Friday News 2-4-2022
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.
Virtual College Planning Night
Tuesday, February 15th 6:30pm
Hello Class of 2023 and families!
We are hosting a virtual College & Career Planning Presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022! We will be presenting through Google Meet and you can find the link below. All of the information presented will be accessible on our School Counseling website at a later date. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your School Counselor directly.
College & Career Planning Presentation - Feb. 15, 2022 6:30p
We hope you can join us!
Senior Internship Virtual Parent & Student Meeting
Thursday, February 10, 2022 6:30pm
Join with Google Meet
Join by phone
(US) +1 240-514-7963 PIN: 142 523 760#
This is an informational meeting about the senior internship program. Attendance is not required for students to participate in the program.
If you have any questions please contact
Melissa Cacioppo mcacioppo@milforded.org
Say Something Program
A Parent University video has been created to pair with the advisory lesson on the Say Something program that students engaged in last Tuesday. Please take a moment to view this very important video.
https://drive.google.com/file/...
Black History Month
Throughout the year, there are many celebrations focused on acknowledging the history and contributions of different groups. Black History Month began on February 1. Milford Public Schools continues our commitment to celebrating diversity and the unique gifts and experiences of our Milford Public Schools students, families and staff that make our community so special. Our ongoing goal is to provide opportunities for all learners to see themselves within our curriculum. If you would like to explore some of the Black History Events events happening across the state you can visit: https://www.ctvisit.com/articles/black-history-month-activities-connecticut
ATTENTION ALL SENIORS:
There will be an OPTIONAL course running on Thursday, March 3rd at 2pm in Room 209 (Red Hall) for any seniors who want to recertify their First Aid / CPR / AED Certification before they graduate and leave Foran. This course is free and you will be certified for another 2 years. The course will be approximately 1 hour. If you are interested in enrolling, please email Mr. Raucci at jraucci@milforded.org. If you cannot attend this course, but are interested in obtaining the recertification at some point, there will be additional days that this course will be offered in April and May as well!
This past Wednesday, February 2nd, we celebrated World Read Aloud Day by having virtual author visits with Young Adult authors, Christina June and Mia Garcia. A couple of Mrs. Newall’s and Mrs. Cassell’s English classes participated in these visits and heard about each author’s experience within their career as a writer, heard excerpts from their novels and learned about where they received their inspiration from. Students asked some great questions of the authors and learned so much from their presentations!
Who doesn’t love a good snow day? Here are some images from JAF’s photo students that capture our most recent snow storm.
Images captured by: Gracie Brooks, Ava Deitelbaum, Liam Garreston, Caroline Leszko, Amelia McGonigle, Venice Montanaro, Emily Pincus, and Aleena Seyal. Enjoy :)
WANT TO TRY OUT FOR A SPRING SPORT?????
All forms are available on Powerschool. Every student-athlete must have a current sports physical on file in the Nurse's office. All other forms should be filled out on Powerschool. They include a signed permission slip, a signed concussion form, a signed Sudden Cardiac Arrest form and a signed Covid 19 Consent Form. All forms are available on Powerschool. Please use this link for directions. Powerschool Sports Instructions.....If you have any questions, please email Anthony Vitelli at avitelli@milforded.org
Golf
Anyone interested in trying out for the Golf Team this year should contact Mr. Vitelli at avitelli@milforded.org.
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
There will be an introductory meeting for both the boys and the girls outdoor track and field teams on Tuesday, February 22nd right at 2:15pm in the auditorium. This meeting will cover preseason workout times and dates, rules and expectations for the season, and answer any questions anyone has before the season begins on Saturday, March 19th. Any boys who cannot attend, please email Mr. Jambor at pjambor@milforded.org. Any girls who cannot attend, please email Mr. Raucci at jraucci@milforded.org. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Letterman Jacket Orders
Letterman jacket orders will be taken on February 8th, 11th, 14th and 15th at 2 pm in Mr. Vitelli's office. Order Forms are available outside his office. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Vitelli.
ATTENTION MEMBERS OF THE FORAN PRIDE CLUB
If you haven't done so already, please stop by Mr. Vitelli's office and pick up your Foran Pride Tee Shirt
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 Athlete of the Week
Junior Captain Riley Grunow has been named Foran High School’s “Athlete of the Week” for her outstanding performance in Gymnastics. Riley has been working really hard on a new skill on the vault called a Tsuk. Her hard work has paid off, receiving her first 9.0 on vault against Fairfield Ludlowe and Fairfield Warde. This season, Riley’s high scores are Vault 9.0, Bars 5.6, Beam 8.0, and Floor 8.0. Congratulations Riley!
Swimming & Diving
This week we had some outstanding races against Haddam-Killingworth and Lyman Hall/Coginchaug, but unfortunately came up short in both meets. Junior Gerold Guiterrez placed 1st in the 200 free with an all-time best performance of 1:53.65 and 1st in the 100 back with a time of 57.74 against HK. Junior Johann Chen came in 3rd in the 50 free with a time of 29.24 and Senior Logan Griffin placed 2nd in the 500 free with a time of 6:29.44. Our next meet is against Notre Dame where we look to continue to score our second win of the season!
Boys Basketball
Guilford 65 - Foran 36
Matteo Tonelli - connected on 3 three pointers for 9 pts, and had 2 steals and 3 assists
Charlie Diamantis had 12 pts and 6 rebounds
Girls Basketball
The Foran Lady Lions girls basketball team won their only game of the week 38-35 at Guilford. Foran was led by Freshman Faith Doyles' 19 points while Junior Sam Young hit 2 clutch Free Throws with 5 seconds left to secure the victory. With the win Foran improves to 10-5
Indoor Track
Congratulations to the following Indoor Track team members that have qualified for the SCC Championships on Friday February 4th:
Gymnastics
Drama
We are looking for stage managers for our upcoming production of Mamma Mia. Those interested should be organized with an attention to detail and available for most after school rehearsals as well as the production on April 8th and 9th. Interested students should fill out this google form. Please complete the form by Thursday, February 4th. Please see Mr. Stammen or Ms. Turner if you have any questions.
Forever Friends
Attention Forever Friends! We will be having a Valentine's Celebration on Wednesday, February 9th from 2:00-3:30 in room 365! We hope to see you there!
Essay Contests
Hamden Public Library is sponsoring the Thornton Wilder Writing Contest. High School students can enter poetry, short stories, or plays to win cash prizes from $100-$500. Go to www.hamdenlibrary.org for more information and the entry form. The deadline to submit is February 18th.
