Toll Gate High School is a public high school in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, on Centerville Road. It serves education to grades 9-12 and has approximately 1100 students and 97 teachers. It is a part of Warwick Public Schools.
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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.
Extracurricular activities
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. Their victory is documented in the 2006 documentary film Ice Kings.
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), 2024 (Div II State)
Ice Hockey (Girls): 2006, 2014 (Division I-State), 2015 (DeCosta Division-State)
Indoor Track (Boys'): 2005 (Class B)
Indoor Track (Girls'): 2001 (Large Schools) 2015(Class - Medium Schools)
Soccer (Boys'): 1990 (I-B), 2014 (Division II-State)
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)
Unified Basketball: 2014 (State)
Unified Volleyball: 2015 (State)
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, 2013
Wrestling: 2018-2019 (Division II B), 2019-2020 (Division II B)
Notable alumni
Mary Burke, Bryant Bulldogs women's basketball head coach (1991–present)
Sara DeCosta, Olympic hockey player
John Hynes, head coach of the Nashville Predators
David Jessen, Olympic gymnast
Erin Lynch Prata, Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court
Michaela McManus, actress
David Petrarca, director
Dave Shalansky, actor
Evan Shanley, attorney and politician
Brian Shanley, president of Providence College