William Tennent High School

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William Tennent High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12, located in Warminster, Pennsylvania, US.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, an early American slave owner, 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 schoolNotable alumniBrian Baker - Class of 1985 - actor, former Sprint pitchmanThomas W. Druce - former Pennsylvania State Representative, class of 1979.Frank Coonelly - Class of 1978. President, Pittsburgh PiratesMike Vogel - actor, class of 1998.Kermit Cintron - Champion boxer, class of 1999.Mike Pettine - head coach, Cleveland Browns, was a head coach for the school before being terminated.Steve Capus - president of NBC News: 2005-13; currently executive producer of CBS News.