Tolland High School

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Tolland High School
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Tolland High School
1 Eagle Hill

Tolland
,
Tolland County
,
Connecticut
06084

United States
Coordinates 41°52′18″N72°20′23″W / 41.8718°N 72.3396°W / 41.8718; -72.3396
Information
Type Public School
MottoStrive for Excellence
Established1969(55 years ago) (1969)
School districtTolland School District
CEEB code 070792
PrincipalThomas Poland
Faculty59.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9-12
Number of students724 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.17 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Blue, white, red
   
Team nameEagles
RivalRHAM, Ellington Knights, E.O. Smith Panthers, Rockville Rams, East Catholic Eagles
NewspaperThe Eagle's Eye
YearbookEyrie
Website www.ths.tolland.k12.ct.us

Tolland High School is a public high school in Tolland, Connecticut.

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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. [2]

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% [3]

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. [4]

Athletics

CIAC State Championships

TeamYear
Boys Cross Country1974, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Girls Cross Country2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
Girls Track and Field (Outdoor)2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Boys Track and Field (Outdoor)1997, 2012, 2019, 2023
Girls Track and Field (Indoor)2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Girls Soccer1983, 1984, 1985, 2018
Boys Golf1977, 2006, 2007, 2024
Boys Track and Field (Indoor)1997, 2020
Boys Soccer2009, 2015
Baseball1992
Girls Gymnastics Coop2023
Boys Ice hockey Coop2015

[5]

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