Friday News
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.
Honoring Veterans Day
Foran Band in the Veterans Day Parade!
Foran Social Studies classes were honored to host three veterans virtually . Thank you Dave Doyle (Vietnam) Patrick Galbraith (Desert Storm) and William Hoffman (Cuban Missile Crisis), and Mr. DeGrego for spending your morning with us. Thank you for your service.
Thanks for Giving Food Drive
Student Government collected for the
Boy Scouts 17th Annual Food Drive
Senior Class Officer Pictured:
President: Katharine Harrison, Vice President: Jay Yang, Treasurer:Megan McTigue, Secretary:Arezoo Ghazagh
Home of the Brave
Thank you for all of the donations!
Foran Veterans Given Quilts of Honor
Mr. Dillon and Mr. Grillo were both presented with Quilts of Honor made by Mrs. Peggy Wilson, Paraeducator at Foran. These quilts are made to honor our Veterans and presented to them by draping them in the quilt. The quilts are registered with Quilts of Honor. The mission of Quilts of Honor is to bestow a universal symbol and token of thanks, solace, and remembrance to those who serve in harm’s way to protect and defend our lives and freedoms.
Quilts of Honor are made by the loving hands of countless volunteers who wish to thank those who have served and to honor their service and sacrifice.
These quilts have been “in the works” since pre-Covid and were presented today to recognize and honor Mr. Dillon and Mr. Grillo.
Journalism Reporter of the Week
Congratulations Isabella Mema!
Here are the articles that were published on the Mane Street Mirror this past week:
Luke Cruz and Zach Worzel - Iddriss Leads Lions to a Historic Season
Jake Israelite and Jack Beaupre - Alex's Lemonade Stand
Luke Cruz - The Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Ronan Smith and Olivia Salai - Tigray Terror
Rumeysa Bayram - Celebrating Veterans Day
Gracie Brogan - Pfizer Announces Vaccine for Ages 5-11
Luke Thomas - Climate Change Brings the Heat to the United Nations
Morgan Viesselman and Tori Matula - Preparing for the Upcoming Season: Boys Basketball
Students in AP Environmental Science looked at chemical and physical properties of soil.
Chemistry and Earth Systems were performing a Flame Test lab used in identifying metals in our Unit on Electrons
This week, students in the French 2 course learned that, after 129 years, France is returning museum artifacts to their rightful owners in the country of Bénin in Western Africa. This comes after a French law was passed last year to allow the restitution of these statues. These articles were seized in November of 1892 during the era of empire and colony when French troops broke into the palace of King Behanzin in the kingdom of Dahomey in the south of present-day Bénin. Upon the army’s return to France, the artifacts were donated to Paris museums where they have been ever since. The artifacts have been credited with inspiring artists from France and elsewhere but returning them will allow African youth to have access to their own heritage in Africa. This has been described as a “historic milestone,” and the beginning of further cooperation between France and Bénin.
Students in Mrs. Navroth's Spanish 2 class are learning school-related vocabulary. This week, they are designing posters which display various school rules in Spanish. Mrs. Navroth will display the posters in her classroom!
Instructional Technology Teacher Leader, Juliet Goraieb, joined Mrs. Rowley's AP Human Geography class this week to teach students how to create their own websites in order to keep all of their courses and supporting materials organized in one central digital hub.
To celebrate Martin Gardner's birthday, the Math Club created Hexaflexagons to explore symmetry, diagramming and art connections!
Advanced Photography Students Explore Art and Science
These advanced photography students are capturing images that document the phenomena of convection. Convection is energy that is transferred by the movement of matter, liquid, or gas. It occurs when a cooler, denser mass of gas or liquid replaces a warmer, less dense mass of gas or liquid by pushing it upward. Convection is the major factor in weather. The sun heats the earth’s surface and when cooler air comes in contact with it, the air warms and rises, creating an upward current in the atmosphere. The current can result in the wind, clouds, or other weather.
In class students worked with either hot or cold water to capture the interaction of the water with food coloring. In order to capture the “action” of the transfer of energy in a properly exposed image, students made adjustments to their ISO and shutter speed. These creative students also found a new, creative use for their Chromebooks as they considered how to light their subjects.
Students in Mrs. Plude’s AP Studio Art course are finishing up their first Sustained Investigation piece for their Portfolio exam submission this spring. The work below shows a student creating a sculpture of her cat in a depressed state illustrating the emotions she felt during quarantine projected on her pet who became her support animal. The other piece is part of a garment representing ‘the American Dream’ through the lens of her Turkish immigrant Family who came here to live out that dream.
Rocket Launches!
Mr. Dillon’s Engineering class launched water rockets this morning from the baseball field.
The students used the engineering design process to design, build, and test a rocket that would carry an egg at least 100 feet in the air and survive impact without the use of a parachute. This simulates some of the challenges that engineers with NASA and SpaceX face when delivering equipment to Mars. The students used 2 liter bottles for the propulsion and cargo systems and had to choose materials for the fins and cargo protection based upon their individual team's research.
Students designed and implemented a lesson focused on healthy eating this week in the learning center.
In Human Growth and Development, students wrote Parenting styles scripts focusing on a challenging behavior to demonstrate the different ways parents/caregivers guide their children and teens.
Culinary l continues with our bake unit. They made a delicious cornbread with buttermilk, and learned about the history of Civil War cornbread.
The Peer Assist Culinary Class, prepared a vegetarian skillet dish with plant based "meat," wild rice, quinoa, peppers, zucchini, onions, and scallions.
Thanksgiving Day Tickets
Pre-sale tickets $5.00
Game Day tickets $7.00
Anyone 5 years or older is required to purchase a ticket
Foran Lion Pride and Law Nation passes will not be accepted
No Passes of any kind will be accepted
Students Grades 9-12
Students may purchase tickets in Mr. Vitelli’s office or in the main office during the regular school day starting on November 11.
Foran Families and Friends
Tickets may be purchased outside the main entrance of the school on the dates and times listed below
November 11, 5:00 to 6:00 pm
November 12, 5:00 to 6:00 pm
November 13, 8:00 to 9:00 am
November 17, 5:00 to 6:00 pm
November 19, 5:00 to 6:00 pm
November 20, 8:00 to 9:00 am
November 22, 4:00 to 5:00 pm
November 23, 4:00 to 5:00 pm
November 24, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
November 18……Last Home Football Game…. Thanksgiving Day Tickets will be sold from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm near the main entrance to the Football Field
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT Mr. Vitelli at avitelli@milforded.org
LION PRIDE!
Congratulations to Mia Williams who signed to play Division 1 lacrosse at Wagner College. Mia will be majoring in business management with a focus on finance.
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 Co-Athletes of the Week
Maquire Casey and Kyle Pokornowski have been named Foran High School’s “Athlete of the Week” for their outstanding performance in football. Last week against East Haven High School, Maguire did a fantastic job anchoring both the offensive and defensive lines for the Lions. Kyle forced a fumble and had several key tackles in a convincing victory. Congratulations Casey and Kyle!
Senior Athletes!
Are you playing a sport in college?
Please FILL out this form to help us share your good news!
Any questions? See Mr. Vitelli ( athletic office) or Mrs. Farrell in 255
College Signing Form for Athletes
Foran Lion Pride Club Members
Please stop by Mr. Vitelli's office and pick up your Foran Pride Club Tee shirt.
Volleyball Fundraiser
Foran Volleyball raised $850 to donate to Milford Food 2 Kids! Thank you for all that donated and supported us!
Unified Sports
Foran Volleyball had an amazing joint practice this week with the Unified Team! So much fun that included passing, serving, sisters, and ICE CREAM
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.
Boys Swimming
Anyone in grades 9-12, interested in joining the Boys Swim Team this winter should contact Mr. Vitelli at avitelli@milforded.org or stop by his office
Girls Basketball
Attention Girls Basketball: If any girls are interested in joining the Girls Basketball Team, please send an email to Coach Asmussen (rasmussen@milforded.org) or Ms. Springsteen (aspringsteen@milforded.org) to sign up and receive important information regarding pre-season workouts and forms that need to be completed. Conditioning starts next week, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30 in the Gym.
The Giving Club
The Giving Table Club said thank you to our Veterans with a delicious pasta meal for The American Legion on Veterans Day. We are so proud of all the love that went into the food, the support of our Foran High School parents, and the difference our students are making in our community.
When we delivered the food, the East Shore Post 196 Commander, Thomas Jackson, rang the bell, and thanked Foran High School for this meal of gratitude.
Forever Friends
Attention Forever Friends! We will be having our next meeting on Tuesday, November 16th in room 365 from 2-3pm. We will be baking cookies for Thanksgiving baskets. We hope to see you there!! Contact Mrs. Kaminski at Mkaminski@milforded.org or Mr. Raucci at Rraucci@milforded.org if you have any questions.
Bible Club
The Foran High School Bible and Prayer Club meets on Fridays after school in room 118, all are welcome! Please join us in supporting our school and community in praying for the requests we receive. Any questions please contact Mr. Chi in room 118 or email (hczajkowski@milforded.org)
Social Awareness Club
The Social Awareness Club will have a meeting after school on Tuesday, November 16th at 2:00pm in room 257. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Hope to see you there!
Medical Careers Club
The medical careers club will be meeting after school in room 401 on Tuesday November 16th.
Creative Writing Club
The Creative Writing Club will meet on Monday, November 15th in Room 264 from 2:00-2:45pm. Please join us and bring writing to share. It can be an idea or written work. See Mrs. O'Keefe with any questions.
FBLA
The next Future Business Leaders of America meeting will be on Friday, November 12th in room 340 during Common Time. New members are welcome!
Junior Class Fundraiser
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!
To order your yearbook, please go to www.jostens.com/yearbook and search "Foran High School".
ATTENTION FRESHMEN!
November 15th-21st
Joseph A. Foran High School
Influences on Youth Forum
A program REQUIRED for all 9th graders and their parents
A YouTube Forum to be viewed by both students/parents together between
Monday November 15th and Friday November 21st.
The directions on how to access the forum on YouTube will be posted beginning November 15 at:
https://milfordprevention.org/freshmanforum2021/
Ninth grade students AND their parents/guardians are required to view this important program. The purpose of this event is to promote dialogue and provide information regarding the physical, social, legal and emotional influences of illegal substances and social media on our students.
Due to COVID-19 circumstances, we are hosting this forum virtually this year. All participants should follow the Milford Public Schools distance learning expectations. Student participation at this forum fulfills an assignment within the Health curriculum. Should your child not be able to view this program, he/she will be asked to complete a 2-3 page research/ writing assignment on a related topic in order to independently fulfill their obligation and make them aware of the aspects of these complex issues addressed by the forum.
At the conclusion of this forum, there will be two steps that must be completed to earn proper credit for this assignment:
Both the student AND their parent/guardian will complete a survey about the presenters and submit it via SurveyMonkey.
The parent/guardian must sign off on an attendance form and submit it via Google Form. Once completed, you/your child will be entered into a drawing for prizes such an Amazon Gift Card, tickets to the Thanksgiving Day football game between Foran and Law and a t-shirt!!
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.
College & Career
The College and Career Center will be offering the ASVAB test on Thursday, November 18th. Students interested in taking the ASVAB should see Mrs. Wunder to sign up and get a permission slip.
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.
