Tantasqua Regional High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Tantasqua Regional High School
| image = tantasquaseal.jpg
| alt =
| image_size = 125px
| caption = School seal
| established = 1953
| principal = Peter Dufresne{{cite web |title=STAFF DIRECTORY |url=https://ths.tantasqua.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3663240&type=d&pREC_ID=2495048 |website=tantasqua.org |access-date=28 August 2024}}
| address = 319 Brookfield Rd
| city = Fiskdale
| state = Massachusetts
| zipcode = 01518
| country = United States
| colors = Green and gold {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}}
| students = 677 (2022-2023){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2511490&ID=251149001900|title=Tantasqua Regional High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=September 9, 2024}}
| teaching_staff = 72.54 (FTE)
| faculty =
| mascot = Warrior
| yearbook = Tantasquan
| publication = Passages
| type = Public
Open enrollment{{cite web|url=http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf|title=Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Error Page|website=www.doe.mass.edu}}
| SAT = 573 verbal
607 math
1180 total (2017–2018){{cite web|url=http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/sat.aspx|title=2017-18 SAT Performance|publisher=Profiles.doe.mass.edu|date=September 20, 2018|access-date=December 8, 2018}}
| budget = $24,578,121 total
$13,480 per pupil
(2016){{cite web|url=http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/ppx.aspx |title=Per Pupil Expenditures, All Funds |publisher=Profiles.doe.mass.edu |date=2017-09-07 |access-date=2018-07-23}}
| newspaper = The Tomahawk
| song = Men Of Harlech
| homepage = {{URL|https://ths.tantasqua.org/}}
| picture = Tantasqua Route 148 entrance.jpg
| picture_caption = Route-148 entrance to Tantasqua Regional High School, listing the five towns in the region
}}
Tantasqua Regional High School is located in Fiskdale, Massachusetts. It serves the towns of Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales.{{Citation|title=Tantasqua & Union 61|publisher=Tantasqua Regional School District|url=http://www.tantasqua.org/index.php|access-date=March 25, 2017}} The school colors are green and gold and the school song is "Hail, Tantasqua", set to the music of "Men of Harlech."
History
Tantasqua Regional High School was founded in 1953, and an initial addition to the building was approved in 1962.{{cite news |title=5 Towns Weigh School Addition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59810058/an-article-about-the-expansion-of/ |access-date=September 22, 2020 |work=The Boston Globe |via=Newspapers.com |date=May 16, 1962}} A 1995 plan for renovation was rejected,{{cite news |title=Taxpayers in the dark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59810252/an-article-about-requesting/ |access-date=September 22, 2020 |work=The Boston Globe |via=Newspapers.com |date=June 25, 2000}} but a new building was completed in 2002.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
Format
Tantasqua is divided into an academic division and a technical division.{{cite web |title=Central MA's #16 School: Tantasqua Regional High School |url=http://www.golocalworcester.com/news/central-mas-16-school-tantasqua-regional-high-school |website=Go Local Worcester |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=February 15, 2012}}
Athletics
TRHS athletic teams are nicknamed the Warriors.{{cite web |last1=Demers |first1=Phil |title=These Massachusetts schools still have Native American themed nicknames, mascots, or logos |url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/02/these_massachusetts_schools_st.html |website=MassLive |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=May 19, 2019}} The baseball team won the 1977 Massachusetts Division 2 state championship, and the boys basketball team won the 2007 Division 2 state championship.{{cite news |title=Drury loses to Tantasqua 9-8 in state contest |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59809394/the-berkshire-eagle/ |access-date=September 22, 2020 |work=The Berkshire Eagle |via=Newspapers.com |date=June 20, 1977}}{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Jim |title=PERFECTION! |url=https://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070318/NEWS/703180661/1009/SPORTS |website=Worcester Telegram |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=March 18, 2007}}
Performing arts
Tantasqua has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "ENCORE!" and the all-female "Applsause" (formerly Radiance).{{cite web |title=SCC: Viewing School - Tantasqua Regional High School |url=https://www.showchoir.com/choirs/school.php?id=847 |website=Show Choir Community |access-date=September 22, 2020}} The program also hosts an annual competition.{{cite web |last1=McCready |first1=Brian |title=For Daniel Hand's VIBE Show Choir, The Hits Just Keep On Coming |url=https://patch.com/connecticut/madison-ct/daniel-hand-s-vibe-show-choir-hits-just-keep-coming |website=Patch |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=February 18, 2019}}
Notable alumni
References
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External links
- [https://ths.tantasqua.org/ Tantasqua Regional High School website]
- [http://www.tantasquayearbook.com The Tantasqsuan]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1953
Category:High schools in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Category:Public high schools in Massachusetts
Category:Buildings and structures in Sturbridge, Massachusetts