Congratulations to the OMS 8th grade Scholastic Bowl team who won the 2025 Prairieland Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament. Team members include: Finn Burnham, Wyatt Butler, Drew DeBaillie, Jaxon Ferry, Grace Lilly, Walker Mason, Collin Patterson, Leo Nedved, Dylan Versluys and Harrison Wright.
It was a clean sweep as the 7th grade team also won but escaped before a large group picture could be taken.
Save the date for the FFA Pancake Breakfast! Don't miss out on the unique opportunity to purchase a 1946 John Deere Model A that was restored by the 23-24 and 24-25 Ag classes. All proceeds go to the Orion FFA, so spread the word!
OHS JV and Varsity Scholastic Bowl ended our regular season Thursday night with a players vs parents match. We are happy to report, that despite a close match, the parents won!
8th Grade students visited Circa 21 today. Circa hosts several programs which discuss professions within the Arts. Students also watched Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery.
6th and 7th graders were treated to a performance by Morgan Myles. Ms. Morgan has a successful singing career and was a contestant on The Voice.
The Orion School District has posted more job opportunities today! These positions include: School Cook, CR Hanna Head Cook, Extended School Program (ESP) Director, High School Head Boys' Golf Coach, and High School eSports Coach. Please visit the school district's website to view the full vacancy notice for these positions.
We will be holding preschool screenings on Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 8:30 am. - 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity to have your child’s vision and hearing tested as well as speech and other developmental skills. This is a developmental check-up for children living in the District that are between 3 and 4 years old. Screening will be held at the Orion Methodist Church, 407 12th Ave Orion, Illinois, IL 61273. To schedule your appointment, please call the CR Hanna Elementary School Office at 309-526-3386 during our school hours 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
We will be holding preschool screenings on Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 8:30 am. - 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity to have your child’s vision and hearing tested as well as speech and other developmental skills. This is a developmental check-up for children living in the District that are between 3 and 4 years old. Screening will be held at the Orion Methodist Church, 407 12th Ave Orion, Illinois, IL 61273.
To schedule your appointment, please call the CR Hanna Elementary School Office at 309-526-3386 during our school hours 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Orion School District has a number of job opportunities open at this time. Positions include: Paraprofessional at CR Hanna, High School Special Education Teacher, Bookkeeper/Accounting Director/Payroll, and Middle School Head Girls' Track Coach. The district is also looking for Substitute Custodians, Substitute Teachers, Substitute Paraprofessionals, Substitute Bus Drivers, and Substitute Cooks. Please go to the school district's website to view the full vacancy notice for these positions.
Kindergarten Registration for the Fall of 2025 will be held at CR Hanna Elementary School on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
To be eligible to enter Kindergarten in the fall, a child must be five years old on or before September 1, 2025. For more information please visit the CR Hanna website.
Spring Sports are around the corner! Take advantage of this 20% off Coupon for you last minute apparel needs! Starts Feb 21st through Feb 24th.
Senior Spotlight of the Day
We are just over two weeks away from the Orion Drama Department's premier of the Wizard of Oz. Join us February 28th or March 1st at 7pm or for a matinee performance on March 2nd at 2pm. Make sure to not miss the OHS performance because, "There is no place like home!"
The School District will have an e Learning Day tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, due to the Winter Weather Warning. All after school activities will also be canceled on Wednesday. Please be aware that conditions could possibly carry over to Thursday. We will be closely monitoring the weather. Thank you and stay safe.
Tonight is the night! Come celebrate our 2025 OHS Hall of Famers starting at 5pm with a dinner sponsored by the Orion Athletic Booster. Looking forward to a big crowd and an exciting night!
Due to the icy conditions of our country roads, Orion will be having an eLearning Day today, Thursday, February 6, 2025. Thank you.
School will be dismissed early today, Wednesday, February 5, due to the icy weather that is predicted to be in our area later this afternoon. CR Hanna will be dismissed at 2:00, followed by OMS and OHS. There will be NO afternoon ESP at CR Hanna after school today. Please stay safe.
Last Friday, OHS Gray Matters hosted a "Just Dance" party after school. These students are making a difference, stopping the stigma, and spreading the word about mental health!
Several OHS students visited with our 8th grade today. They discussed the many opportunities our students will have at the high school. Thank you to Mrs. Bakener and all of our presenters for mentoring our students today.
OMS students were treated to a livestream with Brooks Gibbs during study hall today. Brooks Gibbs is a resilience educator with a PhD in Social Psychology. He is a popular youth speaker who has been hired by more than 3,000 schools. He specializes in teaching youth how to be emotionally resilient and inspires them to live by the Golden Rule.
AnnMarie and Jack helped Brooks with the presentation.
Congratulations to the 8th grade girls volleyball team. They retained the conference travel banner on the opening night of conference play.
