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Sexual Activity in Teens

February 12, 2015

Molly Flanagan Guest Writer For over a quarter of a century, abstinence-only education has been taught in schools and funded by the government. Abstinence-only education is not the right way to teach sex education to teenagers. A 2004 review by Advocates for Youth showed that abstinence-only education...

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Get Active With The Yoga Club!

January 29, 2015

Amber Frank Staff Writer   Attention Foran we’ve got a brand new club coming soon, the yoga club! They are going to begin meeting after school every Monday, it’s the perfect way to start your week. The cofounders of the club are juniors Lily Stifler and Julia Gaul. I caught up with both of...

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Martin Luther King Day

January 15, 2015

Katherine Riordan Staff Writer Katie Buckheit Sports Editor Join Mayor Benjamin Blake and Dr. Elizabeth Feser, Superintendent of Schools, at City Hall Auditorium on Thursday, January 15 at 10:30 am as Milford celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy! Milford students and residents are encouraged...

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Problems in Paris

January 13, 2015

  If you are someone who has any concept of what’s going on in your world today, then you have heard about the recent and very tragic shootings in Paris, France. The main suspects in the first incident are brothers Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Saïd Kouachi, 34; another suspect is 18-year-old Hamyd...

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Ferguson Protests

January 9, 2015

Julia Astram Staff writer                 Ferguson, Missouri has been the subject of many news headlines recently. Since the conflict between the teenager, Michael Brown and police officer, Darren Wilson, the town of Ferguson has been at the forefront of news stories. The shooting initiated...

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Installations

January 7, 2015

Kayla Benedetti                                                                                                                                                     Entertainment Editor I bet you've been trying to figure out why...

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School Climate

January 7, 2015

Marykate Fallon Staff Writer Establishing valuable school atmosphere has always been one of the most important factors in Foran High School. Many actions have been taken to strengthen school climate, but there are always ways to improve. A few select students and teachers decided to take initiative...

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Not Just Cookies

December 18, 2014

Mhmmmm!!... is the sound you hear as students walk by the school store. That rich aroma of chocolate chip cookies fills the air and makes your taste and smell senses go wild. This is what students think of when they hear the words, Foran School Store. However, the school store has another side to it...

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Have You Done the Hour of Code?

December 10, 2014

Paige Kissinger Staff Writer  Have You Done the Hour of Code? Have you seen those posters for Hour of Code near the main entrace hanging up? To date, 70 million people have done the Hour of Code, twice as big as last year! Across 180 countries, these people are learning new skills. The Hour of Code...

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Foran’s Fashion Trends

December 4, 2014

Aley Phelan Staff Writer Photographer Bill Cunningham takes to the streets of New York City, capturing the newest and most popular trends of the season for the New York Times. Last month this inspired Foran journalists to take to the halls of Foran High School and find the school’s newest and most...

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Keep Calm and Nina Strong

December 4, 2014

Jacqueline Fernous Staff Writer Seymour student, Nina Poeta, passed away peacefully at the age of 17 on November 1 due to an inoperable cancerous brain tumor. She was born on May 9, 1997 in Seymour. She always enjoyed keeping up with her big sister and older cousins. As a child, Poeta enjoyed playing...

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YAG Takes the UN

November 20, 2014

Dylan DeStefano Staff Writer The Youth and Government Club went on a trip completely new to Foran. This was a mock United Nations trip at Fairfield University. Students had to become a whole new person or organization and argued for the political views of these people or organizations. The mission...

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