Friday News 4/8
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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, April 13th Lunch will be Served
No School Friday, April 15th Good Friday
No School April 18th-22nd Spring Recess
Connecticut Association of Schools 2022 Arts Banquet
Congratulations Delaney Mayville & Bianca Torres
Congratulations to Delaney Mayville and Bianca Torres, the 2022 CAS Visual & Performing Arts Award recipients. This award is to honor two outstanding high school students who excel in the visual and performing arts. Bianca received her award for outstanding visual arts and Delaney received her award for outstanding performing arts. Congratulations!
Congratulations 2022 SCC Featured Artists
Brygid Sawitsky, Aleena Seyal, and Cadence Wise have artwork selected to represent JA Foran High School in the 2022 Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Annual Art Show. This juried show features artists from the 23 SCC districts and includes art created in all genres. Aleena, Brygid and Cadence will have their work on display in the gallery of The Creative Arts Workshop (CAW) at 80 Audubon Street in New Haven. Additionally, a virtual exhibit of the SCC Art Show will be featured on CAW’s website at creativeartsworkshop.org
All State Music Festival
Three students from Foran participated in the Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA) All State Festival over the weekend - Sophomore Olivia Salai, alto, Junior Noah Held, bass clarinet, and Sophomore Ryan Purviance, bass. Congratulations to all of them!
Connecticut Future Business Leaders of America Competition
Congratulations to
Daniella Rivera placed 1st in Public Speaking.
Elizabeth Tran, Visaily Martinez Cruz, Gabriella Gallardo placed 1st in Business Plan.
Maguire Casey and Brian Wilcox placed 3rd in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing category.
Come Out This Weekend and see
MAMMA MIA!
Attention Senior Parents!!
The time has come to begin saying goodbye to all of our incredible seniors in the Senior Edition of the Mane Street Mirror, and we need your help to do so. Please send a short farewell that is no more than 50-75 words to twittermsm@gmail.com by MONDAY, April 25th. Participation is entirely optional and we will try to include as many responses as possible. Thanks so much!
Junior Semi-Formal Tickets on Sale Now!
We are happy to have our junior semi-formal dance on April 29, 2022. The dance starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. Students will be allowed into the dance until 7 p.m. and can leave no earlier than 9:00 p.m.
A parent/guardian will be notified if a student leaves earlier than 9 p.m.
Use the link below to order your tickets now!
Semi-Formal Dance Ticket Order Form
Ticket sales will be from April 1st - 13th. The cost is $65 per person.
Guests from outside of Foran High School will need permission from his/her school to attend.
Permission slips for guests are located within the online link and printed copies will be available in TLC, Room 341 Blue Hall or Room 306 Green Hall.
Students must be on time to school the day of the dance.
Early dismissal will be allowed at 10:30 a.m. with parent permission.
If parents would like to dismiss their student at 10:30 please fill out the goole form below.
Please contact Melissa Cacioppo mcacioppo@milforded.org or Tammi Spose tspose@milforded.org with any questions.
8th Grade Open House for Athletics
On Monday, May 9 th at 6:00 p.m., the Foran High School Athletic Department will be sponsoring an informational meeting for all incoming freshmen and their parents. The meeting will take place in the Edna Fraser Gymnasium at Foran High School......Athletic Procedures, Try-out dates and other important information will be discussed. If you have any questions, please contact avitelli@milforded.org.
College & Career
Attention juniors: Ms. Dion will be offering two common application essay workshops in the literacy center. They will be held during common time on May 3rd and May 11th. Please email Mrs. Wunder if you have any questions and sign up.
Attention juniors and seniors: the ASVAB will be administered on Thursday, April 28th in room 709. All interested students please see Mrs. Wunder in school counseling to register and pick up a permission slip.
Advisory Activity Today!
Students in Mr. Phelan's World History Class began learning about the strategies and types of warfare used during WWI this week. Pictured below are students behind their desks pretending to be in the trenches. Students were taught of the different technological developments that came along with the Great War including the machine gun, various types of artillery, tanks, weaponized airplanes, and much more!
This week in Mr. Williams AP Psychology Classes, students learned of social facilitation as part of our final unit on Social Psychology as classmates attempted to play Operation in a pressure packed situation/competition.
Students in US History began to study the Cold War this week. First, students explored a timeline of Cold War events to determine who they thought "started" the conflict. Then, they read opposing viewpoints on the matter using primary sources from Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, Nikolai Novikov and Henry Wallace. Most students decided in the end, both the US and the USSR bore some level of culpability for starting and escalating the Cold War.
Students in Mrs. O'Keefe's and Ms. DePalma's classes engaged in a student-led conversation after they finished reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Students were responsible for creating their own discussion questions and being involved in the conversation, and these sophomores did an outstanding job.
Here are the top stories from the Mane Street Mirror this week:
Teeing Off April 7: The Masters - Kyle Zarnoch
How Milford is Handling the Ukraine Crisis - Cian Carroll
Sunsets Around Connecticut - Fiona Ciambriello
Bridges of Milford - Colleen Ardolino
Long-term Shelter Resident - Kylee Payne
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!
Students visited Porter & Chester Institute & Housatonic Community College
While visiting Porter & Chester they ran into 3 former Foran graduates!
Poetry Month
Mrs. Deloma is hosting a Poetry Month activity in the Media Center on Monday, April 11th and Wednesday, April 13th from 1:00-1:30pm. Students who have a study hall at that time can come to the Media Center and listen to Youth Poet Laureates read their poems, talk about their writing process, and answer your questions on a live meet. See Mrs. Deloma or ask your English teacher if you have any questions.
AP Research presentation practice run throughs took place this week as students ready themselves and finalize elements of their Presentation and Oral Defense for next week’s presentation schedule. This moment marks a pivotal period in our course in which the arduous and analytical work performed by our students is highlighted and recognized! Best of luck to our Research students!!
Student’s in Mrs. Cacioppo’s Marketing class used the 4 P’s of marketing to create a new type of cereal. Students designed their product and created a presentation explaining their product, place, price and promotion. These are just a few of the designs.
Accounting students practiced check writing, journalizing, and endorsements in
Accounting.
Creativity and fun while learning about the skeletal system in science!
This past week Mr. Wajda’s Chemistry class modeled polarity and intermolecular forces by explaining the interactions between alka-seltzer, water, and oil. Since soap interacts with both soap and water we added soap and modeled the interactions of soap mixing the oil and water after.
Students in AP Environmental Science examined how the presence of an invasive species impacted species ability to access food.
Physics of the Universe students collaborated in groups to make models that explain the physics of how an airplane flies.
Students in Mr. Peters' Algebra II class investigated how handicaps in video games look to balance scores over time and make party games more enjoyable for all players.
Mr. Czajkowsi's Painting Class is creating images of animals in a stained glass-like composition. Enjoy the paintings created by Allison Stefan, Daniel Ruano, Skylar Chamberlain, Sophia Martin, and Nicole Simon.
We are kicking off Q4 with badminton in PE-1 as well as Competitive PE.
In advisory, we worked on teamwork by trying to build a tower using spaghetti and marshmallows.
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 Mia Williams has been named Foran High School’s “Athlete of the Week” for her outstanding performance in Lacrosse. In victories over Rockville and Shelton, Mia had 13 goals and 5 assists. Congratulations Mia!
Senior Captain Morgan Viesselman has been named Foran High School’s “Athlete of the Week” for her outstanding performance in Softball. In the season opener, Morgan pitched a complete game and had 10 strikeouts. Morgan also hit a home run, went 4 for 5 and drove in 5 runs. Congratulations Morgan!
Boys Lacrosse
Boys Lacrosse team opened their season with a 16 - 7 win over Lyman Hall. Andrew Kupson and Jack Cushman combined for nine goals for Foran in an SCC win. Box score is below.
Foran (1-0-0)
3 4 5 4 - 16
Lyman Hall (1-1-0)
0 3 2 2 - 7
Shots: Foran 41, Lyman Hall 25
Foran (1-0-0)
Goals: Eli Gomes 3, Andrew Kupson 4, Jack Cushman 5, Chris Adkins 2, Matt Miller, Craig Mager. Assists: Eli Gomes 2, Jack Cushman, Joey Honcz, Chris Adkins 4, Liam Young, Max Howland. Saves: Simon Collette 8, Charlie Sampson 2.
Lyman Hall (1-1-0)
Goals: Jack Roberts 5, Daniel Pettit, TJ Reddington. Assists: Jack Roberts, Aydan Durant. Saves: Eli Dineen 10.
Boys Track
The Boys Track Team captured 2 wins in their first track meet of the season which was held on April 6th at Cheshire High School. They defeated Cheshire by a score of 79-69, and also beat Guilford High School 87-61. The following athletes took 1st place in their respective events:
David Grant Eckhart.....4x100 relay, High Jump
Grey Kerrison.....4x100 relay
Jonathan Lahav.......4x100 relay
A.J. Edmond......4x100 relay
Nate Huebner.....110 High Hurdles, 300 Intermediate Hurdles, 4x400 relay
Xavier Douglas....Long Jump, Triple Jump
Max Newton......Pole Vault, 4x400 relay
Joe Defreitas......4x400 relay
Basit Iddriss.........4x400 relay
Girls Track
This week the girls track and field team went up against Cheshire and Guilford High School. Although they lost as a team to both Cheshire and Guilford, some great performances were done by Emma Fiorillo (1st place in Discus with a distance of 72'2), Ava Steigbigel (1st place in Pole Vault with a height of 9'0), Arezoo Ghazagh (2nd Place in 400 meter with a time of 1:08), Kelly Aspras (2nd Place in Shot with a distance of 28'7), and Amanda Graziani (3rd Place in 100 meter Hurdles with a time of 21.2 seconds).
Softball
The softball team opened our season on Monday at Lyman Hall in Wallingford. It was a great game with every player contributing to the win. The final score was 9-2. Morgan Vesselman led the Lions with 7 innings pitched with 10 strikeouts. She also had a stellar day at the plate, going 4-5 with a home run and 5 RBIs. Kaitlyn Beaupre was 2-2 with 1 RBI and a double. Mary Rodrigues was 3-5 with a double.
The Lions open at home on Friday at 3:45 vs. Sheehan.
Foran Softball is teaming up with Law Softball to fundraise for the Danni Kemp Cancer Support Fund! We will be selling t-shirts and having a fundraiser game on May 16th when we play on the Danielle Kemp Memorial Field! Help us help the cause!
MILFORD PLAYS LIKE DANNI!
Natural Helper Applications
Freshmen, Sophomore & Juniors
Natural Helpers are looking for 15 motivated students to be part of Natural Helpers next year. If you would like to apply, please click on the link below.
Both forms MUST be filled out to be considered by April 22, 2022.
After your application is submitted, Mr. Raucci and Mrs. Farrell will be in touch to schedule your interview.
UNIFIED PROM FUNDRAISER!
March 28th- April 10th
CappuGino’s will donate a portion of their profits to Unified Prom!
The Giving Table
The Giving Table prepared a lazy stuffed cabbage casserole and cheddar and scallion biscuits for the Youth Continuum in New Haven. The Youth Continuum is a non profit agency addressing youth homelessness in New Haven, and providing emergency, residential, and community services. Another great giving event provided by our beautiful, kind hearted students.
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.
Foran High Prayer Team
If anyone is interested in joining the Foran High Prayer Team and supporting our school and community by helping us handle our many prayer requests, please contact Mr. Czajkowski (Chi) by email or stop by room 118.
The Post Prom Committee would like to express their gratitude to the businesses that have supported the Senior Post Prom 2022. We are well on our way to a memorable evening! We THANK YOU for your generosity!
Platinum Plus Level:
Porch & Patio
Platinum Level:
Napoli Motors, Inc.
Gold Level:
L.G.B., INC.
Prolete Physical Therapy
Rainmaker Irrigation LLC
Rick’s Plumbing Service, Inc.
Acura of Milford
Diagnostic Imaging of Milford, PC
Silver Level:
Milford Professional Firefighters L-944
American Legion East Shore Post 196
Dr. Philip Caporusso DMD
Foran High School Booster Club
Empire Fisheries, LLC
Dr. Walter Russo
Calf Pen Meadow PTA
Trefz Corporation
Founder’s House Pub
Bonfire Grill
Bridge House Restaurant
Bronze
Hacienda Storage, LLC
School Counseling
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