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

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

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

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 [...]

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

BARNESVILLE – Olney Friends School cultivates young minds, drawing lessons from the land and the traditions of its Belmont County campus.

FLUSHING, Ohio – Students and faculty at Olney Friends School are thankful for many things. From their beautiful, 350-acre campus to their newly opened, state-of-the-art Stillwater Science Center, members of the Olney community recognize that they have much for which to be grateful.

BARNESVILLE, Ohio – Members of the Olney Friends School community have long treasured the pastoral setting of our 350-acre campus, which provides the opportunity for students to help grow their own food and to study their natural environment. But a new challenge to Olney’s stance on stewardship now comes from the [...]