Toll Gate High School

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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 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. The present-day principal of Toll Gate is Stephen Chrabaszcz.

[edit] Ice Hockey

The Toll Gate Varsity Ice Hockey team won the 2004 Rhode Island State Championship, ending the 26 year run of Mount St. Charles Academy. Their victory is documented in the 2006 award-winning documentary Ice Kings.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Tom Cavanagh, Forward, Worcester Sharks
• Sara DeCosta, Goalie, 1998 and 2002 U.S. Women's Olympic Hockey Team
• Tony Petrarca, Chief Meteorologist, WPRI-TV
• Janice Anderson, Assistant Production Manager, Cirque du Soleil^{[citation needed]}
• Nathan Goldberg^{[citation needed]}