New HVAC unit being installed today on the multi-purpose/wrestling room. Only a few weeks until wrestling season starts on November 6th.
Congratulations to the OHS Varsity Volleyball team who tonight became undefeated conference champions! 12-0 in conference and 30-3 overall!
Both varsity football coaches have agreed to move tonight's game up 10 minutes in order to hopefully get in 1/2 of football be heavier rain potentially begins to fall. Start time is now 6:50pm.
A reminder that Parent-Teacher Conference are Thursday, October 19th from 11:30am-7:30pm and Friday, October 20th from 8:30am-3:30pm. Call your child's school to set up a time if you haven't already!
OHS Marching Band with another great performance today at Metamora. They received awards for Best Winds and Best Percussion, as well as finishing 2nd place overall in 1A!
The Monmouth-Roseville School District is inviting area parents to be a part of a Cyberparenting 101 Workshop to be held on Thursday, October 26th at 6pm. This workshop is free of charge and will focus on your child's daily interaction with technology.
Congratulations to our Orion High School 2023 Homecoming Court. The front row includes (L-R): Freshmen - Kaden Cirks and Ellie Knupp, Sophomores - Cameron Engstrom and Elyse VanDuyne, Juniors - Duncan Adamson and Avery Knupp. The back row includes (L-R) Seniors - Maya VanDuyne, Nolan Loete, Katie Christensen, Luke Dunlap, Grace Passno, and Caiden Mielke.
Amazing job by the OMS and OHS choirs this evening at their fall concert. Make sure you don't miss their winter concerts on December 12th and 13th.
High school students, it is time to order your Nightmare on 13th Street homecoming shirts. Use this link and order by October 1st at midnight.
https://stores.inksoft.com/ohs_homecoming_student_shirts/shop/home
Entry level sewing machines for sale. Please contact the OHS office at (309) 526-3361 if interested.
Congrats to the OHS Marching Band who placed 2nd at the Geneseo Marching Band Competition tonight!
Phone lines for the entire school district are currently unavailable. Please use the following email addresses to contact the individual buildings.
CR Hanna - dseys@orionschools.us
OMS - dmeisenburg@orionschools.us
OHS - ajackson@orionschools.us
District Office -bthomsen@orionschools.us
Homecoming is just under a month away and OHS is looking for groups who would like to participate in our "Nightmare on 13th Street" parade. Use the image provided or contact jbakener@orionschools.us
Congrats to the Orion Athletic Booster Club and a huge thank you to the Orion community as Orion High School is one of 16 schools advancing to the Savory 16 in the third annual IHSA Pork & Pigskins State Championship presented by the Illinois Pork Producers Association.
The top four vote getters in each of the four regions advanced to the Savory 16, and now the IHSA’s panel of expert judges will disperse to judge their food from September 21 to October 20. The complete list of advancing schools includes:
Support the Orion High School chapter of The Grey Matters Collective by attending the Keep Marching Forward event on Sunday, September 17th from 6-8pm in Geneseo.
Attention Parents!
C.R. Hanna, Orion Middle and High School portraits are now available online.
You should receive an email from Austin Oaks Photography directing you to your child's images. You can order for multiple students at one time, but they MUST be in the same building. If for some reason you do not receive an email directing you to your images, please go to austinoaks.orderschoolpix.com, choose your building from the Gallery drop down menu, enter your Child's school ID as your password, and enter your email address. This should take you to their images.
Austin Oaks would like to remind you that a portion of each sale goes right back to your school!
**Please order today so you don't forget. All orders placed by Sept. 17, 2023 will be delivered to school and you will SAVE $6.50 per order on shipping. All orders after Sept. 17, 2023 will be shipped to your home and you will be charged $6.50 per order.**
OHS Retake day is Sept. 13th. from 7:30-8:30.
OMS Retake day is Sept. 14th. from 7:40-8:30.
CR Hanna's Retake day is Sept. 21st from 7:40- 8:30, afternoon Pre-K students needing retakes will have to come in the morning.
Congratulations to the varsity volleyball team who were the champions of the Wethersfield Tournament going 4-0 for the day!
Finally Friday Night Lights! Come out and support the Charger Football program tonight with their home opener against the Hall Red Devils! Kickoff is at 7pm and gates will open around 6pm! GO BIG RED!
OHS & OMS Athletic Practices During High Temperatures
This year the Illinois High School Association instituted guidelines that all high schools are required to follow for athletic practices and competitions. We’ve extended those guidelines to include our middle school practices and events as well. The main tool in determining what activities are allowed or not is the WetBulb Globe Temperature (WBGT). The WBGT is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight, which takes into account: temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle and cloud cover (solar radiation). This differs from the heat index, which only takes into consideration temperature and humidity.
Required adjustments include shortening practices, water breaks, equipment restrictions, etc. More information can be found at www.ihsa.org.
Come out and support the Charger Volleyball program tonight at their home opener against the Ridgewood Spartans! Freshman game starts at 5pm followed by JV and Varsity to start around 7pm! LET'S GO CHARGERS!
