Friday News 10/22/2021
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 27 Early Dismissal with Lunch
Thursday, October 28th!
As you may have heard, we are having our first ever outdoor Homecoming Dance on Thursday, October 28th! We are so thankful that we are able to provide this fun event for our students. Attached is the invitation with a link for the permission slip and online payment. The Covid checklist included in the link needs to be reviewed on October 28th, the day of the event. Students do not have to bring that with them to the dance. Please make sure both you and your child sign the online form acknowledging that both of you have read the information pertaining to the dance. If you choose not to pay online, your child could bring cash/check to the main office.
We are looking forward to a great time at our first ever outdoor Homecoming Dance! We are thankful for the collaboration between Foran, central office administration, and the Milford Health Department which was crucial to making this special event happen for our students. Lastly, I am grateful for Mr. Raucci, Mrs. Farrell, and the Natural Helpers for organizing and running the dance!
SPIRIT WEEK !
OCTOBER 22nd-29th
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.
Sophomore Class!
It is time to order your Class Ring!
You will be receiving Class Ring packets in school this coming week. Be sure to check out the FREE GIFT from Jostens when you place your order on time!
Click on this video below to learn more about your options and how to place your order - so you can receive your ring with your class at the Sophomore Ring Delivery Event!
Jostens
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Order your Class Jewelry by OCT 25th to get your choice of a FREE custom Adidas backpack or a custom performance hoodie.
Joseph A. Foran High School
Veterans Day Poetry Contest
Write a poem that honors the contributions of Veterans and/or the sacrifices that Veterans have made for our country.
Submit poems to Mrs. O’Keefe
By Friday, Oct. 29th at the latest.
Poems must be your original work.
Students may submit 2 poems maximum.
Open to students in grades 9-12.
Top 3 Poems will be featured as part of
Foran’s Veterans Day.
Email Mrs. O’Keefe with any questions.
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Happy Friday! And Happy Pink Out Day, thank you for raising money for a great cause!
Here are the published Mane Street Mirror from this past week:
Julia Poffenberger - How Ancient Rome has Affected the Modern World
Lauren Ardolino and Victoria Koenig - Spooky Spotlight
Ronan Smith - Empty Vaults
Melissa Santos and Annabel Wardman - Tiktok's Latest Trend Brings Chaos to Schools
Cal Wrigley and Brian Massey - Annual "Porchfest" Rocks Milford
Tyler Vinhais and Joseph DeFreitas - Big Teams Making Big Moves
Hannah Salsbury - Girls' Swim Makes a Splash
Jessica Chamberlain and Layla Carlberg - Jones' Family Farms: Tradition of Long-Lasting Memories
Gracie Brogan - Lending a Hand
Chris Adkins and Zach Worzel - Jack Cushman Leads the Lions as QB1
Connor Nieman - Cutting Back; Recognizing the Harmful Effects of Social Media
James D'Angelo and Cian Carrol - Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Gissela Castelan - Mes de la Herencia Hispaña
PINK OUT DAY!
Ms. Ramsey's Creative Writing Classes have been exploring unique poetic forms throughout their poetry unit. As a culmination of their learning, they studied a newer form of poetry called "Instapoetry." Each student created an "Instapoem" to be posted on their class Instagram with the handle of @lionspridepoetry. Check it out and support our budding artists!
The "orange poem" is Juan Burgos' poem that includes these comments: Music has impacted me, my life, and so much more. Without music, my life, as well as many others' lives, would be worse off. It is time music, in all of its forms, should be better appreciated.
The poem titled "hues" is by Jasmine Gaston which includes these comments: Inside your heart, even when you’re happy and sad and angry, makes a color glow in you, just like those hues in the sky.Take this as a reminder, it’s beautiful to feel.
Students in Mrs. O'Keefe's and Mrs. DePalma's English II classes wrapped up reading the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry by having a student-led conversation about the big ideas in the play. Students prepared questions in advance and participated. Students are also writing about the themes in the play now.
Physics of the Universe
We traveled to Hawaii - land of rainbows and volcanoes! Looking at Hawaii's volcanic activity (which is ongoing right now - Kilauea is currently erupting), we are seeking to answer the question: How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?
Students in US History engaged in a debate this week, focused on the topic: Was the United States right to leave Afghanistan? Students argued both sides using historical, geographic, and economic perspectives. In two out of three classes, the judges agreed that the strongest argument came from the groups that supported that staying in Afghanistan was the right choice.
Students in AP Seminar had the privilege of having a guest lecturer this week: Ms. Deloma! She gave students a lesson on the use of credible sources to drive their inquiry. Thanks Ms. DeLoma!
Model UN
This week Model United Nations students presented on some of the global issues facing today’s leaders and what the United Nations is doing to combat it. Below are some of our amazing students and their presentations. Next up, United Nations peacekeeping efforts!
This week, students debated various topics regarding Columbus Day in AP Spanish. ¡Estupendo!
Students in Mrs. Cacioppo’s Introduction to Business classes created children’s books to explain the business cycle. The story depicted the characteristics of the chosen phase and included a theme throughout the book.
Principles of Financial Accounting students learned about classifying assets and liabilities based on their liquidity. Students also learned how to analyze and evaluate a company’s debt paying ability using current and debt ratios. College credit is earned upon completion of this course through Housatonic Community College.
Culinary l prepared a cinnamon roll pizza...delish! This was a favorite so far. Continuing with our grain unit, they also prepared a nut free granola with healthful ingredients, such as oatmeal, chia seeds, flax meal, wheat germ, and dried fruits.
Students taking Child Growth and Development, Methods of Teaching and Learning, and Managing the Learning Environment have been busy in the Foran Child Learning Center!
Student led learning activities have included
“ Make Your Own Playdough”, “Spaghetti Squash Fun” and enjoying our new tricycles to help develop gross and fine motor skills as well as hand eye coordination.
In The TEAMS class we were inside because of rain this Monday. So our students used there teamwork strategies and worked together to put our lion puzzles together.
Line drawings from Mr. Czajkowski's Drawing class.
The student artists are Katelyn Ciesiuk, Dabi Lee,Noemi Szolnay, Ava Lam and Grace Mrsich.
Students in Ms. Plude’s Art for Seniors class are finishing up their Unit on Graffiti and Street Art. They connected their learning about this popular form of contemporary art with their opinions on Social Justice and its impact on our culture as a whole. They were first asked to research a word that relates to the Five Principles of Social Justice in order to choose what word they wanted to turn into their own Graffiti Art composition.
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.
The Foran Sports Booster Club Athletes of the Week
Seniors, Tori Matula and Ava Steigbigel have been named Foran High School’s “Athletes of Week” for their outstanding performances in Volleyball. Last week Tori had 6 aces and 21 digs. Ava recorded 7 aces and 23 kills. With five games remaining on the schedule, Tori and Ava’s outstanding play has led the Lions to within one game of qualifying for the state tournament. Congratulations Tori and Ava!
Girls Soccer
vs Sacred Heart Academy (10/15)
Foran came out strong and started off the first half with a 1-0 lead against the top team in the SCC. After an accidental own goal, Sacred Heart tied things up 1-1 seven minutes into the second half. Hanna Della Bitta-Falkowski made a tremendous save, but unfortunately a SHA player got the rebound and scored. Final score was 3-1, with Sacred Heart Academy winning.
vs Lyman Hall (10/18)
Foran started off the game with a goal from senior Mia Loewenberg. Mia was just above the penalty line when she shot off a rebound to give us the 1-0 lead. Foran never looked back after that- having scored 3 more goals all by Colleen Ardolino. Hanna Della Bitta-Falkowski and Lauren Roth both finished with 2 saves a peice. Foran won 4-0.
Boys Soccer
Boys Soccer had strong showings in a 2-0 Loss to #3 Daniel Hand and a hard fought 2-1 victory at Home V Hamden,
Hand came to Foran as the number 3 team in the state and the Lions gave them all they can handle eventually falling 2-0 to the division leaders.
Later in the week Hamden came to town and the boys avenged a 3-1 loss earlier in the season by besting the Green Dragons 2-1 on goals by Braydon Young and Basit Iddriss.
Volleyball
Last week, we played Guilford at Jonathan Law High School. It was a hard fought battle, but Guilford pulled out the win 3-2. Ava Steigbigel had 12 kills and 2 aces. Gracie Brooks had 3 kills. Bridget Kiernan had 5 aces and 5 digs. Tori Matula had 4 aces and 15 digs.
On Thursday, we played Lauralton Hall at Jonathan Law High School. Avenging our earlier 5 game loss in the season. We won 3-0! Ava Steigbigel has 11 kills and 5 aces. Kaitlyn Beaupre had 7 kills. Chloe Nittoly had 13 assists and Morgan Viesselman had 12 assists.
On Tuesday night, we lost a heartbreaker to East Haven 3-2.
Swimming
Foran's Girls Swim and Dive team is officially on a winning streak! After wins against Sacred Heart Academy, Sheehan High School, and Bunnell High School this past week the Lady Lions are finishing off their season with a huge splash! Senior Captains Ava Candido, Emma Fiorillo, Caroline Leszko, Katie Ourfalian, and Grace Tavitian all lead the lions to these victories with strong swims in their individual and relay events. Junior Riley Grunow, Sophomore Olivia Jones, and Freshman Erin Morton all qualified in individual events for the State Championship in November! They join previous qualifiers Senior Emma Fiorillo, Junior Kaleigh Morton, and Sophomore Ellen Pan. The Lions have two meets left in the regular season. Foran will face off against East Haven/Cross/Hill House at home on Monday and will have their Senior Night against Jonathon Law on Wednesday, October 27th!
Girls Cross Country
The girls' cross country team raced at the Milford Invitational last Thursday against Law, Lauralton, and Platt Tech. Foran won by 3 points! Freshman, Adrianna Gonzalez came in 2nd overall with the time of 23:35. She has dropped over 3 minutes over the course of the season! Coming in 3rd overall was junior Anna Harris, with the time of 23:52, and she was quickly followed by sophomore Nora Hayes who came in 4th at 24:04. Allie Regan and senior captain Quincy Ercanbrack rounded out the scoring field and all placed in the top ten. Seniors Amelia McGonigle and Megan McTigue also dropped times in their final run at Eisenhower Park. The cross country teams race at the States Class M meet next Saturday. Go Lions!
Boys Cross Country
The Foran Boys Cross Country Team competed in the SCC Championship meet at East Shore Park in New Haven this past week. They placed 11th overall, with notable finishes for Nate Huebner who came in 30th overall with a time of 17:40, and Tighe Duggan who came in 45th with a personal best time of 18:20! The boys have one final meet next week on October 30th where they will go to Wickham Park in Manchester to compete in states for Class M.
Indoor Track
If any students are interested in joining the Foran Indoor Track Team, please send an email to Coach Jambor (pjambor@milforded.org) to sign up and receive important information regarding pre-season workouts, forms that need to be completed and general information about the sport.
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
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
Key Club
Key Club is still taking members until October 29th. If you are interested in earning volunteer hours then Key Club is just what you need to join. Come join us every Tuesday at 2pm in the Media Center. If you have joined by filling out our membership form please turn in your membership dues to Mrs. GaNun in the gym or you can drop them off in the main office.
THE GIVING TABLE CLUB
Join The Giving Table and make a difference with food!
We will be preparing food for those in need as well as frontline workers and volunteers. Organizations we’ll be serving are the Milford Fire Department, ER workers at Milford Hospital, the Beth El Shelter, Habitat for Humanity, and local churches and synagogues.
Food will be prepared in the culinary room (rm. 604). The first meeting will be November 4 at 2:05pm in the cafeteria. This is open to everyone. The class will meet every Thursday.
Co-advisors: Miss Randy and Ms. Pangu
Jazz Ensemble
Do you play piano or guitar? The Foran Jazz Ensemble is looking for students interested in auditioning for piano or guitar to be part of this amazing ensemble. If you are interested, please see Ms. Turner in the music wing by Friday, October 29th to set up an audition.
Medical Careers Club
The medical careers club will be meeting after school in room 401 on Tuesday, October 26th.
SENIOR PARENT & FAMILY AD
Congratulations on reaching this momentous stage in your child's high school years! Have you been looking for a creative way to tell your senior "I love you" and "I'm proud of you!" as they wrap up their high school career? If so, how about purchasing a Senior Parent and Family Ad in the yearbook?
To help you celebrate this milestone, the yearbook staff is now accepting orders for Senior Parent and Family Ads to be placed in the yearbook. These ads give you the opportunity to express your love, pride, and congratulations to the entire school!
In order to purchase, you must build your ad for your senior online with our yearbook company, Jostens at www.jostens.com/yearbookads.
You will need to pay, create, and submit the ad online. This allows you to submit pictures, text, and design online; you don't have to mail anything in or wait for your pictures to be returned to you! Begin by going to www.jostens.com/yearbookads and simply follow their instructions!
In order to guarantee a space for your student's ad in the yearbook, submissions must be made by December 17th.
Senior Ads were a large part of my own high school experience and I loved seeing childhood photos of myself and my classmates in my own yearbook, so please consider adding your student's memories to this wonderful tradition at Foran! If you have any questions please contact me, Meghan Condon, at mcondon@milforded.org; we can't wait to start creating with you!
YEARBOOK ORDERS
Attention Senior Families,
Yearbooks are currently at their lowest price of the year, $79, so right now is the perfect time to buy!
Order your student's yearbook by October 29th, 2021 and you will also receive 4 free icons included with any personalization! See flyer attached for more details.
To order your yearbook, please go to www.jostens.com/yearbook and search "Foran High School".
The first fundraiser is the Class of 2022 apparel for students, parents and even grandparents! You can order online and your items will be delivered to Foran. I will distribute your orders to your students or we can arrange a pick up time. You can begin ordering now through November 10. Click on the link below for the apparel flyer.
This is a great opportunity for students to gain real world experience the last few weeks of their senior year. Click on the link below.
