William Tennent High School - New Construction

New Construction

During the Fall of 2004, School Board Members 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. Students would then attend Central Bucks South High School in the Central Bucks School District.

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 would be cheaper for the district to bus students north.

Option 3 is being followed through on but students will not attend Central Bucks South School District. Instead they are building an academic building behind the current gym building. The New academic building opened for the 2011–2012 school year and is fully functional.