The OHS north parking lot (aka the Faculty Parking Lot) will be closed today and tomorrow due to resurfacing. If you are wanting to get to and or use the track you will need to park in our main parking lot and walk down. Thank you!
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER APPOINTMENT - Following the April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election, the Orion Board of Education announced an opening for a Board of Education member. The opening was advertised and ten candidates applied for the position. At the June 18, 2025, Orion Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the appointment of Colton Drish to fill the vacant Board of Education member position, effective immediately. Mr. Drish is a resident of Colona Township. Mr. Drish will fill the vacant position until the next Consolidated Election to be held in April 2027. We welcome Mr. Drish to the Orion Board of Education and thank him for serving our school district!
The Board of Education would also like to thank all of the candidates for your interest in Orion Community Unit School District! We truly appreciate your support for our school district!
We are happy to announce that the track and Charger Field at OHS are officially open. They are ready to be used again starting today!! Thank you again everyone for all your patience!
OHS state qualifying track members and their coaches were honored at the school board meeting Wednesday night. Congrats to Charlie Arnold, Dayne Gibbons, Abi Kayser, Mallory Pronschinske, Wyatt Steen, Savannah Streeter, Owen Voorhees, Coach Hohl, and Coach Kayser on great season!
The Village of Orion is sponsoring a Clean-Up Day and E-Waste Disposal on Friday, June 20, 2025. Specifications for both events may be found on the School District's website. E-Waste drop off is located on the East side of Central Park, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2025. Please feel free to contact Village Hall if you have any questions (309-526-8139).
Unfortunately the OHS Track/Charger Field will still be shut down for another week or so due to construction! We will make another posted if it happens to open back up before the week of June 16th. We apologize for the inconvenience and delay! Thank you!
The Orion School District has a number of job opportunities available at this time. Positions include: ESP Child Care Providers, OMS Cook, Teacher (Response To Intervention), OHS Assistant Head Cook, Paraprofessionals, OHS Assistant Volleyball Coach, OMS Head Wrestling Coach, 7th Grade Volleyball Coach, Elementary School Counselor, OHS Cook, OHS Special Education Teacher, OMS Special Education Teacher, OHS Color Guard Sponsor, and Substitutes: Teachers, Paras, Custodians, Bus Drivers, Cooks. Please visit the school district's website to view the full vacancy notice for these positions.
The track at OHS/Charger Field will be under construction starting today through June 9th and will be closed for use! We will make another announcement if it happens to open sooner. Thank you!
OHS Student Council had the pleasure of helping with the CR Hanna Field Day today! The sun was out and smiles were endless. Not sure who had more fun, the elementary students or the high school students.
A little rain doesn't stop us from hosting Girls Soccer Regionals today! OSC United is currently down 1-0 at halftime vs. Peoria(Richwoods).
The schools are beginning to release the students. Buses are being loaded at C.R. Hanna. Bus routes may be about five minutes late this afternoon. Thank you.
Due to the current Tornado Warning for Orion until 3:15 this afternoon, students will be held at the schools until the Tornado Warning has been canceled. Thank you.
Boys Track Performers of the Meet: TRAC Conference Meet (Sherrard - 5/16)
Incredible night on Friday for boys track, coming home with one of our first Conference victories in decades. We couldn’t mention just a few athletes for this one. Everyone did their part and as a result, we managed to win the conference meet by 3.5 points. Thank you to all the athletes who have worked hard this season and pulled through despite the difficult conditions. We are posting some major highlights, revolving around the athletes who rose to the occasion and scored much higher than they were seeded. This is how meets are won, and you can never count yourself out.
Wyatt Steen: Wyatt started the meet off strong for the Chargers in the high jump. He was seeded at a tie for 2nd. He matched his highest jump this season at 6’0.75” (State Qualifying Standard), beating the top two contenders and secured 1st place. Wyatt also ran the 4x200 relay and 4x400 relay which contributed to additional points for our team.
Lance Moore: Lance improved his Long Jump PR by almost 2 feet with a jump of 20’6.5”. This moved his position from a 13 place seed to a 4th place finish. Lance also made a diving handoff in the 4x100 Relay just before the end of the zone to secure 2nd place. The relay ran another state qualifying time.
Will Maher: Will also had a big day in the long jump, improving his previous best by nearly 1 foot. His jump of 20’5.25” moved him from a 9th place seed to a 7th placed finish. Will also secured 3rd place in each hurdle event was seeded 9th in the 300 hurdles. Additionally, Will also lead off the 4x100 relay.
Owen Voorhees: Owen had a busy day, competing in four different sprint events. Owen took 1st in the 100m dash, securing his win by .12 over the field. This was one of two first place medals that our team secured in this meet. Owen also competed in the 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay and the 200m dash. He placed 4th overall in the 200 after being seeded 5th.
Dillon Thomas: Dillon’s progress over the last two seasons in the distance events show just how far athletes can go with hard work and dedication. Dillon was seeded 11th in the 800m run and finished 5th. The heavy winds made this a grueling race, causing many competitors to fall off significantly from their PR’s. Dillon nearly matched his all time best run at 2:11.58. Dillon also anchored the 4x800 relay, taking 7th place overall.
Dayne Gibbons and Charley Arnold had a very strong showing in the 400m dash. Dayne placed 2nd (51.35 - State Qualifying Standard) and Charley placed 5th (53.90). The duo scored 12 points in this event, boosting our overall standings to being the top team at this point in the meet giving their teammates a sizable morale boost.
Trey Barnes: Trey earned performer of the week at Galva the week prior for improving his personal best in the 300m hurdles by 4 seconds. This earned him an 8th place seed in the fast heat for Conference. Trey would move up the standings once more to secure 5th with a time of 47.88. Trey also placed 8th in the 110 hurdles running a lifetime best of 19.82.
Bridger Burnham made a return after battling a hamstring injury earlier this season and competed well in the preliminary heat of the 1600. Bridger ran a lifetime best of 5:09.95, improving his 14th place seed to 7th place finish. This is an extremely challenging task to do without top competition pushing the pace. Tony Dochterman contributed to this victory battling with Bridger through the final lap.
Braxton Story: Braxton was another of many athletes to secure points from the early heats. Braxton went from a 9th place seed to 8th and ran his 200 at 24.52, moving him into scoring position.
Parker Larson: Parker Larson was moved into the 4x400 meter relay this week, filling in a gap that helped secure the final victory for the team. We were ahead by .5 points over Kewanee going into this race. Parker, an 800m runner, assisted in holding Kewanee off to secure 5th place. This was a stressful task considering what was at stake, and he rose to the occasion.
Another great night for the OHS Track & Field program as the Boys Track Team walked out as TRAC Conference Champions last night! Overall we had 13 athletes bring home either a Medal or Ribbon. Total medals received was 9 and total ribbons received was 11! Great job guys and keep it up as we go into Sectionals next week!
State here we come! Congratulations to these OHS Girls Track Athletes for making it to State next week! Freshman, Savannah Streeter in High Jump and 100m Hurdles and Juniors, Abi Kayser in the 3200m run and Mallory Pronschinske in the High Jump! Good luck next week girls!
Congratulations to Senior Braxton Story on signing his National Letter of Intent today. Braxton will be continuing his Track & Field career at St. Ambrose University. Best of luck next year Braxton!
Congratulations to Orion FFA member, Brayden Hardin who signed a scholarship to attend John Deere Tech. Brayden signed with Heritage Tractor and will attend Lake Land College to obtain his diesel technician certification. Congratulations Brayden!
OHS Boys Track - Performers of the Meet - Sherrard Relays:
Track and Field newcomer Owen Voorhees is having a standout season with another state qualifying performance in the 100m dash. Owen ran a time of 11.10, edging out a difficult crowd by .05 seconds. Owen also ran 3 relays, each earning a 2nd place medal consisting of the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400.
Our Men's 4x800 Relay dropped their time significantly as each runner achieved splits that either matched or surpassed their previous lifetime bests The 4x800 Relay overall time was 8:57.89. Aidan Leingang led the team off (2:14), followed by Tony Doctherman (2:14), Parker Larson (2:18) and was anchored by Dillon Thomas (2:11). This improves our seed time for the Conference Meet by over 20 seconds.
Charley Arnold had a challenging night running nearly back to back 400m sprints. Charley was a contributing member of the Fresh Soph 4x100 relay that took first place beating the crowd by nearly half a second. The sophomore anchored both the sprint medley relay (1st place) and the 4x400 relay (2nd place) at the end of the meet helping the team secure second place in overall standings. The sprint medley ran a time of 1:39.66 and the 4x400 a time of 3:34.84.
What a night last night for the Girls Track program as they competed at the TRAC Conference meet. Congratulations to Savannah Streeter, conference Champion in the 100m Hurdles. Savannah was also runner up in the High Jump with a PR of 1.68m (5'6"). And congratulations to Abi Kayser as she was runner up in the 3200m, running a 12:57.44! Keep up the great work girls as well head into Sectionals next week at Rockridge!
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