Pinecrest School celebrates completion of new building
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| The new building on the Pinecrest campus. |
The Pinecrest School community gathered for an emotional
ribbon-cutting event Dec. 4 to celebrate the completion of a new building.
ribbon-cutting event Dec. 4 to celebrate the completion of a new building.
The private school, at 7209 Quiet Cove, Annandale, serves
about 85 students in preschool through grade 6.
about 85 students in preschool through grade 6.
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| Pinecrest Head of School Nicole McDermott speaks at the dedication of the building. Left to right: board chair Nick Wakeman, McDermott; Mason Supervisor Penny Gross; project manager Jaime Kurry; and Somer Cross. |
The new building has six classrooms for the lower grades, offices, a
conference room, Spanish room, teachers’ lounge, and small library. The upper
grades will remain in the school’s other building.
conference room, Spanish room, teachers’ lounge, and small library. The upper
grades will remain in the school’s other building.
The new facility replaces an old building that had originally
been a house and was added to over the years. The new building is only slightly
bigger but is better organized. It will allow Pinecrest to add a few more
students.
been a house and was added to over the years. The new building is only slightly
bigger but is better organized. It will allow Pinecrest to add a few more
students.
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| Pinecrest fifth-grader Ethan Hush cuts the ribbon. |
Head of School Nicole McDermott presented Mason Supervisor
Penny Gross with a brick from the old building in appreciation of her help with
the rezoning process. Gross called the new building “Pinecrest’s present to the
community and to future generations.”
Penny Gross with a brick from the old building in appreciation of her help with
the rezoning process. Gross called the new building “Pinecrest’s present to the
community and to future generations.”
McDermott thanked the many
people who contributed to the effort. Among those recognized at the Dec. 4 event: Jaime
Kurry, the project manager; Somer Cross, who oversaw the moves out of the old building
and into the new one; Elizabeth Crowder, the fundraising chair; land use
attorney Lynne Strobel; the team from Work Program Architects; ModSpace; Virginia Community Capital; Peace
Lutheran Church, which housed some classes during the construction; the board
members; teachers; and other staff.
people who contributed to the effort. Among those recognized at the Dec. 4 event: Jaime
Kurry, the project manager; Somer Cross, who oversaw the moves out of the old building
and into the new one; Elizabeth Crowder, the fundraising chair; land use
attorney Lynne Strobel; the team from Work Program Architects; ModSpace; Virginia Community Capital; Peace
Lutheran Church, which housed some classes during the construction; the board
members; teachers; and other staff.
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| A classroom in the new building. |
“Encouragement is what I will remember the most,” McDermott
said about the five-year process to plan for and construct the new building. She especially appreciated receiving a card from a preschooler before a big meeting, as well as many kind words and emails from the Pinecrest community.
said about the five-year process to plan for and construct the new building. She especially appreciated receiving a card from a preschooler before a big meeting, as well as many kind words and emails from the Pinecrest community.
“This has been a long journey with
many ups and downs,” said Nick Wakeman, chair of the Pinecrest board. In recognizing
the many volunteers who worked on the building – they did everything from scrubbing the baseboards
to putting up bookcases – he said the effort lives up
to the Pinecrest motto: “This is community.”
many ups and downs,” said Nick Wakeman, chair of the Pinecrest board. In recognizing
the many volunteers who worked on the building – they did everything from scrubbing the baseboards
to putting up bookcases – he said the effort lives up
to the Pinecrest motto: “This is community.”
