Tolland High School
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Overview

In 1969 Tolland High School (THS) opened as the first all electric High School in the state of Connecticut. In it's first year there were only 3 grades 9th, 10th and 11th.

Tolland High School (THS) now serves students in 9th through 12th grades. Tolland High School currently has many community projects such as the Booster Club, Eagle Scramble (a golf tournament), and an online safety program sponsored by Nerac
Nérac
Nérac is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-External links:*...

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Notable alumni

  • Daniel C. Burbank
    Daniel C. Burbank
    Daniel Christopher Burbank is an American astronaut and a veteran of two space shuttle missions. Burbank, a Captain in the United States Coast Guard, is the second Coast Guard astronaut after Bruce Melnick....

    , Astronaut
    Astronaut
    An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....

     (Grad: 1979)
  • David Passaro
    David Passaro
    David Passaro is a former CIA contractor and U.S. Army Ranger who was charged with assault in connection with the June 21, 2003 death of Abdul Wali. Wali died in Afghanistan while in the custody of the United States government for questioning. Passaro was found guilty of one count of felony...

    , contractor for the American CIA
  • Jennifer K. Sweeney
    Jennifer K. Sweeney
    -Life:Jennifer K. Sweeney is the author of two poetry collections, most recently, How to Live on Bread and Music , winner of the 2009 James Laughlin Award and the 2009 Perugia Press Prize. Her first collection, Salt Memory won the 2006 Main Street Rag Poetry Award...

    , Poet
    Poet
    A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

     (Grad: 1991)
  • Barry Wood
    Barry Wood (interior designer)
    Barry Wood is a model, American television host, and Architect. He was one of the designers featured in the fourth season of TLC series Trading Spaces and is now one of the design experts seen in HGTV's series Hidden Potential...

    , architect, model, and star of TLC's Trading Spaces
    Trading Spaces
    Trading Spaces is an hour-long American television reality program that aired from 2000 to 2008 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home. The format of the show was based on the BBC TV series Changing Rooms. The show ran for eight seasons....

    (Grad: 1988)

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