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Foran Celebrates Lion Pride Week

April 6, 2018

Khadija Ashfaq Nicholas Barrieau Staff Writers Next week Foran High School will celebrate Lion Pride Week, allowing students to show off their pride in many ways throughout the week. Each day will stand for one of the PRIDE letters, which are our social and civic expectations. On Monday, which...

Participating in Business Pathways

February 5, 2018

Ava Haig Staff Writer Are you interested in pursuing a career in business? If so, it is valuable to know that Foran offers an entrepreneurship and business management pathway, in which students may be deemed Business Scholars by senior year. This pathway begins with the class of 2021, and requires...

USA Gymnastics Disgraced Doctor Gets Sentenced

February 5, 2018

Gianna Cruciani Staff Writer In 1986, Larry Nassar joined the United States of America Gymnastics staff as an athletic trainer. In 2018, Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison. What happened in between those years was horrific abuse that could have been prevented. Throughout his...

Exciting New Courses Coming to Next Year’s Program of Studies

February 1, 2018

Lucas Burgard Staff Writer With course scheduling right around the corner, many students are starting to think about what classes they want to take next year. The 2018-19 Program of Studies, which was released on January 17, appears relatively similar to last year’s, however it does include a few...

What You Need to Know About the Government Shutdown

January 30, 2018

Maddie Buckley Staff Writer The words “Government Shutdown” may seem scary to most. After all, the government is supposed to be a seemingly well-oiled machine, capable of handling the worst. Before getting worried, however, one must look at the entire issue holistically. The government shutdown,...

Combating The Flu

January 30, 2018

Jake Burwell Staff Writer This Flu season has been one for the record books, with the death toll well over 300, the closest death striking a ten year old hockey player in New Canaan, Connecticut. Many vaccines proving to have little or no effect against the powerful strains of the virus this season....

New Courses Coming to Next Year’s Program of Studies

January 26, 2018

Lucas Burgard Staff Writer With course scheduling right around the corner, many students are starting to think about what classes they want to take next year. The 2018-19 Program of Studies, which was released online on January 17, appears relatively similar to last year’s,...

Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans By Hosting Military Week At Foran

December 1, 2017

Jake Burwell Staff Writer Now that Thanksgiving break has ended we all have thought about the things we are thankful for. Before we headed to the Thanksgiving break, Foran and the entire country gave thanks to the brave men and women protecting our nation in honor of Veterans Day. On November...

Environmental Club Impacts Environment

October 23, 2017

Britney Lynch Staff Writer The Environmental club takes part in the annual Walnut Beach cleanup, on May 6, 2017. Photo courtesy to Environmental Club Senior, Leah Teller, helps out in the Environmental Club’s garden by pulling up...

Weather Changing In October

October 23, 2017

Natasha Mora Staff Writer Everyone has noticed the changes in weather this year. Normally, when fall comes around on September 22, the weather becomes colder as the days go by. This year, that is not the case. The weather has actually gotten warmer. In October, there were several days that lingered...

Teacher Spotlight : Señora Sheppard

September 29, 2017

Andrew Labozzo Staff Writer Señora Sheppard es muy simpatica. In English this means Mrs. Sheppard is very nice. Sheppard has been one of the biggest highlights for students at Joseph A. Foran High School. As Spanish has been a great language to learn about, Sheppard...

Foran Students Graduate From a Prestigious Police Academy

May 30, 2017

Julia Astram Editor-in-Chief The Milford Police Department Citizens Police Academy is quite a unique opportunity that students at Foran do not typically take advantage of. This year 5 students from Foran, Jake Burwell, Kylie Carino, Matthew Jankura, Amanda Mendillo and Julia Astram, and...