Spaulding High School

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Spaulding High School and Barre Technical Center, more commonly called Spaulding High School or SHS-BTC, is a high school located in the city of Barre, Vermont. The campus slogan is, "Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships."^[1]

1 Administration
2 Sports
- 2.1 Crimson Crazies
3 Drama
4 Notable connections
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Administration

As of the 2006-2007 school year, the administrators are:

Jeffrey Maher, Co-Principal
Cindy Donolan, Co-Principal
Christopher Hennesy, Assistant Principal
Thomas Sedore, Assistant Principal
Michelle Fagan, Superintendent of Schools
Shawn Woods, Athletic Director
Bob Phillips, Technical Director

Department Heads:

Gerry Desmarais, History
John Pandolfo, Mathematics
Thomas McSweeney, Science
Mary Reardon, Art
Stefanie Ayers-Cravedi, English
David Buzzi, Foreign Language

[edit] Sports

All Spaulding sports teams are referred to as the "Crimson Tide", a reference to Red Tide algae blooms. The mascot is "Raymond the Shark."Spaulding has had recent success with their wrestling team which came in second in the state this year. Also there basketball and hockey programs have done very well.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Crimson Crazies

Also, a group of students displaying "Tide Pride" formed the notorious Crimson Crazies in 2005. Created by students, the Crazies are based on a similar group from Duke University. The Crazies are identified by their crimson shirts and sweathshirts, rigorous cheers, and loud antics. The community has come to embrace the Crimson Crazies as an unofficial cheering section known to raise spirits and bring fans to their feet.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Drama

Spaulding High School also boasts an impressive Drama Club, having recently performed such classics as Disney's Beauty and the Beast, The Mikado, and The Foreigner.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable connections

Fred Swan, artist, taught mathematics at Spaulding
David Ball, who now plays football for the University of New Hampshire and recently broke Jerry Rice's old record, graduated from Spaulding
Arthur Zorn currently teaches vocal music.