Poolesville to Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Plantings at Local Schools

Poolesville, Md. – The Town of Poolesville will celebrate Arbor Day, on Friday, April 29, by joining together with the three public schools in Poolesville to host tree-planting ceremonies at Poolesville High School, John Poole Middle School and Poolesville Elementary School.

Arbor Day is a national holiday that was first observed in 1872 when J. Sterling Morton proposed that a special day be set aside for planting trees. Each of the three Poolesville public schools will hold a short ceremony in which the Town’s official Arbor Day proclamation will be read by a Town commissioner and then students will plant a tree on their school’s property. The Arbor Day tree-plantings build further on the Town’s recent attainment of the prestigious Sustainable Maryland Certification, in recognition of its comprehensive efforts to adopt “green” initiatives and best practices for sustainability. The plantings are also integral to Poolesville’s quest to become a Tree City USA community.

“We’re proud of our students’ pledge to be advocates of the environment by planting trees on Arbor Day and we in Poolesville are strongly committed to ‘going green’,” said Jim Brown, President of the Poolesville Town Commission. “Trees not only help to improve the quality of the air that we all breathe, but they also beautify our community and create a lasting legacy for those who live, work, play and go to school here.”

The times, schools, and types of trees each school will be planting on April 29 are as follows:
• 9:00 a.m. – John Poole Middle School will plant a Sweet Gum tree.
• 2:00 p.m. – Poolesville High School will plant a Dogwood tree.
• 3:00 p.m. – Poolesville Elementary School will plant a Honey Locust tree.

For more information on the Town of Poolesville visit www.poolesvillemd.gov or on Twitter @Poolesville_MD.

About the Town of Poolesville
The Town of Poolesville (Incorporated 1837) is a historic, yet progressive and business-friendly community centrally located in the heart of Montgomery County's vaunted Agricultural Reserve. Just 33 miles from Washington, D.C., Poolesville is also conveniently located to nearby Frederick, Gaithersburg and Rockville Maryland, as well as to Leesburg, Virginia. Poolesville is the proud home of top-ranked Poolesville High School and Blue Ribbon and Character Award winning John Poole Middle School. Visit www.poolesvillemd.gov for more about Poolesville.