William Tennent High School

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Location
William Tennent High School

Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States
Information
Principal	Eileen Poroszok, M.A., M.S.
Students	2,086 as of 2004
Faculty	418 (district-wide)
Type	Public
Campus	??
Mascot	Panther
Established	1955(original building), 1974(current building)
Colors	Black and White
Homepage	Official School Website

William Tennent High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12, located in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

The school is the only high school serving the Centennial School District, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The school was named in honor of William Tennent, an early American clergyman and founder of the original Log College, a very early theological school located in the colony of Pennsylvania. The first William Tennent High School was located across the street from the current high school and when both were in use, the buildings were called William Tennent High School (old building) and William Tennent Senior High School (the current school). The site of the original Log College is located near the modern high school William Tennent & Log College. 275 Years of Warminster. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.

[edit] New Construction

During the Fall of 2004, Centennial School District retained the services of Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates to conduct a Feasibility Study and to prepare options concerning William Tennent High School. With respect to this study, the following tasks have been completed:

Representatives from Burt Hill visited the District on November 3 and 4, 2004. The following tasks were completed during this visit:
- Toured the existing facility with Burt Hill staff so they were able to examine the overall function of the building
- Conducted a preliminary meeting with Warminister Township officials to discuss the District’s intentions for the study and to determine applicable building codes; and reviewed the approval process.
- Interviewed with selected faculty, staff, and student representatives to understand their perspective on the facility.
- Presented preliminary findings to the Board Operations Committee.
Developed three options for consideration.
Presented preliminary options to the Board on December 6, 2004. At this meeting, the following options were approved for further consideration:
- Option 1: This option consists of a minimal renovation to the existing facility. The existing building configuration remains as is, and the renovations to ensure that the students and faculty remain warm, safe, and dry.
- Option 2: This option consists of major renovations to the existing facility in order to provide an environment more suitable for the educational curriculum. Interior modifications are made in order to provide a more efficient use of space and to create additional classrooms.
- Option 3: This option consists of demolition of the existing A building. It will be replaced with a more efficient configuration.

The findings of this study was presented to the School Board in February, 2005.

This study chose Option #3, which consists of demolition of the existing “A” building. It will be replaced with a more efficient configuration.

[edit] Notable Alumni

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