Friday News 5/13/2022
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, May 18 Lunch Served
FORAN- END OF YEAR SCHEDULE
The last day of school for high school students will be
Monday, June 20, 2022. This is a half day of school.
The last full day of school will be Monday, June 13th, 2022 for high school students only. The cafeteria will operate on a regular schedule through Monday, June 13th, 2022.
All students enrolled in a course must take its examination, with the following exceptions:
A student who takes an AP exam is excused from a final exam in that course unless a final exam is required, such as in a UCONN/ECE course for UCONN credit.
Graduating seniors with a second semester average of B+ or above and no cuts in that course are exempt from taking the final exam in June.
Unified Prom
There were so many smiles and happy students...it was a great time for all!
Many thanks to Rick Raucci and Jeff Raucci, our Unified Advisors, for organizing this very special event.
Mayor’s Youth Awards
Congratulations to all of the award recipients!
We are so proud of you and your work to improve Milford!
Congratulations: Individual Awards: Arezoo Ghazagh,Cody Mainville, Azam Hostetler, Ava Lam
Group Awards:Interact Club Officers, The Giving Table Club, Foran High School Peer Mentors
Congratulations, Class of 2022 Seniors from School Counseling!!
All seniors must complete a School Counseling Graduation Survey in Naviance which indicates post-graduate plans, including where you will be attending school after graduation (if applicable), military, employment, gap year, etc. All students are asked to complete this survey. Please click on the attachment for the instructions. The survey should take about 2 minutes to complete.
If you are attending a trade school or four year college or university after graduation, a final transcript indicating the graduation date will automatically be sent to the school you chose in your survey.
If you are attending a community college in Connecticut, a transcript will be sent to the student's milforded email address in late June/early July so they can upload it to their student account.
If you do not complete the survey, we will not know where to send your transcript once you graduate.
Final transcripts will be sent to colleges/post grad institutions in late June/early July. If your information changes between now and then, please contact Mrs. Skuches in School Counseling at kskuches@milforded.org
If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Skuches at kskuches@milforded.org
Thank you, and congratulations again!
Reminder to all Senior Parents
DUES FOR GRADUATION EXPENSES:
Graduation is set for Friday, June 17th at 5:15pm. As in past years, students will be required to pay $40 to cover the costs of graduation expenses, which includes cap, gown, and diploma cover.
Please pay online at https://form.jotform.com/220765389144058. If you would prefer, you may pay by check made payable to Foran High School, or pay with cash. Checks or cash can be dropped off to a secretary in the main office.
If you have any questions please contact Senior Class Advisors, Shauna Newall snewall@milforded.org or Melissa Cacioppo mcacioppo@milforded.org
Thank you for your support! We are looking forward to celebrating our seniors!
Yearbook Orders
There are currently less than 80 yearbooks left for purchase for the 2021-2022 school year! Make sure to go to jostens.com and order yours today!
Please Click Here for link to Order Yard Sign
Students in Mrs. Kaminski’s class followed directions to assemble birdhouses to hang in our garden! We’re looking forward to updating the outdoor space over the next few weeks!
AP Art & Design Students Finished Their Portfolios
After a year of hard work, last Friday AP Art & Design students finished the final preparation of their portfolio submission for the College Board. Each student prepared an extensive portfolio of 15 pieces grounded in a sustained investigation of an individual inquiry, 5 pieces that demonstrate exceptional quality, and their written commentary. Their works are off to Salt Lake City, Utah where they will be evaluated alongside their digital submission of their portfolios. While the digital submission can be stressful, the physical submission can be emotional since these artists are packing up their best works to be shipped halfway across the country. Congratulations to all the AP artists, be proud of your accomplishments!
Sometimes, an image is more beautiful if some parts of it are softly out-of-focus. An image can have a huge impact if the focus is “shallow”. A shallow focus means the background is blurred while only the subject stays in focus. Your depth of field will be shallow when using a wide aperture. This means setting your f-stop to a small number. Here are images specifically created with a shallow depth of field created by digital photography students Katelyn Ciesluk, Ashley Hoydilla, Caroline Leszko, and Lila Rothbard,
Here are some works of art from Tuana Gonul that were submitted to the College Board for the AP 3D Studio Art portfolio exam from Ms. Plude’s class. The clothing collection she created investigates the embodiment of what it is like for an immigrant coming to America to hopefully experience the idyllic “ American Dream”
ECE101 visited Westbrook Nature School in Redding CT. This nature based preschool program is outdoors year round “deepening their relationship with nature and guiding the child toward resilience, balance, and social growth”.
AP chemistry made silver (yes real silver) Coke bottle by running a reduction-oxidation reaction
Junior Ginger Schmidt covered the controversial Roe v. Wade draft leak, analyzing what our country knows and what to expect in the coming weeks. Seniors Brian Massey and Dean Ross focused on local change following the start of senior internships.
Privacy: A Precedent of the Past
The Start of Something New: Senior Internships
In sports, juniors Julia Deicicchi and Colleen Ardolino covered progress throughout the boys and girls lacrosse teams, accompanied by a familiar and catchy headline. Senior Katherine Harrison focused on the girls tennis team, providing an update on their season as it reaches a conclusion.
Hopped on the Field to Play LAX
Striving for Greatness: Girls' Tennis Works Towards Goals
Be sure to keep an eye out in the upcoming weeks; new content will be posted to manestreetmirror.com Monday - Friday until the end of this school year.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments, suggestions etc.
Finally, per Mrs. Farrell's request, I will also end my updates with a joke of some sort, starting with the following:
What do you call two monkeys who share an amazon account?
Wishing everyone a great rest of the week,
Annabel Wardman
What do you call two monkeys who share an amazon account?
Prime-mates
Great way to end mentoring- thanks Orchard Hills for having us!
More mentoring fun! Thanks to our friends at Calf Pen!
Amazing meeting our mentees for the first time in person this year at Live Oaks!
Students in Mrs. Cassell's English 2 classes engaged in a "philosophical chairs" activity to discuss thematic concepts related to The Great Gatsby.
In Mr. Hair’s PE-1 class we started floor hockey. In competitive PE, we started softball and floor hockey.
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, Andrew Kupson has been named Foran High School’s “Athlete of the Week” for his outstanding performance in Lacrosse. Andrew had 4 goals in a win over Jonathan Law and 3 goals and an assist in a win over Bethel. Congratulations Andrew!
Congratulations Seniors!
Girls Lacrosse
Boys Lacrosse
Lacrosse improved to 10 - 2 with wins over Law and Berlin and a loss to Bethel.
Foran 16, Jonathan Law 7 Shots: Jonathan Law 20, Foran 53
Goals: Eli Gomes 2, Andrew Kupson 4, Jack Cushman 3, Chris Adkins 3, Matt Miller, Liam Young, Max Howland, Drew Hanelt. Assists: Eli Gomes 2, Jack Cushman, Joey Honcz 2, Chris Adkins 2, Max Howland. Saves: Simon Collette 6.
Foran 13, Berlin 3 Shots: Berlin 16, Foran 55
Foran (10-2-0)
Goals: Eli Gomes 3, Andrew Kupson 3, Joey Honcz, Chris Adkins 4, Max Howland, Riley Young. Assists: Andrew Kupson, Jack Cushman 3, Joey Honcz, Luca Ubaldi, Liam Young, Jim Cobain, Joey Gagliardi. Saves: Simon Collette 5, Charlie Sampson 2.
Track & Field
Girls Track
Adrianna Gonzalez placed second in the 800 meter run against Branford this week with a PR time of 2:40. Amanda Graziani placed first in both the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 18.9 and the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 56.2. Kelly Aspras placed first in both the shot put with a distance of 28 feet 9 inches and the discus with a PR distance of 82 feet 3 inches. Ava Steigbigel placed first in both the javelin with a distance of 73 feet 9 inches and the pole vault with a height of 8 feet 6 inches. Devon Hines placed second in the long jump with a PR distance of 13 feet 9 inches.
Boys Track
Final Scores of track meet on Tuesday May 3rd at Hillhouse:
Law 92
Foran 49
Hillhouse 94
Foran 46
Shelton 94
Foran 46
Foran's record is now 6-4
Event winners for Foran:
Basit Iddriss 400 meters, 4x400
Damon Downs 800 Meters, 1600, 3200
Nate Huebner High Hurdles, 300 Hurdles, 4x400
Jonathan Lahav 4x400
Joe Defreitas 4x400
Ian Eisenman Discus
David Grant-Eckhart Long Jump
Daniel Enrico Triple Jump
Congratulations to the boys 4x400 Outdoor track team who beat the school record with a time of 3:33.8!
Team:
John Lahav
Joe Defreitas
Nate Huebner
Basit Iddriss
Girls Tennis
5/9/2022
FORAN 4 , EAST HAVEN 3
(at East Haven)
Singles: Sara Money (F) def Diana Vazawez 6-3, 6-2; Veda Lakkamraju (F) def Alyson Albenino 6-1, 6-0; Aggie Dalton (F) def Sydney Heard 6-3, 6-2; Liv Connelly (F) def Abby Brooks 6-0, 6-3.
Doubles: Camryn Liendroth/ Izabella Olszewski (EH) def Bridget Kiernan/ Sienna Mannino 6-0, 6-2; Karlee Lynn/ Melanie Korenovsky (EH) def Teagan Glass/ Apneet Bhangoo 6-2, 7-6 (8-6); Diya Patel/ Christina Vera (EH) def Rumeysa Bayram/ Alexa Malerba 7-5, 6-2.
Records: F 3-10, EH 6-6
5/10/2022
FORAN 2 , LAW 5
(at Law)
Singles: Lucia Pino (L) def Sara Money 6-1, 6-1; Veda Lakkamraju (F) def Samantha Burns 7-5, 3-6, 6-1; Aggie Dalton (F) def Isabella Gecai 8-5; Kaitlyn Goldberg (L) def Liv Connelly 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles: Caroline Doyle/ Olivia Hudak (L) def Bridget Kiernan/ Sienna Mannino 6-2, 6-0; Sohpie Maselli/ Nihitha Kothapalli (L) def Apneet Bhangoo/ Teagan Glass 6-0, 6-0; Chloe Haaseh/ Faith Sartrajo (L) def Meredith Hayes/ Katelyn Vitalleti 6-0, 6-0.
Records: F 3-11, L 8-3
5/11/2022
FORAN 2, WEST HAVEN 5
(at Foran)
Singles: Joyce Delgado (WH) def Sara Money 7-6 (9-7), 6-4; Sophie Mazuroski (WH) def Veda Lakkamraju 6-2, 6-0; Aggie Dalton (F) def Celia Williams 6-2, 6-1; Alex Valverde (WH) def Liv Connelly 6-0, 5-7, 6-2.
Doubles: Bridget Kiernan/Sienna Mannino (F) def Analecia Turcio/Marley Hauer 7-5, 6-4; Fay Aciker/Hilari Morrabel (WH) def Teagan Glass/Apneet Bhangoo 6-2, 6-2; Binesah Mumar/ Jeanette McLaughlin (WH) def Rumeysa Bayram/ Alexa Malerba 8-5.
Records: F 3-12, WH 7-5
Softball
On Thursday May 5th, we traveled to West Haven. We lost in a tight matchup, 3-2. Kendall LaMorte had 2 hits including a home run, and Chloe Nittoly hit a double in the top of the 7th.
On Monday, we went to Hamden. After winning our last game 1-0, scoring in the bottom of the 7th, we lost 7-6 ini a back and forth game. Kaitlyn Beaupre and Kendall LaMorte were 2-4.
On Tuesday we hosted Hand. After exchanging runs during most of the game, we defeated them in the bottom of the 7th 7-6. Haley Stroffolino hit a triple to lead off the 7th. Morgan Viesselman hit a walk-off double to score Stroffolino.
The Giving Club
The Giving Table prepared a soup and salad lunch, with homemade cheddar biscuits, for Administrative Assistants Appreciation Day. As students and staff, we appreciate our office assistants keeping us informed, organized, navigating everything....and most importantly, doing it all with a smile.
Key Club
Guess what time it is! Time for Key Club membership sign ups for the 22-23 school year! All returning members and new members who are interested make sure to keep an eye out for new Key Club posters around the school with information on where you can rejoin or join for the next school year. Dues can be given to Mrs. GaNun in the gym or you can bring them to our next meeting on Tuesday, May 17th. We will be discussing all our fun plans for next year. Let’s make next school year the best Key Club year ever!!!
The Giving Club
This week, The Giving Table prepared Spanish rice with peppers, onions, and chicken, with a side salad, for The Milford Rape Crisis Center, for all they do to provide resources and guidance, to assist victims of sexual abuse.
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