Blog - Olney Friends School

Sep

Wednesday Afternoons Highlighted by Artistic Endeavors

Seniors Lan Nguyen and Taemin Kim admire their mural in the Olney girls dorm kitchen.

Posted in: Endeavors, Featured, Import, Life at Olney, Stories

Sep

Film Highlights Environment, Hands-on Learning

BARNESVILLE, Ohio – How healthy is Belmont County’s Captina Creek?

Posted in: Explore Olney, Import, Stories

Sep

Olney Students Start the Year with Almost Anything Goes

Each August, three letters officially kick off the Olney Friends School year -- AAG.

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Sep

Olney Spirit Present in Faculty Wedding

Artwork of Emily Carton and Eric Lundblade by Kefan Bai, Olney Friends School class of 2015

Posted in: Faculty, Featured, Import, Stories

Aug

Dorm Life 2015: A Guide to Residential Life at Olney

As summer reaches its climax, youths from a dozen states and nearly as many countries will converge upon Barnesville, Ohio, in late August — many for the first time as Olney students. For most, the start of the school year also means a transition to dorm life. While excitement is generally high for annual traditions [...]

Posted in: Apply, Connect, Eat, Explore Olney, Grow, Import, Learn, Life at Olney, Live, Play, Start, Stories, Students, Support

Aug

A Look Back at 2014-15

Kate, a rising senior, holds a puppy belonging to Humanities teacher Jamie Zavitz while learning how sorghum syrup is made.

Posted in: Import, Stories, Students

Aug

First Olney Sorghum Fest Planned

The hum of an antique press and steaming vats of bubbling juice can mean only one thing at Olney Friends School: The annual sorghum crop has been harvested and the deep brown syrup with a distinctive flavor will soon sweeten all sorts of treats in the Olney kitchen.

Posted in: Import

Aug

Olney Receives Recycling Grant

Decades of environmental stewardship are paying off for Olney Friends School in the form of a $5,000 grant that will be used to create a new recycling center on campus.

Posted in: Import, Stewardship

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