What's New at Olney
Historic Main Building at Olney Friends School Gets a Rebuilt Bell Tower, Renewed Roof
December 20, 2010 Some things are built to last. Such appears to be the case with the historic 1910 Main Building on the Olney Friends School campus. The school has contracted with The Durable Slate Company of... (more)Leaf Composting Transforms Refuse into Treasure at Olney Friends School
November 29, 2010 Here’s a recipe for excellent garden mulch, enough to nourish the soil to feed a school. Start with 10-15 tons of leaves, gathered during the fall from homes and businesses in the Village of... (more)Maumee Watershed Exhibit Tours Olney Friends School
November 22, 2010 A 20’ x 20’ photographic exhibit of the Lower Maumee River Watershed in northwest Ohio is on display at Olney Friends School. Located in the Collection Room of Olney’s Main Building, the exhibit... (more)Watershed Study Enhanced by Grant
November 15, 2010 Monitoring and protecting the health of Captina Creek, which originates on the Olney Friends School campus and flows into the Ohio River, has long been a priority for Olney students. Now, thanks to a... (more)Solar Installation to Generate Half of Campus’s Electricity Use
October 11, 2010 Beginning this winter, a new solar installation at Olney Friends School will, on an annual basis, generate approximately half of the campus’s electricity needs. “This project grows out of our... (more)Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker to Speak at Summit
October 11, 2010 Award-winning documentary filmmaker Aaron Woolf, whose work has focused on the human dimension of government policy, will show clips from several recent films on topics ranging from human... (more)