Lessons from the Land: Sorghum Crop Becomes Teaching Tool
BARNESVILLE – Olney Friends School cultivates young minds, drawing lessons from the land and the traditions of its Belmont County campus.
Class of 2020 Hosts Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
9th graders Christian Ufitikirezi, Marisa Becerra, Ren Fultz, Chloe Mankin and Abbi Kellar hosted a wonderful dining in the OFS Dining Room on …
Creativity, Culture and Community Essential to the Olney Experience
Wednesdays at Olney Friends School …allow for exploration, expression and both individual and community growth.
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 …
Tradition Meets Tumbling at Gym Ex 2016
On a chilly Friday evening last March, Liarucha Zahnke-Basuki performed in her first Gymnastics Exhibition at Olney Friends School. Toward the end of …
How was YOUR summer?
One of the best parts of students returning to campus is getting to ask the same question teachers always ask – “How was your summer?” Although the students may tire of it, I love getting to hear all of the different ways students spend their free time. So what did YOU do this summer?
Judi Tarowsky – February Friday
Nothing beats a creative storyteller to immerse you into their world, and last week for February Friday we were lucky to experience that here at Olney! Storyteller Judi Tarowsky was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 25 years and told other peoples stories. Now, as a storyteller she gets to tell her own. […]
Etty Comes to Olney
Photo Credit: Ricardo Barros “If I should not survive, how I die will show me who I really am.” – Etty Hillesum
Yale Researchers Conduct Fracking Study in Belmont County
Yale researchers have made Olney Friends School their headquarters for the Ohio Water and Air Quality Study. They have expressed much gratitude and …
Olney Attends Climate Change Solutions Event
Olney Friends School was honored at the Climate Change Solutions event located at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. There were over one …