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In January, Olney students, faculty, alumni and friends participated in the largest national teach-in on climate change in U.S. history.
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Olney seniors, Thuc Kien Vu, of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Nita "Gaby" Gabriela Chavez, of Imbabura, Ecuador have been awarded distinguished scholarships from Clarkson University. Each student received four-year awards that are among the largest merit-based scholarships offered by the institution.
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Focus the Nation is a large-scale effort to mobilize climate change awareness education and induce a change in the way that we conduct ourselves when it comes to the environment.
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Junior, Hoang Dang and Head of School, Rich Sidwell took second against four year senior, Ingrid Pancoast and her team mate, Oberlin Intern, Ben Fram, in the doubles for Olney's second annual Guindon Ping-Pong Tournament Jan 4th and 5th.
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Nick Fujimura-Williams (OFS '08) has been selected as a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute medalist.
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Hoang Dang, a new Olney junior, studied drawing with his parents in Viet Nam. A set of his large graphite sketches, still-life's featuring cultural artifacts representative of his country, are currently on display in the Main Hall.
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Olney students, faculty and staff spent a day in the greater community providing service at a wide variety of locations.
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Students in Spanish class at Olney Friends School will have an opportunity to travel to Mexico City, February 16-23 during Olney's 5-day intensives.
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Please come spend the weekend with us on October 12-14, 2007 for Homecoming. We will be hosting a series of athletic challenges, including the Olney Distance Run and the Alumni/Student Soccer and Hockey games.
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A highlight of homecoming this year will be a performance by West Virginia University's African Dance and Drum Ensemble, Saturday October 13th at 8PM. Arrive early for good seats to this exiting event!
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The Pumpkin Festival is one of many Olney co-curricular activities that balance a concentrated college preparatory program with fun, service learning, and place-based projects.
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A group of Olney students will attend a lecture by Professor Eugenie Scott on the topic of creationism and science education at Ohio University in Athens.
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On July 8th, 2007 approximately 70 campers and a large number of staff members arrived at Olney Friends School to kick off the 28th annual Friends Music Camp. Along with the camp staff, the talented, young musicians will be holding concerts and recitals throughout the months of July and August.
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Schedule of Events for Commencement Weekend, June 1-3, 2007.
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Olney Friends School is pleased to announce the hiring of Larry Dyer, PHD, as Sustainability Coordinator.
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Abe Rybeck class of 78’ has become a renowned playwright and a important theatrical figure in New England. As affirmation to his stature in the arts community, Abe has received an esteemed musical theater award for a work that premiered this spring.
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For one week, Olney Friends School will be home to 10 students and 1 teacher from Mexico City.
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On Saturday, April 21 at 7:30pm, Olney Friends School is proud to welcome former Olney Student Dr. Shira Tarrant to the campus. Dr. Tarrant will be speaking on issues such as: feminism and gender studies. Also, she will be reading selected texts from her two books.
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The traveling exhibit tells the unknown story of German-American civilian internment in the United States during World War II
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Olney Friends School will feature King Corn, a documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation.
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Rain did not keep participants away from the Interfaith March for Peace and Justice in Wheeling on Sunday, January, 14, 2007. Olney Friends School staff and students took part in the Interfaith March for Peace and Justice as part of special activities to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King.
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The Main Office at Olney Friends School has a fresh coat of paint, new furniture, and a new floor. The renovations have made the office both user-friendly and functional.
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The Livzey Lake Dam is currently undergoing repair. Rock River Construction won the bid and the team started repairing the infrastructure of the lake.
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The Freshman class at Olney Friends School would like to thank those who participated in the Thanksgiving feast.The memorable evening was highlighted by sharing quality time with family, friends, and members of the Olney community.
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It is hard to single out the best moment of Parents/Homecoming Weekend 2006. Was it the chilly ODR Saturday morning? Or the student/alumni field hockey or soccer game? It might have been the Friday night Gala Or perhaps it was the Neuro-Feedback presentation. Whatever that moment was for each member of the Olney community, the weekend was full of lasting memories.
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The Freshmen class at Olney Friends School cordially invite you to attend the annual Thanksgiving feast. Please RSVP by November 13, 2006 if you plan on attending this sumptuous dinner.
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We have new air times and locations for the month of October for the Today's Family television program. The brief segment featuring Olney Friends School will air nationally on the ION Network.
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On October 6, 2006, the freshman class participated in an overnight camping adventure.
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On Wednesday, October 4 and Monday October 9th, the Olney field hockey team faced the Olney faculty members in a friendly match.
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On September 22, 2006, five students from Olney Friends School traveled to Athens, Ohio for their annual trip to create some savory, organic salsa.
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Though it is renowned for its excellence in education and commitment to community, Olney Friends School is also famous for its pumpkin bread.
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Back to School! A new year has begun at Olney Friends School. As the new academic year opens, it brings with it an array of new faculty and students.
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On Saturday September 9, 2006, Olney Friends School held its annual Almost Anything Goes! Both students and faculty joined in on the festivities and great fun was had by all participants.
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The 2006-2007 Academic Year is right around the corner. We are very eager to welcome new and returning students. Our summer has been busy as we work on plans to make the year a great success for faculty and students. Orientation will be here soon. In the event that any questions arise, an orientation schedule for new students has been posted.
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Over the Summer, we have been sending packets of information. Please submit the medical and permission forms as soon as possible. These forms must be submitted prior to arriving at Olney Friends School per state law requirements. In the event that you have misplaced your forms, they are now available online.
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On July 9th, 2006 approximately 75 campers and 22 staff members arrived at Olney Friends School to kick off the 27th annual Friends Music Camp. Along with the camp staff, the talented, young musicians will be holding concerts and recitals throughout the months of July and August.
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Olney announces the hiring of its new Admissions Assistant, Heidi Porter, of Bethesda, OH.
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What's "Growing On" in the Olney Garden?
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Olney is proud to announce that it will be featured in a segment about education for the television show Today's Family on the ABC Family Channel. Filming for the segment took place on Wednesday, November 2, 2005. The segment will air nationally to 88+ million households on Saturday July 8, at 5:30 am Eastern & Pacific.
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Olney Friends School is proud to announce that several members of the academic faculty will be taking part in professional development activities this summer.
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Several Olney students and faculty recently participated in the annual Ecothon 5 or 10K run.
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You can now download the Today's Family segment featuring Olney Friends School from our website. It is available on our website homepage under Featured Items on the left.
Two teams of five students from Olney participated in the annual Ohio Envirothon. The Olney Blue Team took 3rd place out of 52 participating teams and will advance to the state competition.
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Olney was pleased to recently host John Calvi for a weekend religion workshop.
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Olney extended a special invitation to students at the Barnesville Independent School.
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The night before students left for Spring Break, they participated in the annual Gym Exhibition, commonly known as Gym-Ex.
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Students at Olney Friends School took a week off from regularly scheduled classes in February to participate in the school's annual Five-Day Intensive Program.
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Olney Friends School is proud to announce that the school's Taber Farm has been named the recipient of the Ohio Dairy Producers Environmental Stewardship Award for 2006.
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Students Visit Mosque
Recently twelve students and two faculty members from Olney Friends School visited the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, where they toured the mosque and community center as part of their World Religions class.
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Memorable Educators
This month, four Olney Friends School teachers will be honored as Memorable Educators in the March 2006 issue of Ohio Magazine. David Stanley, Chris Basler, Jeff Basler, and Leonard Guindon will be profiled in Ohio Magazine's Excellence in Education-Private High Schools review.
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School Students Attend Quaker Youth Leadership Conference
Recently, five students and two faculty members from Olney Friends School, Barnesville, Ohio, attended the annual Quaker Youth Leadership Conference in Sandy Springs, MD. The American Friends Service Committee sponsored the conference, which was held February 2-4 at Sandy Spring Friends School. The conference was attended by 181 participants from 23 Quaker schools.
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Olney Appearing on National TV Update
At Olney we have been eagerly awaiting the production of our television piece that will air on Today's Family, produced by the Platinum Television Group. Originally the piece was to air on the PAX and ABC Family networks starting in December. Unfortunately, production of the video footage was delayed due to Hurricane Katrina. However, just last week we received a demo version of it...
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Student Poem Published
Nick McGee, 10th grader at Olney Friends School, was recently honored when his poem, which remains untitled, was selected by Creative Communication, Inc. to be published in their anthology titled A Celebration of Young Poets. McGee will now also be a candidate for the "Top Ten Poet" award.
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Memories from Fall Term 2005
Collection is held twice a day. It is a time for reflection and meditation and sometimes we have themes to them or dedicate them to individuals, places or ideas. During evening collection before Christmas break, Peggy Conant, Assistant Head of School, recalled her favorite memories from the fall term. She invited others to do so as well. Click below for a sampling of what was shared.
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Rayna Gellert and Susie Goehring Perform at Olney Friends School
On Saturday, November 26, 2005 Olney Friends School was honored to host Rayna Gellert and Susie Goehring in a concert benefiting the school. Although school was not in session at the time of the concert, the two performers drew a local audience as well as fans from Columbus and Athens, OH. Performing in concert together for the first time, Gellert and Goehring showcased many favorites from their recently recorded CD titled Starch and Iron.
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Olney Friends School Students Selected to Participate in East Central OMEA Orchestra
Two students from Olney Friends School, Barnesville, Ohio, were recently selected to participate in the Ohio Music Educators Association (OMEA) East Central Regional Orchestra. Kate Ulrich, 12th grader at Olney Friends School, was honored with the principal flute chair and Sarah Mozena, also a 12th grader, was honored with the principal violin chair.
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Olney Friends School to be Featured on Today's Family
Olney Friends School is proud to announce that it will be featured in a segment about education for the television show Today's Family on the ABC Family Network and PAX TV. Filming for the segment will take place Tuesday, November 2, 2005, in preparation for the piece airing various time from December through April.
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Homecoming 2005
This past weekend Olney Friends School enjoyed fun, games, and beautiful weather as we celebrated our annual Homecoming. The festivities began Friday night with dinner followed by folk dancing in the Collection Room and outdoor volleyball behind the gym.
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Peace Walker Visits Olney Friends School
On September 20-22, 2005, Olney Friends School, hosted Shelley Newby, a Quaker from New Castle, IN. On September 3, 2005, Newby began a 540 mile "walk for peace" from New Castle, IN to Washington D.C. Newby hopes to arrive in Washington D.C. by mid-October.
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Olney Friends School Students Get Saucy
On September 9, 2005, ten students from Olney Friends School, Barnesville, Ohio, traveled to Athens, Ohio to "get saucy," or rather, to cook up and can organic salsa. The ten students canned their salsa at a facility at the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable economic development in southeastern Ohio and surrounding areas. The students canned a total of 165 jars of medium and hot salsa.
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Olney Friends School Announces New Hires
Olney Friends School will begin the 2005-2006 school year with four new teaching faculty...
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Recent Photo Stories:
Ski Trip
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World Religions Field Trip
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Valentine's Day Dance 2006
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Salt Fork Afternoon
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CPR Training
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Clash of the Classes
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Theater In Action
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In The Classroom
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Country Fair
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Junior Debate
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Service Day
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Outdoor Education
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Homecoming 2005
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Olney Friends School Students Get Saucy
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New Staff Hired, Fall 2005
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