| Tolman High School | |
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150 Exchange St , 02860 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°31′30″N 71°13′30″W / 41.52500°N 71.22500°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1926[1][2][3] |
| School board | Rhode Island Department of Education |
| School district | Pawtucket School District |
| Superintendent | Patricia Royal |
| Principal | Christopher Savastano |
| Faculty | approx. 110[2] |
| Teaching staff | 74.00 (FTE)[4] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,056 (2022–2023)[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.27[4] |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | White, Red, and Black[1] |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Feeder schools | Jenks Jr. High School, Goff Jr. High School |
| Website | Website |
established, founded.William E. Tolman Senior High School (originally Pawtucket Senior High School, changed to Pawtucket East High School, then William E. Tolman Senior High School[3]) is one of three public high schools located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.[1] It was built and opened in 1926 (Monahan & Meikle, architects[5]) along the east bank of the Blackstone River as a "state of the art" educational facility.[1][2] The building originally consisted of four floors and a basement, 60 class rooms, a 1,300-seat auditorium, a swimming pool, and a nursery for the children of teenage mothers.[1][2][3][6] The swimming pool was closed in 2018 due to several repairs made and it still leaked. The nursery was closed around 2012 in order for Rhode Island's only MCJROTC to use the area in the basement. Tolman High School is the first multimillion-dollar high school east of the Mississippi and the gym is the oldest high school gym in Rhode Island that is still in use.[1][3] The school has been remodeled several times with the most recent being in 1980.[2]
The school's pool was also featured in the film Mermaids[7] and the school is in some scenes of the film Moonstruck.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g "The History of William E. Tolman High School..." psdri.net.
- ^ a b c d e "William E. Tolman Senior High School - The SALT Visit School Report" (PDF). eride.ri.gov. October 21, 2005.
- ^ a b c d "Two-handed set shots may be gone, but the old courts remain". projo.com. January 18, 2007. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c "William E. Tolman High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ Engineering News-Record Nov. 1925: 158.
- ^ "Dropout tales of hardship, hope". Projo.com. June 10, 2008.
- ^ "PEOPLE Bette Davis cut daughters out of her will". Projo.com. November 7, 1989. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2017.