An article from 2018: "Foran's Ryan L. after winning the state open title at 152 pounds last week. The Foran senior won his second-consecutive New England title Saturday, March 4 in Providence."
I could use another glimpse of that Foran senior, so I searched google images, and found another article from 2017:
"Ryan L. and Michael R. from Foran High captured titles at the 53rd annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships."
This must be Michael R.
I'm hooked. Where is this beefcake-heavy Foran?
It's in Milford, Connecticut , on the Gold Coast about 1 1/2 hours from Penn Station. Though the mill by the ford in the river dates from 1640, its big population growth came after World War II, when men in gray flannel suits built their Tudor-style houses there and commuted to skyscrapers in Manhattan on the Long Island Railroad. It's 93% white, 81% affluent, with nothing much to do except go boating, yachting, and shopping, and work on your yoga and pilates.
The main tourist attraction is PEZ.Visitor Center, a museum devoted to the famous candy dispensers Although the candy has been around since 1927, they didn't start making characters until the the 1950s: The Halloween Witch in 1957, and Popeye in 1958. There have been uncountable thousands of dispensers, some rare ones selling for thousands of dollars (the 1982 World's Fair Astronaut got $32,000 on ebay). The current crop includes characters from
Jurassic World, Despicable Me, Peppa Pig, Trolls, and
Frozen.If you don't collect PEZ or go boating, your best bet is the beefcake potential. Foran (named after Joseph A. Foran, longtime school superintendent), ofters a variety of student clubs, including a Gay/Straight Alliance, an Investing Club (naturally), and a Social Awareness Club, along with swimming, wrestling, track, and lacrosse.
Wrestling seems particularly popular.
But Foran is only one of the five high schools in Milford. Law, named after Connecticut Governor Jonathan Law, allows thousands of alumni to truthfully say "I went to Law School."
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Platt Tech is a technical high school that offers classes in auto repair, hairdressing, electronics, and other subjects that you would ordinarily take in a community college.
Milford Christian Academy, a ministry of the First Baptist Church, offers softball, golf, volleyball, and cheerleading.
And Yale University is only 10 miles away.
Platt Tech is a technical high school that offers classes in auto repair, hairdressing, electronics, and other subjects that you would ordinarily take in a community college.