Tolland High School is a public high school in Tolland, Connecticut.
Overview In 1969, Tolland High School (THS) opened as the first all electric high school in Connecticut. In its first year, there were only three grades: 9th, 10th, and 11th.
In 2002, the Tolland Board of Education recommended the construction of a new building for THS. Voters approved the $56.6 million construction in June 2003 with a vote of 2,302 to 2,083. In 2006, THS moved to a new building on the same road. Improvements over the old building included a larger auditorium, new furniture, new sports fields, and a technology wing.
According to U.S. News & World Report, there are 828 enrolled as of April 2017, resulting in a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. Tolland High School has a graduation rate of 98%
Tolland Alternative Learning Center (TALC) The Tolland Alternative Learning Center (TALC) is an alternative education program at the Tolland High School that helps struggling students graduate high school, initiated in January 2004. The students take classes from 3pm-7pm.
Athletics CIAC State Championships Team YearBoys Cross Country 1974, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019Girls Cross Country 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019Girls Track and Field (Outdoor)2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017Boys Track and Field (Outdoor)1997, 2012, 2019, 2023Girls Track and Field (Indoor)2014, 2015, 2016, 2017Girls Soccer1983, 1984, 1985, 2018Boys Golf1977, 2006, 2007, 2024Boys Track and Field (Indoor)1997, 2020Boys Soccer2009, 2015, 2024Baseball1992Girls Gymnastics Coop2023Boys Ice hockey Coop2015
Notable alumni Daniel C. Burbank, astronaut David Passaro, contractor for the Central Intelligence Agency Scott Roberson, CIA Officer and police detective killed in Camp Chapman attack Jennifer K. Sweeney, poet Barry Wood, architect, model, and star of TLC's Trading Spaces
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