Tantasqua Regional High School
Tantasqua Regional High School is located in the village of Fiskdale (town of Sturbridge), Massachusetts, United States. It serves the towns of Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales.[5] The school is divided into an Academic Division, and a Technical Division, which offers vocational training in Carpentry, Computer Aided Design/Drafting, Computer Technology, Culinary Arts, Electrical, Health Sciences, Hospitality Management, Business Technology, and Manufacturing. Currently there are approximately 1300 students enrolled in the school in both divisions. The school colors are green and gold and the school song is "Hail, Tantasqua", set to the music of "Men of Harlech."
| Tantasqua Regional High School | |
|---|---|
 School seal | |
| Address | |
319 Brookfield Rd , Massachusetts 01518 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Open enrollment[1] |
| Established | 1952 |
| Principal | Michael Lucas[2] |
| Grades | 9–12[3] |
| Number of students | 760 (2016–17)[3] |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Song | Men Of Harlech |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Publication | Passages |
| Newspaper | The Tomahawk |
| Yearbook | Tantasquan |
| Budget | $24,578,121 total $13,480 per pupil (2016)[4] |
| Website | www |
 Route-148 entrance to Tantasqua Regional High School, listing the five towns in the region | |
History
Tantasqua Regional High School was founded in 1952. A new high school was completed in 2002. The school derives its name from Tantiusques ("tan-tas-qua"), a Nipmuck word meaning "to a black deposit between two hills."[6]
References
- "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Error Page" (PDF). www.doe.mass.edu.
- "Faculty&StaffDirectory". Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- "Tantasqua Regional High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Per Pupil Expenditures, All Funds". Profiles.doe.mass.edu. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
- Tantasqua & Union 61, Tantasqua Regional School District, retrieved March 25, 2017
- "Tantiusques". Retrieved 2009-02-25.