Tantasqua Regional High School - Tantasquan Yearbook (Sturbridge, MA)

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Above: The hopping datice floor. Below: Sue and Elinor»before the prom!

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A SPECIAL EVENING he prom is the social event of the school year. Juniors look forward to it with curious anticipation, and most everyone wonders who will be their date. Seniors usually attend the prom whether they have a romantic date of just a friend, because the prom is their last big night out together as a class. The fashion trends of late have been back to romantic dresses with lots of lace and ruffles, or to sophisticated black strapless gowns. Guys have gen- erally stuck with traditional black or white tuxes, but a few really do it up with style — tails, top hat, cane, the works. Increasing numbers of couples have taken limou- sines to the prom. Not only do limos make one feel wealthy and elegant, they are wonderful for allaying parental fears about drunk driving accidents. Often two or more couples will share a limousine to defray its often very high price for an evening. Most importantly, the prom is our first real chance to really dress to the limit and go, on our own, to an official function complete with dinner and dancing. Last year’s prom was held May 16, 1987, at Holden Hills Country Club, while this year’s prom will be May 13, 1988, at Mechanics Hall, Worces- ter.

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MUSIC SOOTHS THE SA C ¢ ife is rough — dedica- tion essential.” Al- though John Whitcore said it, it could have been said by Randy Rhodes, E.J. LaFrance, or Joe Satriani, because it is what all of them feel when it comes to their lives as musicians. John Whitcore’s many band en- deavors have brought him together with musicians from Southbridge, all the way into the Connecticut area. Most recently John has been working with Kent Davy on some progressive Jazz Rock material and on recording some of their original songs. Both guitarists have played out in the area and share a love of music. Their tastes range all the way from Classical and Jazz to Funk, Fusion, and Rock. John says that he is planning on attending the University of Lowell for four years and get his B.M. in 12 music production and engineering. Kent also wishes to pursue a music career, but is undecided on which way he wants to go. ‘Teaze’, a band comprised of three Tantasquan and two people from the Southbridge area, has been together for about a year now. Its members are E.J. LaFrance, lead vocals; Alex Ran- dall, lead and rhythm guitar and backing vocals; Corey Partlow, lead rhythm guitar, backing vocals, and keyboard; Mark Gosselin, bass guitar; and Marty Anderson, drummer. Most of them have had previous band experiences. This is Corey’s third band and he has already played in clubs with other bands. “Teaze’ plans to record some of their original material, and make a couple of videos. All of the members plan on making music their career, whether it’s play- ing, producing or teaching it. cialize in heavy metal | guitar will never leave always will.” Some of our local bands don’t plan on making music their career. Onc such band is Armagedon, which made up of Chris Anderson, Bri White, and Tom Jaffarian. when we’re ae is bless our vor group or musician. When we are sad we usually play slow song 2 thing that we do when cars is to turn on the ra sometimes is the most expensive piec of equipment in our cars. I thin Corey summed up how we feel a our music best when he said, “