PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLETTER William Tennent High School

Spring 2014 Volume XXXI No. 3

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Mr. Dennis Best, M.Ed.

Tennent Played Host to the Community

Winter was not kind in many ways! In addition to countless snow storms, was the storm which occurred the week of February 3 that left many people in both Warminster and Southampton without power. Warminster Township, along with the American Red Cross, asked the district if William Tennent would act as a “comfort shelter” for the community. The high school was open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on February 6 and Feb-ruary 7 and manned by Centennial School District Administrators and staff. The community was invited to take advantage of a warm place, recharge phones and any other devices, watch the Olympics, and just relax. On Friday, the district supplied busses that traveled through the neighborhoods for families who want to take advantage of Tennent’s hospitality. Coffee, tea, water, and small snacks were provided by the district and information was available for anyone who needed an overnight shelter.

William Tennent 2014 Annual College Fair

On Wednesday, March 19th William Tennent hosted it’s annual College Fair in the school cafeteria. Repre-sentatives from over sixty– five colleges and universi-ties from as far as Denver, Colorado came out to talk to and provide information to interested students and par-ents. Over 250 families visited the annual event. MBIT culinary students provided a delicious assortment of cookies to be distributed to all attending college repre-sentatives. The school counseling team held a meeting for parents of juniors prior to the event to provide infor-mation on the college decision process. Seniors are encouraged to check Naviance for available scholar-ships and deadlines.

Junior Prom– April 26th, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Tickets on sale now at all lunches!

Tennent Students Win Big at Deutschfest 2014

On March 22 and 23, William Tennent German students competed at the Delaware Valley Deutschfest against nine other schools in the area showing off their German language skills, cultural knowledge and crea-tivity with the theme Kunst verschönert die Welt... (Art beautifies the world...). The students did very well plac-ing 1st in four events: Nacherzählung (impromptu story retell), Rollenspiel (impromptu situation), Bild-beschreibung (picture description) and T-Shirt Project. Students earned 2nd place in Buchstabieren (spelling bee) and Stegreifreden (short speech). 3rd place was earned in the Cooking - Cake category, Quiz Bowl (trivia game about German art/artists), Hindernislauf (blindfolded obstacle course), Music Video, Vocabulary Bee, Schriftliche Prüfung (written grammar test) and for our GAPP (Exchange) Scrapbook. Congratulations to the following students who took part in this event: Justin Cammarota, Joe Chakiris, Joe Cunningham, Billy Halter, Zack Larmer, Greg Rodriguez, Ashley Schultz, John Schwartz, and Cameron Zurmuhl.

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2014 National Honor Society Inductions

On Thursday, March 13th, William Tennent High School honored and welcomed

forty-two students to the National Honor Society during its induction ceremony. Par-

ents and faculty were invited to honor the following students. Congratulations to:

Ilyse Aber Marisa Adamson

Juliano Amaro

Cassie Baner

Teresa Barker

Brennen Bastian

Michael Bremer

Kimberly Burton

Noah Chast

Mark Chattin

Samuel Chebruch

Conner Davis

Amber Doran

Jamie George

Student News

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Tyler Goldsman

Nicholas Griffin

Matt Kistner Michelle Hand

Brooke Hanssens

Caitlin Hubmaster

Meghan Izak Erica Knorr Miranda Laskey

Jessica Lee

Claire Linder

Jon Montgomery

Heather Moss

John Newman

Congratulations to the following students who participated in the BCMEA Choral Festival on February 20 and 21: Melissa Ballow, Nate Borrmann, Ryan Borrmann, Kim Leamon, Judy Mabone, Ariel Schofield, Jacob Schwartz, John Starr , and Cameron Zurmuhl. Congratulations to the following band and orchestra students who were selected for the BCMEA Music Festival: Ilyse Aber, Angelina Angelucci, Kyle Gresh, Ericka Knorr, Kevin McKain, Abby Miller, Alex Miller, Carolina Pachas, Zach Santilli, and Matt Winans.

Stephen Orliw

Brendon O’Shea Francesca Rato

Joshua Reed

Michael Roby

Julia Romanyszyn

Ryan Santilli Jordan Sharp

Michelle Sobol John Starr

Brooke Torjman

Kylie Weiss

Conner Weiss

Cameron Zurmuhl

2014 Spring Musical Come and see

OKLAHOMA

ADMISSION $10 CSD GOLD CARD MEMEBERS WELCOMED AT NO CHARGE

Friday, April 11 @ 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12- 2 shows Matinee @ 1:00 p.m. Evening @ 7:00 p.m.

To purchase tickets in advance for reserved seating, visit the district website: www.centennialsd.org

Tickets can be purchased at the door

Black & White 2014

BLACK DIDN’T LOOK BACK!! The Black and White tradition celebrated it’s 49th year this year. The three day event began on Wednesday, March 5th with the Academic Portion. Black Venom started the games as the winner with a slim margin over the White Team with a score of 72-69. The next event, Pool Night, was wet and wild with Black Venom splashing their way to victory and leading the games. The big night and final event, Gym Night, was held on Friday, March 7. With a variety of activities from obstacle course, to pyramid building, dance, and other fun activities, Black Venom came out the victors over White Liberty with a total score of 356-332. Congratulations to all the students who participated in the events and the faculty who dedicated their time. Black and White Directors: Mrs. McCaffery- Academic Program Ms. Melvin- Pool Night Mrs. Weisensale– Gym Night Black Generals: Dylan Cooney and Ali Cochran White Generals: RJ Merrick and Maddie Reid

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Student Artwork Accepted for Exhibition The artwork of ten William Tennent High School students was accepted into the 2014 PSEA Touch the Future Art Exhibi-tion. The work was on display at Arcadia University in the University Commons Building from March 1through the 27 Cara McLaughlin was recognized for hav-ing the best work in her category, tradi-tional silver print photography, and was presented with a cash award at the open-ing reception held on Sunday, March 9. Congratulations to the following students: Sarah Rocco Cara McLaughlin Shanna Smith Ionna Korifidis Christina Knight Christy Ni Carly Stengel Stephen Hatala Liam Andre Shannon Simpson

William Tennent Hosted the PMEA Region VI Orchestra Festival On Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, William Tennent played host to the PMEA State region VI Orchestra Festival. The players chosen for this group were considered the best high school orchestra musicians in all of South-eastern Pennsylvania. The students came together for the first time on Thursday working for two days towards a final after-noon performance to the public. A special guest conductor, Soo Han, was invited to work with the students. We were fortu-nate to have two William Tennent students chosen to take part in the Festival. Con-gratulations to: Angelina Angelucci, grade 12 and Carolina Pachas, grade 12.

STUDENT RECOGNITION

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William Tennent “Student of the Month” and “Tops at Tennent” Here are the February and March winners! Winners are announced every third Wednes-day for the previous month. For future winners, please visit the William Tennent page of our district website. Below are the February and March 2014 winners:

Tops at Tennent FEBRUARY MARCH Freshman Jordan Francis Madelyn Martin Sophmore Felipe Vela Sias Nicholas Schuima Junior Steph Lafferty Paul Miller Senior Marley Azvolinsky Matthew Meehan

Student of the Month FEBRUARY MARCH Freshman Rebecca Bonar Jacqueline Morche Sophmore Juliano Amaro John Ryan Junior Vince Iacabone Brooke Hanssens Senior Tim Rabchuck Kimberly Winters

For a continuation of events until the end of the year, watch for our Summer edition of the Principal’s Newsletter

due out May 28th.

Calendar of Events

The Food Service Department has a policy that

states that students owing more than an established obli-

gation ($25.00 ELEM, $8.00 MS/HS) be provided with a

basic, healthy “snack” in lieu of the full lunch when

these amounts are exceeded. The cafeteria has begun to

enforce this policy and asks that payments are made in a

timely manner.

If you are eligible, free or reduced price lunches are

available by filing an application through the Business

Office of the Centennial School District. You can also

pre-pay for lunch through the “e-Funds for Schools”

system and credit can be immediately applied to the ac-

count. If you have any questions, please contact Ms.

Shannon Stone at 214-441-6000 ext. 11015

Thank you,

Mr. Dennis Best

Principal

Principal’s Newsletter

William Tennent High School

Mr. Dennis Best

Principal

Family trips must be approved two weeks before the planned trip

and may not exceed a total of three days within a school year. Par-

ents requesting approval for a family trip must submit a “Request

for a Family Trip” form (available in the Attendance Office and

on the WT Web Page) to the main office two weeks before the

scheduled trip.

Please do not submit this form to teachers; family trips must

be approved by an administrator.

FAMILY TRIPS

Outstanding Cafeteria Balances

THIRD MP: APRIL 10

REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED:

APRIL 16

FOURTH MP: JUNE 20

REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED:

JUNE 27

END OF MARKING

PERIODS

2013-2014

March 29 9th and 10th Grade Dance

April 10 End of Third Marking Period

April 11 Professional Development Day

1/2 Day Students

April 11 and 12 School Musical– OKLAHOMA

April 16 Report Cards Distributed

April 23 Spring Concert 7:30p.m.

April 26 Computer Test Out for Students

April 26 Class of 2015 Junior Prom

May 3 SAT Testing at WTHS

May 5-9 Fine Arts Week

May 12-17 AP Testing

May 12-19 Keystone Testing

May 16 Mid-Point Marking Period 4

May 16 Senior Prom at “The Fuge”

May 20 Progress Reports Distributed

May 26 ALL SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED

Memorial Day

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