Friday News 2/11/2022
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.
No School-Winter Recess
Friday, February 18 & Monday, February 21
Thank you to Mr. Rosengrant, Mrs. Giustino, Mrs. Dove, Ms. Bonn, Mrs. Bier!
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!
We are pleased to announce our Spring 2022 High School Virtual Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, March 30th 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 31st 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 30th and March 31st at 11:48 am.
Our spring conferences will be held virtually and parents/guardians will once again have the opportunity to select a conference time through My Conference Time. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s learning! Spring conference sign up information will be live on our school website from February 28 at 9:00 a.m. through March 25 at 12:00 pm . Quick tip: Look for emails from “noreply@myconferencetime.com” when searching email for conference confirmation communications.
PSAT/SAT in School Testing Day
Wednesday March, 23, 2022
This week Sophomore & Juniors were returned the test booklets they used in the Fall. Students can use this booklet as a study guide for the upcoming PSAT/SAT testing.
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!
Reminder to all Students!
Monday 2/14 is the American Heart Association fundraiser!
Students can bring in a donation or make an online donation at:
https://www.heart.org/en/get-involved/ways-to-give?form=FUNQCSERKQD&fundraiser=NLKMDMPZ
Remember to wear PINK OR RED on 2/14!
LION PRIDE!
Congratulations Venice Montanaro, on February 5th Venice competed against a handful of other Connecticut students for the Oratorical Essay Contest. Venice spoke a 10 minute speech with a separate assigned topic speech.Venice received second place, and received a certificate and a $200 scholarship. She will now be the runner up for the next level of the awards. Good luck Venice!
Valentines Across the Country!
There was a wonderful initiative started to connect special education programs throughout the United States and Mrs. Kaminski was thrilled to add her class to the list!
So, the program at Foran teamed up with the program at Law to participate!
So far, the Foran program has received valentines from Georgia, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, and North Carolina.
We’ve worked very hard on our valentines and are excited to mail them!
9th grade World History students presented their "Create Your Own Country" projects this week as part of their study of Nationalism and lead up to World War I. Students had to develop history, economy, laws/rights, military/defense characteristics for their countries and create a map as well. During presentations, the other "countries" evaluated the benefits and drawbacks of possible alliances with each country.
Excellent presidential campaign presentations today in AP Gov! Candidates worked with their team, gave speeches, designed tv ads, set a campaign budget, planned a fundraiser, issue brochures & designed slogans. Congrats to Elle Philpott on being elected President!
Here are the top stories from the Mane Street Mirror website this week:
Celebrating National Pizza Day in Milford - Jason Cruz and Makenzie Wisniewski
A Look Back at First Semester - Dean Ross
The Return of Mrs. Lockhart - Anthony Giordano and Luca Ubaldi
Super Bowl LVI: The Tradition Continues - Kyle Zarnoch
Make sure to follow the Mane Street Mirror Twitter, Instagram, and check our website for daily content. Our staff and editors are working hard to bring you quality stories from our Foran community. We can't do it without you!
Check out this month’s Foran Learning Commons Lowdown! We are celebrating Black History Month schoolwide, and in this edition, see what books are being highlighted from our Library collection. Sample furniture for our Library renovation has arrived, and we are really excited. Come by to check these pieces out before they’re shipped back. This week, students have engaged in Mindful Moments. In this edition of the Lowdown discover additional sources that you can seek out to alleviate stress. Finally, come by the Library to try out some of our Makerspace materials that are all listed in this edition of the Lowdown!
The students in Ms Plude’s Art for Seniors class had to choose an animal to draw from observation and used watercolor techniques they learned in class. The placement of the focal point was important in this project, so they had to be sure to use the Rule of Thirds to position the area of emphasis. Placing the focal point in the Rule of thirds made it more natural for their subject to extend out of the borders. The objects found in the environment where their animal lives had to be rendered with texture in pen & ink when it extended beyond the borders of the background rectangle.Sklar Rowe, Caitlan Cook, Cassidy Warakomski
Congrats to Bella Mema, Leighla-Marie Dantes, and Oliva Salai on a beautiful Southern Region Honor Choir concert this weekend!
Mrs. Ganun & Mr. Hair’s PE classes have been competing in a badminton round-robin tournament. They are focusing on their serves, "smashing," and teamwork. It is a close race in all classes!
This week in Mrs GaNun’s T.E.A.M.S classes they have been put into teams and today they created their team name, mission statements, norms & t-shirt design.
Culinary ll is enjoying our scrumptious breakfast unit. In the past two weeks, we've prepared breakfast corn muffins, lemon scones...a class favorite, breakfast burritos, whole grain pancakes, and a frittata. I'm so proud of my students. Semester ll is off to a great start.
Intro to Early Childhood Education had a virtual meeting with children’s book author Melissa Stoller arranged by Jackie Deloma in honor of World Read Aloud Day. Students had an opportunity to engage in discussion on diversity, inclusion, and the writing and publication process.
Interior Design students evaluated seating options for the Learning and Teaching Commons.
Robotics Club
Building a robot as part of the Robotics Club! Getting ready for competition. Challenging and a lot of fun!
Unified Sports
One Milford Unified Sports team went bowling this week! Fun was had by
all at Woodlawn Duckpin Bowling Alley!!!
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
Senior Captain, Charlie Diamantis has been named Foran High School’s “Athlete of the Week” for his outstanding performance in Basketball. Trailing Guilford High School by 20 points at half time, Charlie had 11 points in the second half and scored the go ahead basket in the final seconds of the game to secure the 40-38 victory .Charlie finished the game with 16 points and 6 rebounds.Congratulations Charlie!
Indoor Track
Basit Iddriss wins the 600M at the SCC Indoor Track Championships
Congratulations to the senior members of the Indoor Track Team!
Congratulations to Ava Steigbigel on tying the school record in pole vault!
All Conference in Gymnastics
LION PRIDE!
Congratulations Riley Grunow and Ginger Schmidt!
Girls Hockey
Congratulations to Katharine Harrison and Celidgh Pikul - Foran’s seniors on the girls hockey coop team. Great job!
Wrestling
Congratulations to the Senior Wrestlers Anthony Giordano, Oliver Ardrey, Jason Cruz, Barry Held, Nick Cefaloni, Kyle Pokornowski, Owen McCabe, James Taylor, Jacob Madarang, Eliot Poffenberger
A very special night as @ForanWrestling honors our teachers. Each wrestler chose a teacher who has a positive impact on their life. Quite an honor for our teachers! Foran teachers are amazing!
Boys Hockey
Seniors, Jason Barile & Joey Honcz with goals for a 4-2 win over Amity
Senior Night Wednesday, February 16th!
Girls Basketball
The Foran Girls Basketball team had a tough week losing to both SCC
powers Hand and Sacred Heart Academy this week. Friday night the Lady
Lions host Lauralton Hall on Senior Night. Please come out and
support our 6 amazing senior athletes.
Boys Basketball
Foran 40 - Guilford 38
Charlie Diamantis had 16 pts, 6 rebounds, and a game winning basket
Brayden Young had 12 pts, 2 steals, 3 assists
Matteo Tonelli had 5 pts
Boys Swimming
Milford Boys Swimming and Diving fell to Notre Dame/West Haven this week. We had stand out performances from both upperclassmen and underclassmen which contributed to an exciting meet. Junior Johann Chen swam the 100 breastroke for the first time this season and placed first with a time of 1:23.33. Sophomore Jacob Collette placed 1st in the 50 free with a time of 24.28 in a close race and 1st in the 100 free with a time of 53.97. Junior Gerold Guiterrez placed 1st in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.81 and 1st in the 100 back with a time of 59.99. We finished the meet strong with a win in the 400 free relay (Mason Turner, Logan McCorkle, Jacob Collette, Gerold Gutierrez). Next week, the team travels to Shelton to take on the Gaels!
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
Join the Foran Booster Club!
"As winter sports wrap up their regular season, with postseason competitions nearing, and the Spring sports season being just around the corner, the Foran Booster Club is still accepting memberships for this school year. New members are always welcome as we continue to support our student athletes and teams! Thank you in advance for your time and consideration."
Click Here to Join the Foran Booster Club
Golf
Anyone interested in trying out for the Golf Team this year should contact Mr. Vitelli at avitelli@milforded.org.
Softball
Do you have past experience playing softball? Do you know the game well? OR Do you have little to no experience but are an athlete with a positive attitude, willingness to learn, are mentally tough, and like to compete? We can develop your skills! We are looking for student athletes to join the softball team and have FUN! Email Coach Johnson at jjohnson@milforded.org if you are interested!
We will have a meeting from 2:15-3:15pm on March 10th for all students who will be playing softball. Please meet outside the gym.
Attention Girls Lacrosse:
If any girls are interested in trying out for the Girls Lacrosse Team, please send an email to Coach Drew (tdrew@milforded.org) or Coach Springsteen (aspringsteen@milforded.org) to sign up and receive important information regarding pre-season workouts and forms that need to be completed. Conditioning will be about 2-3 times a week in the weight room.
Girls Tennis
Attention anyone interested in trying out for the girls tennis team, there will be a brief meeting on Tuesday, February 22nd at 2:00pm in room 365 (by the cafeteria). Contact Coach Kaminski if you have any questions or are unable to attend.
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.
Sophomore Class Fundraiser
Hello Families of the Class of 2024!
Our Cookie Dough Fundraiser is ready so let's raise some money! This fundraiser will run from Monday, February 14th to Tuesday, March 1st through our online webstore. Please send the link to all your family and friends to buy some cookie dough!
Directions:
1. Use this link to visit our online store: https://abc.launchfundraising.com/order/fr99f3
2. At check out, under "What member are you supporting" make sure you (or family/friends) enter the STUDENT'S NAME. This will help to organize the cookies when delivered and ensure the order is going home with the correct person.
All orders will be sent to Foran High School. Orders will need to be picked up after school by a parent/guardian of the student. A time and date will be determined later.
If you have any questions please contact Emily DiCapua at edicapua@milforded.org
A flyer is also attached that can be distributed..
Cookie Dough Fundraiser Information
Junior Class Fundraiser
Drama Club
The drama club will be painting sets this Saturday, February 12th at 11:00 a.m. If you are interested in helping, please contact Ms. Turner or Mr. Stammen to sign up.
Forever Friends Club
It’s Valentine’s Day party time for our Forever Friends Club! So much fun and a lot of happy people! Good times for all.
Debate Club
Attention Foran: Join us in Rm 207 for some amazing debate! Hope to see you there! New members are always welcome!
The Giving Table Club
This week, The Giving Table prepared a broccoli, chicken and rice casserole, with a salad composed of red cabbage, arugula, cucumbers, carrot ribbons, blueberries, sliced almonds, and blue cheese. We delivered a big hug of food to the Milford Firehouse Headquarters, to show our appreciation for their service and keeping us safe.
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.
