William Tennent High School

Public school in Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States
William Tennent High School
Entrance to William Tennent High School
Address
Map
333 Centennial Rd

Warminster
,
Pennsylvania

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1955 (original building), 1974 ("A" building, now demolished), 2011 (Mostly new, includes "B" building from the previous school, open to students)
Faculty117.40 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,736 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.79[1]
Color(s)Black, White, and Red
MascotPanther

William Tennent High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12, located in Warminster, Pennsylvania, US.[2]

The school is the only public high school serving Warminster and Upper Southampton townships and Ivyland borough in the Centennial School District, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The school was named in honor of William Tennent, Presbyterian minister and founder of the original Log College, a very early theological school located in the colony of Pennsylvania. The first William Tennent High School building was located across the street from the current high school and when both were in use, the buildings were called William Tennent Intermediate High School (grades 9 and 10) and William Tennent Senior High School (grades 11 and 12) (the current school). The site of the original Log College is located near the modern high school[3]

Notable alumni

  • Brian Baker (Class of 1985) – actor, former Sprint pitchman[4]
  • Steve Capus – president of NBC News: 2005-13; currently executive producer of CBS News
  • Kermit Cintron (Class of 1999) – champion boxer[5]
  • Frank Coonelly (Class of 1978) – President, Pittsburgh Pirates[6]
  • Thomas W. Druce (Class of 1979) – former Pennsylvania State Representative[7]
  • Len Hatzenbeller (Class of 1977) – professional basketball player[8]
  • Bernie O'Neill - former Pennsylvania State Representative
  • Josh Ostrander (Class of 1998) – musician[9]
  • Mike Pettine – head coach, Cleveland Browns, was a head coach for the school before being terminated
  • Mike Vogel (Class of 1998) – actor[10]

Feeder schools

Middle schools

Log College Middle School
Eugene Klinger Middle School

Elementary schools

McDonald Elementary
Willow Dale Elementary
Davis Elementary

References

  1. ^ a b c "William Tennent HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "William Tennent High School". Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "William Tennent & Log College". 275 Years of Warminster. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  4. ^ "The Face and The Voice - Brian Baker". Geocities. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ "William Tennent Alumni (Kermit Cintron, Boxer)". Centennial SD.
  6. ^ "Front Office biographies (Frank Coonley, President)". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  7. ^ "Thomas W. Druce (Republican)". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-01-15.
  8. ^ "... Also in the spotlight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 30, 1977. p. 54. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Upper Southampton's Joshua Ostrander enjoying career resurgence as solo act Mondo Cozmo". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  10. ^ "William Tennent Alumni (Mike Voegl, Actor)". Centennial SD.
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