School Story:
Toll Gate High School is a public high school in Warwick, Rhode Island on Centerville Road. It serves education to grades 9-12 and has approximately 1200 students and 115 teachers. The current timeblock for a school day is 7:24am-1:51pm.
Contents
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* 1 History
* 2 Extracurricular activities
o 2.1 Athletics
* 3 Notable alumni
* 4 References
* 5 External links
[edit] History
The school opened in 1972 with Robert J. Shapiro as the first principal, who later became the superintendent for Warwick Schools (retiring from this position in 2007).[4] The school's cultural arts center was dedicated in Shapiro's name in 1999.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Athletics
The Toll Gate Varsity Ice Hockey team won the 2004 Rhode Island State Championship, ending the 26-year run of Mount Saint Charles Academy.[5] Their victory is documented in the 2006 documentary film Ice Kings.[6]
State championship titles:
* Baseball: 1991 (Class A), 2001 (Class A)
* Basketball (girls'): 1973 (Class A), 1982 (Class A)
* Cross Country (boys'): 1972 (State), 1974 (Class A, State and New England), 1999 (Class B)
* Golf: 1981 (state)
* Ice Hockey: 1988 (Met B-1 Small), 2004 (State), 2005 (State)
* Ice Hockey (girls) 2006
* Indoor Track (boys'): 2005 (Class B)
* Indoor Track (girls') 2001 (Large Schools)
* Soccer (boys'): 1990 (I-B)
* Softball (fast-pitch): 2005-2006 (Division II)
* Tennis (boys'): 1979-1981 (Class A), 2007-2008 (Division II)
* Tennis (girls'): 1977 (Class A), 1985 (Class A), 1991 (Class A)
* Volleyball (boys'): 1988 (Division I)
* Volleyball (girls'): 1979-1983 (Class A), 1985-1988 (Class A), 1990 (Class A), 1994 (Class A), 1997 (Class A), 1999 (Class A), 2001 (Class A)
[edit] Notable alumni
* Janice Anderson, Assistant Production Manager, Cirque du Soleil[citation needed]
* Tom Cavanaugh, Forward, Worcester Sharks[7]
* Sara DeCosta, Goalie, 1998 and 2002 U.S. Women's Olympic Hockey Team[8]
* Michaela McManus, class of 2001, actress
* Tony Petrarca, Chief Meteorologist, WPRI-TV[9]
* Brian Shanley, President, Providence College[10]
