“We hope that you will be independent of mind, and yet also willing to join others for a common cause—whether a classroom project, a whole-school event, or a task that will lift and reshape a community” —Head of Middle School John Turner, in remarks to the eighth grade
Accolades & Gifts Academic Achievement Award Sam Curtis, Clara Li, Bruno Moscarini Honorable Mention: Edie Conekin-Tooze, Ian Mentz, Siraj Patwa, Liam Podos The Barbara Riley History Writing Prize Bruno Moscarini Athletic Award Grady Bohen, Nicola Sommers Maroon & Grey Award (Field Day Winner) Grey Team: Co-Captains Elsa Rose Farnam, Vincent Kenn de Balinthazy Parents Farewell Gift Lower School Technology and Financial Aid Student Council Gift Integrated Refugee & Immigration Services (IRIS) New England Mathematics League Students in grades 6–8 competed with peers around New England in the Math League contest, answering questions covering advanced arithmetic, algebra and geometry. Grade 8: Team placed third in the New Haven region, and 11th out of 93 schools overall. Clara Li finished 22nd in New England. Grade 7: Team placed first in New Haven region, and fourth out of 89 schools overall. David Metrick finished first place in New England; Noah Lee finished sixth.
Top: Elizabeth Koobatian and Damon Swift; Center: Siraj Patwa with his parents, Huned and Zehra Patwa; Above: Ninth grader Dylan Sloan announces Elena Miko as the new “Falco” mascot.
Leadership Roles for the 2015–16 School Year Ninth Grade President Maddie Milazzo Student Council President Liam Podos Amnesty International Ida Brooks, Abby Cunningham China Ambassadors Sam Curtis, Maddie Mulligan Chorus Fiona Jennings, Graley Turner Community Service Caroline Huber, Kiki Magid Club of Applied Sciences Anjali Mangla, Jake Nadzam Environmental Action Group Christopher Gore-Grimes, Grace O’Keefe F-STAND Christopher Gore-Grimes, Serena Levin, Evie Pearson Footenotes (Literary Magazine) Kyle Shin Foote Steps (Yearbook) Belle Crocco, Abby Cunningham Jazz Rock Ensemble Pablo deVos-Deak, Hilal Zoberi
Grade 6: Team placed second in the New Haven region, and 11th out of 99 schools overall. Ting Li finished 14th in New England.
Model Congress Parker Jones, Kevin Mani, Matt McCarthy, Liam Podos, Sebastian Shin
National Latin Exam Roughly 153,000 students from every state and 20 foreign countries took the 2015 National Latin Exam, answering questions on grammar and syntax, Latin sayings, and Roman history, religion and culture. Forty-two Foote students received awards for scoring above the national average.
SPI (Student Newspaper) Liam Podos, Neal Shivakumar, Jerry Sun Falco Elena Miko
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