Our Agricultural Science teacher Jessica Wiandt (Hon.) made an amazing discovery recently, she found about a 10,000-year-old (estimated) spearhead on campus. She of course brought that straight to her class to start teaching the students about this awesome find.
Olney Juniors were invited, along with other schools in the Greater Ohio Valley, to visit Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Atlanta, Georgia through a grant given to the Wheeling YWCA. While on this trip, students visited the Harvey B. Gantt Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, visited Clark Atlanta University, and got a behind-the-scenes look […]
Olney Friends School was awarded the GAP tourism grant this week. Our project is for a birding event on campus planned in the early fall of 2024. GAP grant funds will be used in developing habitats and building birdhouses, purchasing binoculars for school and public use, as well as marketing the event to the greater […]
Please send alumni news updates now for the Summer ’24 issue of The Olney Current. We especially want to hear from this year’s reunion classes, those with graduation years ending in 4 or 9! We need to receive your notes, by mail or email, on or before Monday, April 1, 2024 (no fooling!) in […]
Gym-Ex will begin today at approximately 4:30pm DST, and for those of us joining remotely, we will begin live-streaming via YouTube at 4:25 pm. https://www.youtube.com/live/pPKpiS4VJAE?si=QR1xlkyshxYrBmN9
Olney Friends School invites you to attend or view Gym-Ex 2024, our traditional gymnastics exhibition, this Friday, March 15th at 4:30 PM EST. Our local student families, alumni, and friends are welcome to attend in person, while the event will be live-streamed on our YouTube page for those who wish to join us remotely, and […]
One quick way to get the students excited in the morning is to let them know it’s reading morning at Olney! Our Spanish teacher made the announcement, and the smiles lit up the collection room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLvQ4zeL9y0
Did you know that our very own Elizabeth Inherst hosts canning classes here at Olney Friends School? If you’re interested in learning how to make some delicious homemade jam, check out Canning Zen LLC to sign up for one of her classes.
We were so delighted to have Rebecca Rose from Ohio Wildlife Center come and give a presentation to our students last week. Here is a little bit on the topics she discussed – The Truth about Bats Bats have superpowers! They fly with their hands, sleep upside down, and use sound to “see” […]