Olney Welcomes New Director of Admissions
As Olney Friends School prepares for its 180th academic year, many exciting changes are taking place on campus. Cynthia Walker, our Dean of Academic Affairs, and Micah Brownstein, our long-tenured Dean of Students, have been promoted to an interim Co-Head of School role for the 2017-2018 school year. Entering the new [...]
Schedule: Commencement 2017
Commencement Schedule Friday May 26, 2017 3:30 - 5:30 Reception - Music Box -Sign in, meet your classmates, have a snack 4:00 Silent Auction begins (Collection Room) 5:30 Supper - gym (student sign outs with family members only) 7:30 Alumni and Friends Gathering - Stillwater Meetinghouse 8:30-9:30 Dessert in the [...]
Baby Goats are Born on Campus
As of Friday, April 21st, seven kids have been born on campus. Students Rachel, Iris, and Ari all assisted in the delivery of Judith's three kids this afternoon.
Student Dorms on Display at Room Beautiful
While Olney Friends School currently enrolls its highest number of day students in recent history, the majority attend as either 5-day or 7-day boarders, thus they spend a considerable amount of time in their dorm rooms. At the beginning of the second semester, room assignments are changed, giving students the [...]
From Graddy to Reality: Olney Gets Solar Panels
Kayla Kellar '15 stands atop the Girls Dorm at Olney Friends School. Her senior "Graddy" essay inspired the installation of solar paneling for the building in early 2017.
Olney Students Join Women's March on Washington
On Saturday, January 21st, an estimated 500,000-1,000,000 people took to the streets of the nation's capital for the Women's March on Washington. The event, which called for an end to gender-based violence and the promotion of women's health, environmental and social justice, religious freedom, and civil, women's and [...]
First Semester Concludes with Annual Holiday Party
To conclude what was been a busy and exciting first semester to the 2016-2017 school year, students, faculty, family and friends celebrated the holiday season on Wednesday, December 14th.