Pine Crest Elementary School Celebrates First Day of School With Block Party
MCM stopped by Pine Crest Elementary School in Silver Spring on Monday as students, staff and officials rang in the first day of school with a block party.
Maryam Shahzad
Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with myMCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.
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