Pine Grove Elementary opened its doors in 1969. The Parkville school held their 50th celebration at the school on Friday night. Since the school opened in the last year of the 1960s, their theme was “Pine Groovy”, which resembled that time period.
“It was an amazing night with current PGE Pandas, past PGE Pines (tonight we learned pine trees were the former mascot), and community members coming together to celebrate,” said the Pine Grove Elementary Twitter page.
The event brought back old Pine Grove staffers and students from the past 50 years. There were activities such as face painting and a photo booth for students and Chuck Montgomery provided the music for Pine Grove.
“[I was] honored to Dj the Pine Grove Elementary School 50th Reunion,” Montgomery said on social media.
The event was attended by special guests, including Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski, Jr.
“It was an honor and a privilege to celebrate Pine Grove Elementary’s 50th anniversary with the community. For 50 years, Pine Grove Elementary School has created an environment for learning that allows our children the opportunity to grow and achieve academic success while becoming good stewards in our communities,” Olszewski said.
“Thank you to Principal Diane Richmond and all of the faculty and staff for your dedication to Pine Grove students.”
