Toll Gate High School is a public high school in Warwick

Warwick, Rhode Island

Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with a population of 82,672 at the 2010 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000...

, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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 on Centerville Road. It serves education to grades 9-12 and has approximately 1100 students and 97 teachers. The current timeblock for a school day is 7:24am–1:51pm.

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). The school's cultural arts center was dedicated in Shapiro's name in 1999.

Athletics/Other Teams

The Toll Gate Varsity Ice Hockey team won the 2004 Rhode Island State Championship, ending the 26-year run of Mount Saint Charles Academy

Mount Saint Charles Academy

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. Their victory is documented in the 2006 documentary film Ice Kings

Ice Kings

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.

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)
• Mock Trial Team : Rhode Island State Champions 2007, 2010, 2011

Notable alumni

• Janice Anderson, Assistant Production Manager, Cirque du Soleil
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• Tom Cavanagh
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  , Forward, Worcester Sharks
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• Sara DeCosta
  Sara Decosta
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  , Goalie, 1998 and 2002 U.S. Women's Olympic Hockey Team
• Michaela McManus
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  , class of 2001, actress
• Tony Petrarca, Chief Meteorologist, WPRI-TV
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• Brian Shanley, President, Providence College
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• David Petrarca, director; extensive theatre, film and television work including Big Love, True Blood, and Hung for HBO; over 40 world premieres including of Marvin's Room ( B'way and West End) , Fuddy Meers (NYC), and A Year With Frog And Toad ( B'way).
• Kyle Browning, class of 2005, descendant of English Poet Robert Browning
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