Friday News 3/18/2022
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.
EARLY DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23RD 11:45
PSAT/SAT in School Testing Day
Wednesday March, 23, 2022
All Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
7:20 - 11:45
Students taking the exam with standard timing will be dismissed after the test, approximately 11:45am
No Sign up is necessary
All testing is done in-person at Foran
Please bring your own pencils & calculator
Students in Grades 9 and 11 should bring your fully charged chromebook. You will be taking a digital test.
Study Guides
Study guide link for the digital SAT for juniors
https://digitaltesting.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-student-guide-digital-testing.pdf
Study guide link for PSAT10 for sophomores
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/official-student-guide-psat-10.pdf
Study guide link for the digital PSAT8/9 for freshmen
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/psat-8-9-student-guide.pdf
Seniors Virtual from Home Wednesday, March 23rd!
Seniors will participate in Senior University, virtually from home on
Wednesday, March 23rd.
Mr. Zywocinski will send an email to all seniors on Tuesday 3/22 in the afternoon. This email will contain the link needed to participate in Senior University.
Senior Class Fundraiser
The Class of 2022 is holding a fundraiser at Mama Teresa's on Wednesday, 3/30 and Thursday 3/31! Make sure to mention that you are there to support the Foran Class of 2022 and 10% of the proceeds will go to Foran's Senior class. Mama Teresa's is located on 851 Boston Post Road in Milford.
We are pleased to announce our Spring 2022 High School Virtual Conference Schedule:
Spring conference sign up information is live now on our school website
Link live through Friday, March 25 at 12:00 pm .
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!
Quick tip: Look for emails from “noreply@myconferencetime.com” when searching email for conference confirmation communications.
Tickets on Sale Now!
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Foran students had the tremendous opportunity to meet virtually today with MaryBeth Tinker to discuss her landmark US Supreme Court case Tinker vs Des Moines. Such an amazing and fascinating speaker!
Dissections are back!!
Students were super excited to explore how mammalian anatomy mirrors our own. This week students dissected the leg of a mink to explore how the bones articulate to create movement.
This week Mr. Wajda's Physics of the Universe students used simulations to track satellites and develop their own planet's orbits.
National PI Day in the Math Department!
March 14th is National Pi Day! Pi is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is just about 3.14. March 14th has become a day to emphasize math and science in some fun ways.
The E-Commerce and Entrepreneurship students are working to develop an online school store for Foran HS. As they build the business, they will be seeking feedback from stakeholders via surveys and other market research methods to make data based decisions.
We would greatly appreciate your participation in this survey!
This week, Spanish 4 students read excerpts and acted out El poema de mío Cid, also known as El Cid. The epic poem is a classic work in Spanish literature. El Cid is known as the national hero of Spain.
Students in Mrs. Navroth's Spanish 3 and 4 wrote Haikus using the verbs ser and estar.
Students Created Landscapes to Represent the Illusion of Depth and Space Using the Effects of Atmospheric Perspective
There are two types of perspective - atmospheric (also called aerial) and linear. Linear perspective refers to the relative size of objects and how an object appears smaller as it recedes into the distance. Atmospheric perspective refers to how the atmosphere affects how we see objects as they recede into the distance. Atmospheric perspective indicates that as an object recedes into the distance relative to the viewer, we see that object with reduced clarity, value and color saturation. These scenes were created by Digital Media & Design students; Gracie Brooks, Sarah Kupson, David Maslar, and Nathan Rodriguez.
Mr. Czajkowski's Painting Class has been working on creating a painting based on the posterization method, where the students try to break the picture down into three colors or tones. The artwork shown here was created by Amy Lahav, Emma Jani, Sinise Sanchez, Angela Graziani, and Gianna Weaver. Enjoy!
Students in Ms.Plude’s Sculpture & 3D Design class have just finished creating experimental environmental Sculptures. They used heat, pigments and repurposed plastic bottles to create a contemporary design influenced by the art of Dale Chihuly.
Here is an example created by Sidney Jean-Baptiste
Students in Mrs. Plude’s Art for Seniors class have been working on creating Tiki God sculptures inspired by the Polynesion Culture. Each Tiki created had to encorperate at least one design element found in one of the four Tiki Gods: Ku, Lono, Kane and Kanaloa.
Here is an example created by Jileiny Gonzalez
Health classes over the last few weeks have had debates on the new approved sites in New York for overdose prevention and the pros and cons of having them. In addition, we are currently doing hands-on simulations for everything on First Aid / CPR / AED to obtain their certifications for sophomore students.
This week Mrs. Ganun’s TEAMS students learned that working together to take the individual animal puzzle pieces and putting them together will create one large lion.
Mr. Dillon’s Engineering students are constructing paper towers as part of their civil engineering unit.
National Honor Society members hosted the Shamrock Shuffle event where they sold POTS OF GOLD filled with fun treats to raise money for the Malala Fund in honor of Women’s History this month! They spread some luck and good cheer on St. Patrick’s Day delivering the POTS OF GOLD to staff and students!
Congratulations to Jason, Marissa, and Ariel; winners of the Shamrock Search. They found over 100 total shamrocks. Great job!!!
The Culinary ll class has been creating scrumptious recipes using various sauce techniques. They made a veloute sauce (similar to a poultry gravy), and prepared the chicken the way wanted to. I call it an improvisational cooking lab. They don't have a recipe for the chicken, and they need to reflect and use the cooking techniques they've learned so far. They also prepared a red sauce with peppers, onion and sausage, served over pasta. We ended the week with a difficult sauce to execute properly...a Hollandaise sauce served over eggs Benedict. I'm so proud of my students, as this sauce can easily break...separate. They did a great job. Bravo!
Interior Design students are working on a culminating project addressing specific needs of a family and their lifestyle in their existing space. Students created a pitch for the family using floor plans and a specific budget.
The Foran Band celebrated #miosm with a workshop with Keith Johnston from Sacred Heart and their first performance indoors in over two years! What an amazing night!
Foran and Law students singing together as one.
Music In Our Schools Month
Basit Iddriss had a busy (and amazing) weekend. On Friday March 11th, he ran at the New Balance Nationals Indoor track meet which was held at The Armory in New York City. Competing in the 400 meter dash, Basit placed 29th out of 43 runners with a time of 52.24 seconds. Then, returning to the New York area on Sunday, he competed in the Nike Indoor Nationals at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island. This time he ran an outstanding time of 51.93 which was good enough for 22nd place (out of 41 runners) in the 400 meter dash.
Honoring our All-State (State Champion) wrestlers! Antonio Madero and Kelly Aspras!
Forever Friends
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and searching for the pot of gold with the Forever Friends Club! Such a good time!
The Giving Table
The Giving Table prepared lemon scones, blueberry muffins, and cranberry orange bread for The Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport. This organization helps people impacted by domestic violence, sexual abuse, and child abuse. They assist in restoring and rebuilding their lives, and keeping them safe. Baked goods are always a nice comfort food, and these families need some comfort. A big shout out of gratitude for our wonderful students.
Student Government
Attention incoming sophomore, junior, and senior classes if you would like to run for student government, please stop by Room 204 in red hall to see Ms. Hoffer for a packet. Deadline is April 1st.
There will be a student government meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd during common time for the Pep Rally for spring in Room 306 ( green hall). All current student government students must attend!
Teen Creative Writing Group
Milford Public Library is offering a Teen Creative Writing Group on Tuesday April 12th and April 26th from 3:00-4:30pm with Milford's Poet Laureate. Sign up on the Young Adult page of the Milford Public Library's website at milfordlibrary.org.
Great turnout for voter registration! Your voice and vote matters! Thank you Milford Registrar of Voters! If you missed it you can still register online. Click on the link below for information!
