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<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| address = 319 Brookfield Rd
| city = [[Fiskdale]]
| state = [[Massachusetts (U.S. 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)<ref name=NCES>{{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}}</ref>
| teaching_staff = 72.54 (FTE) <ref name="NCES" />
| ratio = 9.33<ref name="NCES" />
| grades = 9{{ndash}}12 <ref name="NCES" />
| faculty =
| mascot = Warrior
| yearbook = Tantasquan
| publication = Passages
| type = [[State school|Public]] [[School choice|Open enrollment]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| SAT = 573 verbal 607 math 1180 total (2017–2018)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| budget = $24,578,121 total $13,480 per pupil (2016)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| 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, Massachusetts|Brimfield]], [[Brookfield, Massachusetts|Brookfield]], [[Holland, Massachusetts|Holland]], [[Sturbridge, Massachusetts|Sturbridge]], and [[Wales, Massachusetts|Wales]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Tantasqua & Union 61|publisher=Tantasqua Regional School District|url=http://www.tantasqua.org/index.php|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> A 1995 plan for renovation was rejected,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Athletics==
TRHS athletic teams are nicknamed the Warriors.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The baseball team won the 1977 Massachusetts Division 2 state championship, and the boys basketball team won the 2007 Division 2 state championship.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Performing arts==
Tantasqua has two competitive [[show choirs]], the mixed-gender "ENCORE!" and the all-female "Applsause" (formerly Radiance).<ref>{{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}}</ref> The program also hosts an annual competition.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
*[[Joel Crouse]], singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Country singer Crouse set for Tantasqua |url=https://www.telegram.com/article/20140606/NEWS/306069598/0 |website=Worcester Telegram |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=June 6, 2014}}</ref>

==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]]
[[Category:1953 establishments in Massachusetts]]

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