Cynwyd Elementary School

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Cynwyd Elementary School
Respect, Responsibility, Honesty
School type	Elementary School: Public
Principal	Ms. Connie DiMedio
Students	430
Colors	Green and White
Mascot	Owl
Location	Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 19004 United States
Information	610-645-1430
Website	http://lmsd.org/schools/cynwyd/

Cynwyd Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Lower Merion School District, located in Bala Cynwyd, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The school opened in 1915, and borders Bala Cynwyd Middle School. The school has 445 students and the logo is Owlbert the Owl.^[1] The principal of the school is Ms. Connie DiMedio.^[2]

1 Awards and recognition
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Awards and recognition

For the 1981-82 school year, Cynwyd Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.^[3]

[edit] History

Cynwyd Elementary School opened on January 4, 1915 with 189 students entered school, in a building still under construction, using a design by the architectural firm of Savery, Scheetz and Savery. The original building had eight classrooms, with one for each grade and a combined classroom for seventh and eighth grades.

A cafeteria and auditorium/gymnasium and additional classrooms were added in 1920, which more than doubled the size of the school.

A classroom/library addition was constructed in 1967. The library wing was demolished and rebuilt in 1998, as part of an extensive renovation project. A new addition includes a spacious atrium which overlooks the Academy Building.^[4]