Joseph A. Foran High School

Joseph A. Foran High School
Location
80 Foran Road
Milford, Connecticut 06460
United States
Information
Type Public
Motto Strive and Thrive
Established 1973
School district Milford Public Schools
Principal Max Berkowitz
Faculty 73.35 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 919[2] (2014–15)
Student to teacher ratio 12.59[3]
Color(s) Blue and red
        
Athletics conference CAS/CIAC Southern Connecticut Conference
Team name Lions
Newspaper Mane Street Mirror
Website www.milforded.org/page.cfm?p=3233

Joseph A. Foran High School is a public high school located in Milford, Connecticut. The school serves about 1,000 students in grades 9–12 in the Milford Public Schools system.

History

Opened in 1973, the school was named for former Superintendent of Schools Joseph A. Foran. It opened as the third of three high schools in Milford, including Milford High School and Jonathan Law High School. About ten years after the opening of Foran High School, Milford High School closed in 1983. The school's motto is "Strive and Thrive" and the sports teams are the Foran Lions. The Foran Lion mascot is named Brutus in honor of Joseph A. Foran's grandfather Brutus P. Foran.

Clubs and activities

[4]

  • American Sign Language Club
  • Bible & Prayer Club
  • Book Club
  • Bracelets for a Cause
  • Cheerleading
  • Chess Club
  • Choir
  • DECA
  • Drama Club
  • Fencing Club
  • French Club
  • Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) Club
  • Interact Club
  • Investment Club
  • Jazz Band
  • Key Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Natural Helpers
  • Mathletes
  • Milford United Percussion
  • Model UN
  • Sci-Lions
  • Ski & Snowboard Club
  • Smash Brothers Club
  • Social Awareness Club
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • Student Government
  • UNICEF Club
  • Unified Sports
  • World Culture Club
  • Youth & Government Club

Sports

Fall sports include boys' and girls' cross country, field hockey, football, boys' and girls' soccer, girls' swimming, and girls' volleyball.

Winter sports include boys' and girls' basketball, girls' gymnastics, boys' and girls' ice hockey, boys' swimming, boys' and girls' indoor track, and wrestling.

Spring sports include baseball, boys' and girls' golf, boys' and girls' lacrosse, boys' and girls' outdoor track, softball, girls' tennis, and boys' volleyball.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=foran&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=090252000473
  2. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=foran&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=090252000473
  3. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=foran&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=090252000473
  4. ↑ http://www.milforded.org/page.cfm?p=4923
  5. ↑ "Milford Public Schools: Athletics". www.milforded.org. Retrieved 2017-04-26.

Coordinates: 41°13′08″N 73°00′45″W / 41.2189°N 73.0126°W / 41.2189; -73.0126

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