Pine Street Elementary School

Pine Street Elementary School is a public elementary school located at 500 South Pine Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It serves children from kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of Spartanburg County School District 7. Its school building, constructed in 1928–29, is a prominent local example of Beaux Arts architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. It is the oldest continuously operating school in Spartanburg County.[2]

Pine Street Elementary School
Pine Street School, Boyd St. entrance
Location
500 South Pine Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina

United States
Coordinates34°56′39″N 81°54′38″W
Information
TypePublic coeducational elementary
Motto"Excellence Is Expected, And Is Our Standard"
Opened1929
School districtSpartanburg County School District 7
PrincipalDennis Regnier
Faculty80
GradesK - 5
Enrollment648
Color(s)Navy, Green and White
Websitepinestreet.spart7.org
Pine Street School
Built1928 (1928), 1956
ArchitectCharles Coker Wilson, W. Paul Williams
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.16000731[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 2016

Fine Arts

Pine Street Elementary is accredited with one of the best fine arts programs in the state of South Carolina. Its fine arts staff includes Susan Woodham, Dance; Lori Patterson, Music; Jessica King, Music; Sarah Kate Scott, Visual Art; and Matt Smith and Mary Nicholson, Drama.

Odyssey

Pine Street Elementary is part of District 7's odyssey program for the gifted and talented.

Awards
  • Recipient of the South Carolina Palmetto Gold Award annually since 2002[3]
  • Distinction in Arts Education Award for 2012/2013 South Carolina Association for Arts Education.

See also

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/17/16 through 10/21/16. National Park Service. 2016-10-17.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Pine Street Elementary School". South Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. http://ed.sc.gov/agency/news/documents/PalmettoGoldandSilverAwards_2011_2012.pdf


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