Orion CUSD 223

Congratulations to Brandon, our October student of the month. Brandon was selected by the faculty and staff of Orion High School for his leadership, responsibility within the classroom and willingness to learn. Take some time and get to know this outstanding student.

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📢 PHONE SERVICE NOTICE

The Orion School District’s phone lines are currently down. We are working to get the issue resolved as quickly as possible.

If your child will be absent today, please email the appropriate building secretary to report the absence:

🏫 CR Hanna Elementary: lthornburg@orionschools.us
🏫 Orion Middle School: jlindgren@orionschools.us
🏫 Orion High School: mamador@orionschools.us

Thank you for your patience and understanding! ❤️🖤

📢 Important Reminder for Orion Community Members!

The November ballot will include an At-Large Election question regarding the Orion Board of Education.

This question asks voters to decide whether to remove geographic township restrictions for Board of Education seats, allowing qualified residents from anywhere within District #223 to run for any open seat and voters district-wide to vote for all open seats.

We encourage community members to take a few moments to review the attached information to better understand the proposed change and what it would mean for future school board elections.

Congratulations to this years 2026 IHSA 1A Regional Volleyball Champs! Keep it rolling into next week girls! Chargers will play on Tuesday Nov. 3rd at Kewanee (Wethersfield) at 6pm. #GoBigRed #5peat

If you've got nothing planned this weekend, come cheer on Charger Football as they take on Stockton at 1pm in Stockton! You can purchase a ticket ahead of time online. I've listed the link below but also attached the flyer with the QR code! Hope to see you all there! #Allin https://gofan.co/event/7000718

Congratulations to OHS's very own Junior Aidan Leingang as he was this weeks Harkey's Player of the Game! #Allin!

Congratulations Charger Football as they fought hard today and came out on top defeating LeRoy 21-20!! Chargers advance to the 2nd round of Playoffs and will play at Stockton at 1pm next Saturday Oct 31st! Keep on rolling boys! #Allin

And just like that the OHS Cross Country teams is Sectional Bound!! The boys placed 6th overall and advanced as a team! And Junior Macy Mullen qualified as an individual for the girls! Congratulations Chargers and keep it going! They will run next weekend at the Oregon Sectional in Oregon, IL.

Please review the attached information regarding the Board of Education At-Large Election Ballot Question appearing on the November ballot.

The Orion School District is honored to receive a National Disability Employment Awareness Month award recognizing our school district as a “Catalyst for Change”! This recognition celebrates our commitment to creating inclusive opportunities, promoting accessibility, and ensuring that individuals of all abilities have the opportunity to contribute, grow, and succeed. Patrick joined our custodial staff this year and has been a wonderful addition to OHS.

Wonderful job by our OMS and OHS Choirs at their fall concert last night! Don't miss out on their next performances:
OMS Choir - December 15th at 6:30pm
OHS Choir - December 17th at 7:00pm

Join our team!

🧹 We’re Hiring!
Orion Community Unit School District is looking for a Substitute Custodian to join our team!

Definitely a good day on the course for the OHS Boys and Girls Golf team as they both participated in the IHSA 1A Sectionals. We had 3 individuals from the boys team in Byron and the girls team (6 participants) at Valley View in Cambridge. Out of the 9 who competed today we had 3 punch their ticket to State! Congratulations to Senior John Nedved, Junior Evelyn Wilbur, and Freshman CJ Lister. John and CJ will compete in the first round of State on Friday in Bloomington. Evelyn will compete as well on Friday in Decatur!! Good luck everyone!

The OHS Boys Golf team finally got their Regional in on Friday after being postponed two days in a row! And what a beautiful day it was! Congratulations to Freshman CJ Lister, Sophomore Nolan Armoska, and Senior John Nedved for advancing on to IHSA 1A Sectionals this coming Monday Oct 5th in Byron, IL. Good luck guys!

Another good weekend of Volleyball as the OHS Varsity team hosted the Charger Challenge Invite today! The girls went 3-0 in pool play where they then faced a very tough Galena team in the championship game falling short and placing 2nd! Congratulations to Senior Ellie Knupp and Junior Elli Mielke for being selected to the invites All-Tournament team! Great job today ladies!

Today we celebrate our amazing custodians! 🧹❤️🖤

The Homecoming Parade has officially been rescheduled for Friday, October 2nd at 4:30 p.m.

Parade entries may begin lining up in the OHS parking lot at 3:45 p.m.

The parade route will be the same as in past years:

- Travel down 11th Avenue
- Turn left onto 8th Street
- Continue down 12th Avenue
- Return to Orion High School

We look forward to seeing everyone out for the Homecoming Parade!

Principal RC Lowe received the Impact Award from the Bureau, Henry & Stark Regional Office of Education! ❤️🖤