News and Events
The academic year wrapped up with May Day (May 28,) Eighth Grade Recognition Day (June 9) and Ninth Grade Graduation (June 10). Photo galleries of all three events are posted. Look for more details soon.
Summer Book Fair is June 1 & 2
posted 5/21/10
Field Day followed the long-standing Foote tradition in which the Maroon teams compete against the Grey on Rike Field (Highland St.) Held on May 5, it was a beautiful day and a good time was had by all. Field Day photo gallery
FIELD DAY EVENTS:
10:45 - 12:15 Session I
* Warm up with the Chicken Dance
* Baton Shuttle Relay (K-3)
* Scoop Relay (K-MAG)
* Fireman’s Carry Relay (4-9)
* Fun Run and 60 yard dash (K-9)
* Tug-O-War (3-5)
1:00 - 2:45 Session II
* Obstacle Course Relay (9-MAG)
* Field Events:
-3 Legged Race (MAG-9)
-Sack Race (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, MAG, 3, 4)
* Tug-O-War (6-9)
* Final Baton Relay -
A Maroon and Grey girl and boy in
each grade (1–9; no K) who placed first in
the 60 yard dash will be placed in
this event.
updated 5/12/10
Students Shine in External Events top
Since last week's E-News, the Middle School has been very busy. Student performance at three events – the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (COLT) Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest, the Keep Connecticut Cool Challenge, and Model Congress – are emblematic of the work Foote students do day in and day out. Details of each event, and names of the students involved, are posted below:
Foreign Language Poetry Recitation
Keep Connecticut Cool Challenge
Packer Collegiate Institute's Model Congress
Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest
For more than 20 years, Foote students have competed in the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (COLT) Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest. Students have regularly taken awards in 60 percent of the categories entered.
This year's contest, held at Wilbur Cross High School on April 27, was no exception. The contest was the largest ever, with 1,123 students competing in 19 different languages. Foote School kept up the tradition and took awards in 60 percent of the categories entered, with an outstanding number of first place winners!
7th Grade
Juliette Kenn de Balinthazy: French – Middle School 1, 2nd place
Taylor Rossini: Latin – Middle School 1, 1st place
Bryan Zhou: Mandarin – Native Speaker, 1st place
8th Grade
Rob Williamson: French – Middle School 2, 1st place
Britney Dumas: Spanish – Middle School 2, 2nd place
Amy Zhao: Latin – High School 1, 3rd place
Lily Schneider: Spanish – High School 1, 1st place
9th Grade
Paola Perez: Latin – High School 2, 1st place
Gabe Bradley: Spanish –High School 2, 1st place
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Keep Connecticut Cool Challenge at the Hartford Science Center
On Monday, April 26, members of the Environmental Action Group's Climate Change Committee (Gillian Burns, Aidan Cobb, Teddy Kennedy, Annie Lemert, Carson McCarns, N'dasia Smith Caroline Soper, Richard Soper, Noble Spell and Preston Stump) competed against 17 schools from across CT in the Keep Connecticut Cool Challenge at the Hartford Science Center. All but four of the teams high schools teams.
Over the past six months, the team has worked to develop plans to reduce Foote School's carbon 'Foote' Print and to make our campus more sustainable. As they have worked, they have learned about the science of climate change, the "three pillars" concept of sustainablity (economics, equity and environment), how to calculate the carbon foot print of a school, and most importantly, how to work with their peers to accomplish tricky tasks such as writing a group paper and developing and presenting a judged group presentation.
It is laudable that this team of mostly sixth graders made into the finals – the top six – for a final presentation before a panel of 12 judges. Now it is on to Phase 2 of the competition, which means that EAG will be working throughout the coming year with the Foote School community to implement the team's goals. Then, it is back to Hartford to compete in the phase 2 challenge competition.
The goals they have set are:
• To move the school toward being carbon neutral.
- Reduce “Vampire” energy loss.
- Research alternative fuel energy providers for the school.
- Visit with administration to encourage the use of alternative energy providers.
- Calculate the carbon sink of the trees and green spaces on the campus.
• To come up with a non-toxic eco-friendly way to control mosquito populations in specific areas of campus. This also helps an imperiled species.
• To make on-campus waste disposal and recycling more accessible and more user friendly.
• To increase composting of lunch compostable food remains.
• To initiate a battery recycling program for school families.
• To further use our compact disk recycling program.
• To encourage students and faculty to pack more eco-friendly lunches which generate less trash and less food waste. Include in this message the ecological advantages of using locally produced food when possible.
• To increase environmental awareness of teachers, students and families.
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Success at Packer Collegiate Institute's Model Congress
At 5:30 a.m. last Saturday, 47 Foote School students, John Cunningham and Liam Considine left Highland Street for the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, NY to participate in their Model Congress. The Foote School delegation presented a total of 21 pieces of legislation and furnished two chair/parliamentarian teams to help lead the event: Nat Warner and Sam Dunning, and Walker Marlatt and Sean Reilly.
In short, Foote School was very well represented by our delegation. In the committee rooms, Foote students were distinguished by their passion, perceptiveness and graciousness. While the passage of a bill is not the most important sign of success at Model Congress, 15 of Foote School's bills were passed. Three were selected by their respective committees to go to full session debate in the afternoon:
• Amy Zhao: An Act to Forbid Gene Patents in Federally-Funded Research ( passed in full session).
• Lily Schneider and Erin Gallagher: An Act to Protect Intellectual Property Rights for the Quileuete Tribe in La Push ( passed in full session).
• Augie Organschi and Ian Klin: A Resolution of the Second Amendment for Safe Firearm Ownership and Usage ( the second year that Augie's bill went to full session)
At the end of the event, students were recognized for their skill and deportment. Foote students received eight honorable mentions and three "Golden Gavels" for being the most effective legislator in their respective committees:
• Honorable mention: Erin Gallagher, Dahlia Lefell, Dana Monz, Augie Organschi, Lili Schneider, Caleb Thomas, Owen Yale and Melisse Carter.
• "Golden Gavel": Meera Dhodapkar, Junno Tseng and Amy Zhao
posted 4/29/10
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Earth Day 2010
There was lots of green at today's all school Earth Day Assembly, including a student-produced and acted "Green Man Movie," in which a caped "Green Man" swoops in to encourage trash pick up and recycling. A Google Earth presentation started with the planet and worked down to North America, then New England, and finally the Foote campus.
There were poetry readings by MAG students and 8th graders and a reading from a work by Carl Sagan. Emcee and Environmental Action Group Head Carl Hooks, assisted by Co-Head Richard Soper, presented the first-ever Foote School Environmental Action Group Stewardship Award to the fifth grade, in honor of their 25 years of weekly recycling paper and plastic trash. They reported that the school recycles approximately 14.5 tons of waste each year.
The Assembly was followed by buddy picnic lunches.
posted 4/26.10
MOSAIC: AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION
Sat., April 24, 2010 on the Foote campus
The evening, which started with Auction Preview and entertainment, included:
• Bidding in the lively night market: silent and live auction
• Listening to sounds from around the world: live entertainment including a Steel Drum Band and Mageepa's Global Rhythms
• Tasting global flavors: fabulous food & beverages
Look for a photo album shortly.
updated 4/26/10
Foote Ninth Grade Visits China
From March 8 -18 the ninth grade as teachers Deb Riding, Karla Matheny, and Brad McGuire explored China, from Hong Hong to Xi'an to Beijing, spending several days in Changsha with friends from Foote's sister school, Yali Middle School. For a day-by-day account and lots of photos, click here.
posted 3/27/10
Support the Walsh Walkers on Sunday, April 18
The annual walk departs from Cheshire High School at 8 a.m.
The Walsh Walkers are a group of people who take part each year in a walk sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Greater Connecticut to raise awareness and funds to "create a world free of MS."
Last year more than 50 Foote faculty and friends walked to support programs, services, and research sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. That makes a huge difference to people like After School and Summer Programs Director Dawn Walsh and her husband, Scott, who must fight MS every day of their lives.
The year's walk, on April 18, is one of 11 sponsored across the state by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Greater Connecticut.
You can register or make a donation on the Cheshire MS Walk page. Click on "Join A Team" and type in "Walsh Walkers." Or just click on "Make a General Donation."
posted 4/1/10
John Turner to be Next Head of Middle School
John Turner, currently the academic dean at Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland, will become head of middle school effective July 1. He will replace John Cunningham, who will return to full-time science teaching.
John has been on the Severn School faculty since 1994. The school, an independent day school just north of Annapolis, serves close to 600 students in grades 6 -12. In his work as academic dean, John oversees the academic program for the middle and upper schools as well as departmental reviews and curriculum initiatives. His cross-school perspective will serve us well.
John has served as assistant class dean and middle school area coordinator, during which time he was responsible for teacher mentoring and evaluation. John is involved in all aspects of school life: He has taught middle school English, math, and science, directed drama productions, is founder of Severn’s ice hockey program, and has coached lacrosse. John currently teaches English and, in this role, participated in redesigning Severn’s world literature curriculum.
A graduate of The Hill School, with a B.A. from Dartmouth College, John earned his M.Ed. in Educational Administration from Seton Hall University.
John is the right fit for Foote and for what Foote aspires to be. In his statement accompanying his credentials, he wrote, “A school achieves its goals when it meets the needs of every student … through academics, athletics, service, the arts.“ He also noted the importance of balance, and that, in the best schools, community building and curriculum building go hand-in-hand.
The Foote community looks forward to welcoming John, his wife, Elisa, and their children Holden (11), Graley (7) and Egan (5) to New Haven.
posted 3/30/10
SHIPWRECKED! The Ninth Grade Play
The ninth grade play, "Shipwrecked!" by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies, followed a long Foote tradition: each ninth grader had a role on stage or behind the scenes. The production was the first school performance of the play, which debuted at Long Wharf Theater in 2007.
The play requires the actors to create a series of different scenes in the imaginations of their audience, and the ninth graders did an amazing job. One parent commented that, "... it has increased their confidence individually and as a group working together." It was performed on March 2, 3, 4, & 5.
View photo gallery
updated 3/21/10
Alumna Caitlin Cahow '00 on Siver Medal Winning
Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Team in Vancouver
Results to date
We are proud of Foote graduate Caitlin Cahow, who played on the American Women's Ice Hockey Team that took the Silver Medal in Vancouver. The team won a Bronze Medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino and Caitlin came to Foote afterwards to talk about her experiences. Afterwards, students lined up for autographs. (see photo)
Caitlin is a defenseman, and scored several goals in Vancouver games.
Caitlin at Foote
She was here from K - 9th grade, graduating in 2000.
She played soccer, basketball, and lacrosse (all-league in all three) and also pursued ice hockey seriously, starting when she was quite young.
Caitlin was the ninth grade class president. She won the athletic prize and the Foote School Award when she graduated.
After Foote she attended Hotchkiss and then Harvard, taking the year off (her junior year) to compete in the Olympics.
In 1998, when Caitlin was in 5th grade, a Choate student who was on the Olympic Women's Hockey Team, Angela Ruggerio, came to visit Foote after the team won the Gold Medal in Nagano, Japan. She brought her medal to school and showed everybody at an assembly. Her teacher, Judy Brennan, reports that after the assembly, as she and her class were walking back to the classroom, Caitlin said, "You know, Mrs. Brennan, I'm going to be in the Olympics some day." Caitlin and Angela are now teammates.
updated 3/21/10
The 2010 Book Swap
February 22 -26
A Foote tradition for more than 25 years!
The Book Swap, held in the Sturley Room (below the Library) each February is a favorite event for many students. They may bring used books from home on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday and will receive a paper chit in return for each book – one chit for a paperback, two chits for a hardback.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday students may "spend" their paper chits to buy used books other students have brought in. Children who cannot bear to part with any used books may purchase books (softcover for 25 cents, hardcover for 50 cents). Many teachers bring their whole class to the swap, or students can stop at the Sturley Room just before school (it opens at 8 a.m.) or just after school (open til 3:30 on Monday and Tuesday; 5:30 on Wednesday; 4:00 on Thursday; 12:30 on Friday).
Exchange gently used baby books, picture books, chapter books, and young adult and content-appropriate adult (for teens), fiction, non-fiction, and reference. Please send in only books that are appropriate for children in grades K - 9, and no comics, textbooks or coloring books.
Volunteers are needed for each of the five days; please volunteer to help out for an hour or so if you can! The busiest times – when volunteers are most needed – are 8 - 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., and 3 - 3:30 p.m. Just click here to sign up online. Or call Coleen Hellerman at 203-777-2761.
posted 2/17/10
Foote Students Raise More Than $5,000 for Haitian Relief
So that everyone could participate at their own level, students from all classes contributed the dollars they earned from volunteer chores and work in addition to chores they do regularly.
Students wrote their names and the job(s) they did on a paper leaf, then added the leaf to the Tree of Life in the school's main office. Jobs ranged from cleaning the cat box to babysitting to helping take down the Christmas tree or fold the clothes for the family laundry. The children are very proud of their work, which raised a total of $5,382.78 in just over one week.
After careful research to ensure the funds would go directly to the Haitian people, $500 was given to the American Red Cross, and was matched by an additional $500 from the Wepawaug-Flagg Credit Union. The remainder was divided evenly between the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti and Doctors without Borders.
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer was founded by the parents of former Foote teacher Jenifer Grant. Teacher Jenny Byers and others in the Foote community have been active in helping the hospital for many years.
updated 2/4/10
Students to Participate in Statewide Foreign Language
Poetry Recitation Contest
The students who participated in the annual Poetry Recitation Contest on January 25 did an outstanding job. The students who were selected to compete at the state-wide contest are listed below. They will compete in the COLT (Connecticut Organization of Language Teachers) 27th Annual Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest on April April 27 in New Haven at Wilbur Cross High School.
7th Grade Level: Middle School 1
French
Juliette Kenn de Balinthazy
Latin
Taylor Rossini
Mandarin
Bryan Zhao, Middle School Native Speaker
Spanish
Meera Dhodapkar
Mikey Chamberlain, Middle School Native Speaker
8th Grade
French
Rashad Saleh, Level: High School 1
Rob Williamson, Middle School 2
Latin
Amy Zhao, High School 1
Brooke Thompson, Middle School 2
Spanish
Lily Schneider, High School 1
Britney Dumas, Middle School 2
9th Grade
French
Danny Smooke High School 2
Latin
Richard Soper, High School 3
Paola Perez, High School 2
Spanish
Gabe Bradley, High School
posted 2/1/10
The 7th & 8th Grade Play
The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde's famous comedy, was performed in the Sandine Theater on campus Dec. 10-13. Click here for photos.
updated 1/3/10
Parent Meeting With New Building Project Architect
December 16 – The Building Committee has made good progress toward new science and technology facilities for Foote School. While the construction is specifically intended to enhance the Middle School science program, the plans include renovated spaces that will benefit the entire school. The building project will provide top-notch facilities to support our existing program and our excellent faculty.
According to Building Committee Co-Chairs Melanie Ginter and David Moore, "We do not intend to increase Foote's enrollment. The impetus for the project came from both the school's strategic plan and unmet facility needs noted during the last building project.
The budget for the new project is $4.5 million. In addition to three new science laboratories, the project will likely include additional classroom space, administrative offices, and perhaps additional meeting space.
"The nature of the project and the program have not been fully determined, and we want to seek input broadly from the school community as we start.
The Building Committee is delighted to have begun work with architect Maryann Thompson of Cambridge, Mass. At an open meeting for parents on Tues., Jan. at 5 p.m., Maryann will introduce herself and solicit comments on the building project. While there will be other opportunities for parents to meet with Maryann, it is particularly important for her to hear your thoughts early in the planning process."
See November 11 and October 22 stories on Foote's purchase of ajacent property, below
EDUCATORS FROM FCD (Freedom from Chemical Dependency) BRING PROGRAMS TO CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS/PARENTS
As part of Foote School's commitment to our students' wellness and growth, we have again invited health educators from FCD Educational Services to visit our community from Jan. 5 – 8 to work with Grades 5, 7, and 9.
The FCD educators will host an informal discussion on Wed., Jan. 6 from 7 to 8:00 p.m. in the Perrine Library to offer parents of students in all grades support and guidance in helping their children enjoy a drug-free adolescence.
Thediscussion will cover:
• Effective ways to communicate with your child about drugs and drug use
• Up-to-date facts about current drug use and trends
• What to say about your own experiences with alcohol and/or drug experimentation
• How to spot early warning signs of trouble and effective ways to respond.
We urge all parents to take advantage of the evening workshop to pose any questions or concerns they may have to experts in the substance abuse prevention field. We hope our community's interaction with FCD this year will serve to foster further communication between our students and the adults in their lives regarding adolescent drug use and healthy lifestyle choices.
For more information see the December 16 E-News
Foote Selects Architect for New Building Project
November 11 – The Foote School Board of Directors has unanimously approved the selection of Maryann Thompson Architects of Cambridge, Mass, to design Foote School's next building project. This project will include construction of Middle School science and technology facilities, additional classrooms, offices and meeting space, and also renovation of space in existing buildings.
Harvard-trained as an architect and also as a landscape architect, Maryann Thompson has won national acclaim for her work on school projects. She is highly skilled as a planner, programmer and designer and comes to this project with great depth of experience, ranging from large institutional facilities to smaller residential buildings.
As a former principal of Thompson and Rose Architects, Maryann was instrumental in designing Foote School's Arts and Music building, as well as the Sandine Theater and the Hosley Gym expansion. "She understands what makes Foote School special and has shown great creativity in thinking about how this next project might enhance an already impressive campus," said Board President Libby Peard when making the announcement.
Peard added, "Selecting one architect from the ninety-five who submitted qualifications was a formidable challenge. We are especially grateful to the Foote-affiliated architects (parents, past parents and alumni) who expressed interest in the project. The talents of this group are indeed impressive.
"I would like to thank the members of the Building Committee, ably led by Co-Chairs Melanie Ginter and David Moore, for their hard work and continuing dedication to this building project. In many ways the real work is about to begin. We move forward with great confidence in the architect we have selected and much excitement about the ways in which this project will address needs across departments and divisions."
The Board hopes to get started on planning and design before the end of the year. Maryann Thompson and members of the Building Committee look forward to engaging The Foote School community in conversations about this project.
posted 11/1/09
Foote Students on the November 2009 Cover of
Connecticut Parent Magazine
This photo originally appeared on the winter 2007 cover of Foote Prints, Foote's semi-annual magazine, and the Connecticut Parent staff recently asked Foote for permission to use it on their cover.
The page 6 credit in the magazine used the caption we supplied:
"First and second graders from The Foote School in New Haven work with the application Inspiration to create a diagram of the Native American Activities their class is studying."
posted 11/11/09
Alumna Performs at the White House
Kerry Takahashi ’07, of North Haven, CT, was one of a group of 120 students from community music schools invited to perform at Classical Music Day at the White House. The festivities and performances were sponsored by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The first lady, Michelle Obama, serves as honorary chairwoman of the committee.
On the program were four guest artists — the violinist Joshua Bell, the cellist Alisa Weilerstein, the guitarist Sharon Isbin and the pianist Awadagin Pratt — who played for the students and also played with several of them, having worked with them in private morning sessions at the White House.
Kerry, a cellist, was one of 18 students from Neighborhood Music School in New Haven invited to attend a master class at The White House and perform in the East Room. She is a senior at Choate Rosemary Hall.
posted 1/9/09
Annual Book Fair Began on November 7 with
Foote Day at RJ Julia Booksellers 
On-Campus Fair Nov. 9 -11
Saturday, November 7
Foote Day at RJ Julia Booksellers, Madison (see photo at right)
Booktalk by RJ Julia staff at 4 p.m.
20% of the value of all purchases to Foote.
Monday, November 9 – Wednesday, Nov. 11
Bookfair at Foote School in the Twichell Room
25% of the value of all purchases will go to Foote.
Morning coffee will be served.
Wednesday, November 11
Family Pizza and Ice Cream Social with noted author and
Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman
5-8 p.m. in Foote's Hosley Gym
5:15-6:15 – Mary Ann Hoberman presentation
Ms. Hoberman was named Children's Poet laureate in 2008 and serves through 2010.. She is the author of more than 40 children's books including The Seven Silly Eaters; You Read to Me, I'll Read to You; Very Short Stories to Read Together; and The Tree That Time Built.
Many of her books will be on sale at the event and can be signed by the author.
New this year!
Volunteers willing to help with set up and staffing can sign up at VolunteerSpot.com.
Follow this link to the Foote Bookfair page for easy signup.
Volunteering is fun, and it's a great way to meet other parents, browse the books and get your holiday shopping done early
updated 11/1/09
Halloween Parade & Fair – Friday, October 30
The annual Halloween Parade & Fair will be held on Friday, October 30. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. to have lunch and change into costumes. (Eighth and ninth graders will stay on campus to set up for the Fair.)
Students will return to their classrooms at 1:45 and line up for the Halloween Parade, which begins at 2:00 p.m. from the classrooms and proceeds onto the upper field. Families and friends are invited to line the parade route.
Following the parade, children will be dismissed to their parents from their classrooms. Parents of kindergartners and MAG children are asked to accompany their youngsters to the fair; older students may with Foote friends.
The fair ends at 4 p.m. Pick-up for eighth and ninth graders, who stay to help with pick-up and have a pizza party, is 5:00 p.m. (note changed time.)
Tickets for Fair attractions: Beginning Monday, October 26, 8th Graders will be selling tickets from 8 - 8:20 a.m. on Loomis Place, in the Canner Circle, and in the main courtyard. Tickets are .25 each, with batches of 20 for $5.
Costumes: simple and comfortable so children can walk and climb stairs safely. It is not necessary to purchase a costume. Children enjoy creating costumes from materials and props found at home.
The “Haunted House,” (and "Junior Haunted House") part of the Fair is run by the eighth grade as a fundraiser. Some young children find it exhilarating while others find it frightening. Not every child chooses to go and there are many other booths that are appropriate and fun for young children.
There is no After School Program on October 30.
More than 400 grandparents and special friends were on campus Friday, October 16 to attend classes with their grandchildren, get to know the school through mini-courses designed especially for grandparents, and a wonderful assembly.
At right, grandparents enjoy a Kindergarten class. Look for a complete photo gallery of the day's events to be posted shortly.
posted 10/20/09
Continuing Relationships with China
Yali Middle School Visits Foote
From September 30 - October 3 a delegation of 22 students from Foote's sister school, Yali Middle School in Chanagsha, China, visited Foote, attending classes and getting to know the school. 
The students stayed with Foote families, just as Foote students have stayed with Yali familes in China. This is the third year in a row that Yali students visited New Haven.
One thing that made the visit special is the active use of the school's motto "Gladly will I learn and gladly teach," as a theme. Yali students taught skills to our Middle School students, who in turn taught them new skills. Teams of Yali and Foote buddies then extended the teaching to the Lower School classes.
The Chinese students also joined Foote ninth graders on a trip to the West River to catch fish, part of a multiyear Foote study of the river.
The New Haven Register published a story about the visits with lots of student and techer quotes. The article noted that students at Yali study nine subjects each day, including biology, physics and chemistry, but Thursday’s West River trip was the first time the Chinese students had ever examined a fish up close in class.
"It's more interactive than our class," said Wu Yixun. "It gives me a chance to experiment with the true animals, and watch them more carefully. Read the full article.
Foote students have visited Yali each spring for the past six years. The Chinese-New Haven exchange of teachers began in 1998. Visit the photo galleries of the 2009 visit to New Haven.
updated 10/6/09
Foote Purchases Adjacent Land
On October 9, 2009 The Foote School closed on the purchase of the 3.8 acres of land on the corner of Highland and Prospect Streets from St. Francis Home for Children.
The school's plan, according to Board of Directors president Libby Peard, is to move forward almost immediately on abatement and demolition of the buildings on the property in hopes of constructing a playing field before winter weather interferes. The school has permission from the State of Connecticut to begin this work on Monday, October 12 and have hired Cherry Hill Construction and Demolition Company, based in North Branford, for the project.
Cherry Hill, a licensed abatement contractor, will first remove a small amount of asbestos and two oil storage tanks. When all hazardous waste has been safely disposed of, Foote will then authorize demolition of the 1960s dormitory building on Prospect Street, the corridor that connects the dormitory to 651 Prospect Street, the classroom building behind the dormitory and the trailer that once served as offices for St. Francis.
St. Francis will retain ownership of the house at 651 Prospect Street and the buildings behind it.
The cleared land will allow Foote to put in a regulation soccer field along Highland Street near Prospect Street. Acquisition of new outdoor areas for sports on the north side of Highland Street also frees up some space on the main campus, allowing Foote to expand its science facilities. Science and technology classrooms will be constructed — either a new building or as additions. The school is in the process of hiring an architectural firm to study the campus and advise on where the new science facilities should be built.
updated 10/22/09
Annual Giving to Foote for 2008-2009 Strong, Despite Economy
Foote alumnae/i, families, and friends strongly supported the 2008-09 Annual Fund with gifts of $481,000 - the second highest total in the histrory of the Fund. See a three-year comparison.
Updated 9/15/09
School Delay and Cancellation Information
TeleFoote Calls All Families
In the event of a school delayed opening cancellation, parents will receive an automated telephone message from InfoExchange, the Fort Myers, FL, company that powers our TeleFoote system.
Parents are asked to notifiy the school of any changes in work or home telephone numbers.
Note: The TeleFoote system is about 90 percent effective, which means it does not always work for about 10 percent of Foote families. So if you have any doubts at all please check:
• Website – We will post a notice on the homepage of the Foote School website.
• Foote Answering Machine – We will have a recorded message at 777-3464.
• Weather and School Closing WTNH Information
• WELI Radio New Haven – 960 AM
Note: In general, Foote School follows the New Haven Public Schools. With rare exceptions, if New Haven cancels, Foote will cancel, and if New Haven has a delayed opening, so will Foote.
Updated 9/15/09