Big game fever grips local Patriots fans.Byline: Joni Koogler Patriots' pride is showing itself prominently at Tahanto and West Boylston High School this week. At Tahanto, Patriots' jerseys are popular apparel for many students, and on Friday the Students Council is holding a fundraiser where $1 earns students the right to wear a Patriots hat in school for the whole day. In West Boylston, Friday has officially been declared "Patriots' Day Pa·tri·ots' Day n. The third Monday in April, a holiday in Maine and Massachusetts commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, which began the American Revolution. ," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. teacher and Student Council Adviser Marsha Hudson, who said staff and students were being asked to wear Patriots apparel that day. Tahanto Senior Matt Polnerow, known for his own quarterback skills as a member of the two school's collaborative football team, the West Boylston Lions, said he plans on watching Tom Brady Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. and Randy Moss Randy Moss (born February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998, and played the first stage of his career in Minnesota before a trade in 2005 brought him to the Oakland with about 20 friends. "I'm exited about watching the game, it's going to be great," Polnerow said. Lions senior running back Bobby DeMarco is heading to the same party. "I'm pumped," DeMarco said. "I want to watch the Pats win their fourth Super Bowl in the New Millenium." "I'm psyched," Tahanto sophomore Jessica Cox said. "Boston is the best place to be right now. I mean, the Red Sox, the Patriots, and, hopefully, the Celtics and the Bruins, too." Lori Tarallo's baking classes at Tahanto are really in the spirit of the moment. They're baking Patriots' cakes and cupcakes and offering them for sale to help with festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. at Super Bowl parties. "This is a good thing to do," Tarallo said last week. "We're having fun with it," she said. The rally in West Boylston will include a variety of football related competitions such as a tailgate A conversion layer that lets IDE devices connect to the IEEE 1394 Firewire interface. relay contest, dress up a Patriot fan, a Patriot themed scavenger hunt, throwing a football through a target and buffalo wing eating contest, Hudson said. While the decorations in West Boylston will say Patriots, a planned schoolwide pep rally will be all about the Lions. Hudson said during the rally, the school will recognize its winter sports teams. In addition, the cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
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Students in Tarallo's culinary arts class last week were enthusiastic as they spoke of the Super Bowl. "I was really disappointed how the season ended last year. We were really close," senior Derek Martinez said. He brightened as he spoke of the Patriots' chances this year. "We've got really high hopes for this year, though. We want to go 19 and 0 and make it a perfect season," Martinez said. Ashlynn Fratoni exuded confidence in the Patriots as she spread blue and white frosting on a Patriots cupcake. "They'll do it," she said of the Patriots. Fratoni said she was heading to friends' house in Northboro to watch the Patriots play the New York Giants
"We'll have everything," she said with a laugh. Michael Kane contributed to this story. ART: PHOTOS PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : (1) Banner photo/JULIE GRADY; (2) Banner photo/JONI KOOGLER CUTLINE: (1) The manatee family near Woodgate Farm on Lancaster Street in West Boylston have been dressed and ready for the Super Bowl for weeks. (2) Tahanto sophomore Ashlynn Fratoni, in a Tedy Bruschi jersey, decorates a Patriots cupcake for a pastry sale at the school last week. |
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