Falkowski and Lauren Roth saw action.
September 25th vs Sheehan
Foran girls soccer took on Sheehan as part of a doubleheader with JV. We jumped out to a 1-0 lead off a goal by Zoe Fallon assisted by Lauren Ardolino. Sheehan scored a goal of their own to tie things up at the half. We got on the board again, this time Katie McTigue scored a beautiful header off a perfectly placed ball by Colleen Ardolino. The back and forth continued, and Sheehan scored a second goal to tie things up. We went on to tie Sheehan 2-2. We had 7 shots on frame while Sheehan had 6.
September 28th at West Haven
Foran girls soccer lost a tough game on the road against a fast West Haven squad. We opened up play strong with a 1-0 lead off a chipped shot from Lauren Ardolino. We outshot the lady blue devils 15 to 8. West Haven tied the game up at the half. Foran came out strong to start the 2nd half, but it wasn't enough as West Haven scored 2 goals to win the game 3-1.
Thursday, Sept. 30 vs Branford
Thursday's match vs Branford was an exciting one to say the least. Foran got on the board first with a solidly struck PK by Colleen Ardolino. Branford answered towards the end of the 1st half with a goal of their own. We were able to come away with the "W" thanks to an accurately placed ball via Katherine McTigue. Samantha Young tallied the assist. Hanna Della-Bitta Falkowski had 13 saves.
Volleyball
2021 Foran Volleyball Captains, Morgan and Arezoo!
We played at Jonathan Law last week. It was a close match that we lost 3-1. Ava Steigbigel had 11 kills and 2 aces. Chloe Nittoly had 4 aces. Tori Matula had 4 aces and 11 digs.
On Friday, we played Lauralton Hall and lost a tough match 3-2. Ava Steigbigel had 14 kills and 6 aces. Emma Jani had 4 blocks and 9 kills.
On Monday, we played East Haven and got the 3-1 win! Ava Steigbigel had 7 kills. Gracie Brooks had 6 kills and Morgan Viesselman had 14 assists.
Football
Congratulations to this year's Foran Football Captains. AJ, Kyle P, Barry, Jason, Kyle Z and Dean. Looking forward to a great season.
Congratulations to this year's Cheer Captains Anna Paul and Elizabeth Schumann. Looking forward to Friday Nights to see the team in action.
Creative Writing Club Meeting
Creative Writing Club will meet on Monday, October 4th at 2:00 in Room 264. New students are welcome! Please see Mrs. O'Keefe with any questions.
Fencing
Fencing is an exciting equal opportunity extra-curricular activity open to all, and no experience is necessary to participate. If you are interested you are encouraged to come to our Open House on Monday, October 4th, from 7 - 8:30 pm, at the Tri-Beach Community Center (located at 170 Hillside Ave, Milford).
Medical Career Professions Club
Are you or a friend interested in the medical field? Even if you're just exploring, come on by to Mr. Kochiss' room, 401, for the Medical Career Professions club starting Tuesday, October 5th after school. There will be everything from hands-on activities to guest speakers and much more.
Forever Friends Club
If you'd like to be a positive role model who enjoys making lifelong connections with others, please join Foran's Forever Friends club (formerly known as Best Buddies)! We will be having our first meeting on Thursday, October 14, from 2-3:15pm in room 365.
Join the google classroom with code 72akkj5.
Contact Mrs. Kaminski or Mr. Raucci with any questions.
FBLA
Future Business Leaders of America
New members welcome. See Mr. Balestriere (fbalestriere@milforded.org)
in room 340 Blue Hall for more information
ATTENTION Freshmen Class!!!!
Interested in being the President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer of your class???
Go to the following website for information/forms https://sites.google.com/milfo...
And join the google classroom the code is ygw5ejt
Deadline is Nov 1st to have all materials submitted to Ms. Hoffer at jhoffer@milforded.org
Foran Sci-Lions
We meet at 2:00 pm in room 409 (4th floor Science)
Any Questions Contact:
Mr Connors jconnors@milforded.org
Mr Stern astern@milforded.org
Game Club
Join the Game Club! We meet at 2:00pm in Room 404 (Science 4th Floor). If you have any questions, please email Mr. Stern astern@milforded.org.
Mathletes
Do you enjoy math? Would you like a chance to compete against other schools in a team-based math competition? Foran's Mathletes team is seeking new members and you could join us! See Mr. Peters for more information in room 307 in Green Hall. Our competitions are held remotely this year so you can participate from home via Google Meet! Please see Mr. Peters ASAP to get information about our first competition, this Thursday afternoon, against other teams in the Greater New Haven Math League!
Drama Club
Are you interested in joining this year's DRAMA CLUB? We are looking for actors and stage crew members to be part of this year's Drama Club. Any question contact Mr. Stammen jstammen@milforded.org or Ms. Turner jturner@milforded.org
American Sign Language Club
New members are always welcome!
Please join our google classroom using the code: iz6wn2s
Contact Mrs. DiGiacomo sdigiacomo@milforded.org with any questions.
Bible and Prayer Club
If you are interested in joining us as we look into the greatest selling book of all time and help us as we pray for important requests given to us by the Foran High Community, please contact Mr. (Chi) Czajkowski in Room 118 or by email hczajkowski@milforded.org.
Habitat for Humanity
Model UN Meeting
Model UN meets in room 205 (Red Hall)
2:00-2:30. For more information contact
Mr. Phelan zphelan@milforded.org
if you would like to join the google classroom beforehand. We will meet every other Thursday when applicable from there on out.
GSA Meeting
GSA meets at 2:15pm in room 256 (Yellow Hall)
If you are interested in participating, please email Mrs. Gale at jgale@milforded.org so you can be added to the Google Classroom.
GSA will meet every other Thursday throughout the school year.
Hope to see you there!
Interact Club Meeting
During the school year we meet on Mondays at 2:00 pm in room 123. Come see what we are all about ! Are you interested in volunteering your time for a good cause to serve our Milford Community ? The Interact Club is the oldest community service club here at Foran High School.
