Friday News
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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 MONDAY, MAY 30 MEMORIAL DAY
CAS/CIAC Scholar Athletes!
Congratulations Megan McTigue and David Gaetano
A well-deserved honor for these two outstanding Foran students!
The Scholar-Athlete Program annually recognizes two high school seniors from each member high school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.
The Scholar-Athlete awards banquet was held at the Aqua Turf Club.
Celebrating Memorial Day
Memorial Day is typically spent recalling the valor of men and women who died in combat and we must never forget men like Foran Graduate Corporal Jordan Pierson who died giving his life for our nation in Fallujiah Al Anbar Province Iraq in 2006
The poppy is a national symbol of remembrance and often beacons of hope. Students in Mrs. Plude’s Visual Arts classes, Adult Learners from PD sessions, Adult Ed students, Veterans and volunteer clubs created a total of 350 ceramic poppies that represent the Milford Residents who are members of the American Legion Post 196.
A Special Thank you to Mrs. Emily Plude for organizing and working with students and clubs in creating the 350 poppies. Thank you Madeline Elmo, Patrick Butler, Interact Club members and Art students for creating all of the beautiful poppies. A Wonderful way to honor Memorial Day!
Patrick Butler performing Taps. Madeline Elmo reading The Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by: An Unknown Soldier
Foran Social Studies was honored to host Mrs Hedwige Kuepper this afternoon to hear her speak about her first hand experiences while living in Paris during World War ll.
SENIOR PROM!
Senior Awards Night
Congratulations to our many senior scholarship awards winners. Well deserved honors for your years of hard work. Good luck in your future!
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.
Exam Schedule
GRADE 12 ONLY – SENIORS ONLY
7:20-9:20 AM 9:30-11:30 AM
*Thursday, June 9th Period 7 Period 8
Friday, June 10th Lake Compounce
*Monday, June 13th Period 1 Period 2
Tuesday, June 14th Period 3 Period 4
Wednesday, June 15th Period 5 Period 6
Thursday, June 16th GRAD REHEARSAL
Friday, June 17th GRAD REHEARSAL & GRADUATION
*Thursday, June 9th and Monday, June 13th are full days of school for all seniors 7:20-1:58. Any student who leaves early must use standard early dismissal procedures.
GRADES 9, 10, 11
7:20-9:20 AM 9:30-11:30 AM
Tuesday, June 14th Period 1 Period 2
Wednesday, June 15th Period 3 Period 4
Thursday, June 16th Period 5 Period 6
Friday, June 17th Period 7 Period 8 and make-ups
Monday, June 20th Make-ups if needed
Buses will make two runs on exam days from June 14th to June 17th. In addition to the usual morning run, buses will bring students to school at 9:20 AM for the second exam. Students who have no exam in the 9:30-11:30 AM exam period may return on these buses. Dismissal will be at 11:30 AM.
Graduation Rehearsal Schedule is as follows:
Thursday, June 16th Graduation Rehearsal - Foran - 9:00 AM
Friday, June 17th Graduation Rehearsal - Foran – 9:00 AM
All seniors should be in the auditorium by 8:45am
Seniors, if you do not need your Chromebook for exams please turn it into the Main Office the week of June 13th.
All Seniors Chromebooks are due by June 16th.
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!
Senior Graduation Information
Graduation is Friday, June 17, 2022 5:15pm
Parking for individuals with a physical disability will be available on French Drive.
Tickets
Outdoor Graduation
6 tickets for the Foran football field
Indoor Graduation (if inclement weather)
4 tickets for the Foran gymnasium plus 3 tickets for the live feed in the auditorium
Ticket will be given to the students at rehearsal
CAP & GOWNS
Cap & Gowns will be given to the students at rehearsal
SENIORS ONLY CHROMEBOOK TURN-IN
Seniors, if you do not need your Chromebook for exams please turn it into the Main Office the week of June 13th.
All Seniors Chromebooks are due by June 16th.
OBLIGATIONS
Seniors must also have ALL financial obligations paid no later than
MONDAY, JUNE 13TH
Financial obligations may include $40 graduation expenses dues, payment for lost books, school equipment including chromebook and athletic uniforms.
Please contact Mrs. Golebiewski in the main office with any questions regarding obligations.
DIPLOMAS
After an outdoor graduation ceremony, diplomas are distributed outside near the entrance to the gymnasium. If there is an indoor ceremony, diplomas will be distributed in the cafeteria.
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!
Return Library Books
We are preparing to begin renovations with the disassemblement of our bookshelves and packing up our books as they prepare the space for the installation of our new flooring. If you have not been by the Library to check out our BLUEPRINTS of what’s to come, stop by and take a peek! If you have a library book or any other materials currently checked out from the library, please return them by Friday, June 3rd. There is a Book Drop Off Box in the cafeteria as well as in the Library for book returns. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. DeLoma in the library for further information.
Link to School Counseling Office
Are you interested in a Summer Volunteering Opportunity?
We are looking for energetic and responsible
students to work as mentors in our Summer Enrichment Opportunities for students in elementary, middle, and high school programs
Open to Rising 9-12th Graders
Summer Mentoring Opportunities
Congratulations Orchestra & Choir Seniors!
The choir had their banquet Thursday evening. Picture are Angelina Falzarano and out seniors, next to their banners from left to right, Kyle Amos, Bella Mema, and Jenna Supple
The drama class presented their play The Internet is Distract- Oh Look it's a Kitten on Wednesday to parents and friends. Pictured left to right are Kevin Heard, Jonathan Miner, Violet Wilson, Connor Rizzo, and Mia Iacono
Foran Journalism had a strong week last week, releasing eight new articles to manestreetmirror.com, with highlights in news and columns as mentioned below, along with a special feature story, all of which will be linked below!
This week in the news, Ronan Smith covered the current 'Red Tsunami' in our country. Luke Cruz and Tyler Vinhais provided an update on the ongoing saga between Elon Musk and Twitter. Now, acquiring a local lens, Cynthia Pan and Fiani Lin covered Journalism's visit from Humans of NY Interviewee, Anthonty Donahue and his inspirational life story. Cian Carroll and James D'Angelo highlighted our paraprofessional of the year, Mr. Grillo.
"I Know Your Sister Loved Me, but to Her, You Were God"
Mr. Grillo wins Paraprofessional of the Year
In addition, a special feature story was released this week. Ryan French and Aidan Davis
developed a special release personality profile on senior Joey Honcz.
In sports, Rumeysa Bayram and Cameron LeFebvre spoke to spring athletics captains, and provided a glimpse to the impending conclusions of sports for this academic year.
Senior Spring Captains: Finishing Off the Season
For a special Senior Issue article, Thomas Gauthier covered the approaching farewell of the Class of 2022, and some of their post-grad plans.
Class of 2022: Future Careers and Majors
In addition to our regularly scheduled releases, the Mane Street Mirror introduced a new monthly feature: A Month in Pictures. Each month, photographs will be collected and compiled into a photojournalism feature, highlighting the month through a different lens. A Month in Pictures: May 2022 is available now on manestreetmirror.com.
Mrs. Newall’s English 1 classes finished our To Kill a Mockingbird unit with a choice board project! Students had 9 options to choose from, including a podcast interviewing characters of the book, a newspaper article on the trial,& a movie poster showing how they would cast the book today. Students were so creative with their ideas and had a lot of fun!
Mrs. Furdeck’s and Mrs. Kaminski’s Life Skills classes worked together to bake some delicious homemade chocolate chip banana bread!
Congratulations Mr. Austin Cesare on receiving the John Stedman Passion for Social Studies Teaching Award! Well-deserved honor! And look at that thoughtful and supportive department! Way to go!
ANNUAL ART SHOW IS COMING!!!
Be on the lookout for the link to this year’s virtual K-12 collection of amazing artworks created by our even more amazing student artists. Here is just a little “sneak peek” at what you will see. Be sure to check out the website that will be “live” on June 1, 2022.
Mr. Czajkowski's Painting class is working on creating with acrylic paints on a small canvas, creating a close up, zoom in painting! Enjoy the artwork of Gianna Weaver, Rio Hernandez, Agatha Dalton, Carli Cassone, Beilen Turner, and Jayden Wilder.
Mrs. GaNun’s Competitive PE class had a blast playing Ultimate Football this week.
In all Mr. Hair’s PE classes we are continuing to focus on softball. I am really seeing improvement in my PE-1 classes with hitting. Keep it up everyone!
Child Growth and Development classes were given access by Lismore Road Productions to screen the documentary "Chasing Childhood"
that is now available to rent.
Here are instructions to promote our film to your network:
In today’s world of structure, stranger danger, and helicopter parenting, free play and independence have virtually disappeared from childhood, giving way to unprecedented anxiety and depression (now compounded by two years of the COVID-19 pandemic). In CHASING CHILDHOOD, psychologists, activists, and leaders of the "free play" movement fight to bring back the untold benefits of a less curated childhood.
#ChasingChildhood is now available on iTunes, Amazon, & Google Play: https://geni.us/ChasingChildhood
To learn more about the film, watch the trailer, and access resources, visit: https://chasingchildhooddoc.com
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 Ava Steigbigel placed 2nd in the Pole Vault at the SCC Track and Field Championships in New Haven this week. With a height of 9 feet 6 inches, Ava was named to the ALL SCC Team. Ava also holds the school record for pole vault at Foran High School. Congratulations Ava!
Boys Track
The SCC West Sectional Track and Field Championship was held on Wednesday 5/22 at Bowen Field in New Haven. The Foran Boys Track Team had a very strong showing, placing 4th in the team scoring with 69 points.
Top scorers for Foran were:
Basit Iddriss 1st place 400 (New school record time of 50.46)
7th place 800,
1st place 4x400**
Nate Huebner 4th place 110 High Hurdles
2nd place 300 hurdles
1st place 4x400**
Luke Cruz 3rd place Shot Put
Ian Eisenman 8th place Discus
Xavier Douglas 4th place Triple Jump
8th place Long Jump
Joe Defreitas 3rd place 444
1st place 4x400**
Jonathan Lahav 1st place 4x400**
Isaiah Moore 3rd place High Jump
Max Newton 4th place Pole Vault
Dan Enrico 7th place Triple Jump
Special Note:
** 4x400 Relay Team: Jonathan Lahav, Joe Defreitas, Nate Huebner, Basit Iddriss
The Foran Boys 4x400 Relay Team once again took first place in the relay and in the process of doing so, broke their own 9 day old school record in the event with a time of 3:28.71. The group is now ranked 1st in the SCC, 1st in Class M and 5th overall in the entire state.
Boys Lacrosse
Boys lacrosse dropped to 10 - 7 on the year with losses to Lyman Hall and Daniel Hand in the first round of the SCC tournament.
Lyman Hall 18, Foran 12
Goals: Eli Gomes 3, Andrew Kupson 2, Jack Cushman 3, Joey Honcz, Chris Adkins, Matt Miller, Max Howland. Assists: Eli Gomes, Jack Cushman 3, Chris Adkins, Luca Ubaldi, Jack Pietrosanti. Saves: Simon Collette 9. Foran (11-5-0)
Girls Track
This week the girls track and field team had their SCC Championship meet at Bowen Field in New Haven. Sophomore Kelly Aspras placed 10th overall in the Discus and 13th overall in the Shot Put. Senior Emma Fiorillo placed 13th overall in the Discus. Freshman Amanda Graziani finished 16th overall in the 100 meter Hurdles. Freshman Adrianna Gonzalez finished 16th overall in the 800 meter. Senior Captain Arezoo Ghazagh finished 14th overall in the 400 meter. The 4 x 800 meter relay team (Allie, Regan, Nora Hayes, Arezoo Ghazagh, Adrianna Gonzalez) finished 12th overall with a PR time of 11:00. Senior Ava Steigbigel finished 2nd in the Pole Vault and received Second Team All-SCC Honors. Steigbigel has received All-SCC in ALL 3 sports she has participated in throughout this school year (Volleyball, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track)!!!
Softball
We have raised over $1000 for the Danni Kemp Cancer Support Fund! But we are not done! This is your last chance to get your Danni T-shirt! We have a few sizes left. Email me at jjohnson@milforded.org! $20 each
Baseball
Girls Lacrosse
Congratulations to Mia and Mackenzie on making the All-SCC team. Thanks for representing the lions so well, we are all proud of you!
Girls Tennis
Girls Tennis
5/19/2022
FORAN 4, LYMAN HALL 3
(at Lyman Hall)
Singles: Gianna Draghi (LH) def Sara Money 6-1, 6-2; Veda Lakkamraju (F) def Sophia Dunath 6-2, 7-5; Aggie Dalton (F) def Julie Fredricksen 6-4, 6-2; Liv Connelly (F) def Heather Blier 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles: Emilie Weir/ Emma Jacobs (LH) def Bridget Kiernan/ Sienna Mannino 6-4, 6-2; Ava Mirto/ Emma Grindell (LH) def Teagan Glass/ Apneet Bhangoo 6-2, 6-3; Rumeysa Bayram/ Alexa Malerba (F) def Meredith Laughlin/ Gianna Bernardo 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Records: F 6-14, LH 6-14
This week our Giving Table Club prepared our last giving event meal for this school year. We made trays of sausage, peppers, and onions, with small hoagie rolls, for The American Legions flag ceremony this Memorial Day weekend. Ms. Pangu and Miss Randy, are so proud and full of gratitude, for all the hard work, dedication, and love, that has gone into the food for a cause...prepared by our beautiful students.
