Orion CUSD 223

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!

Due to the increased temperatures throughout the day today, BOTH Cross Country and Girls Golf have been cancelled for tonight!

Unfortunately with the increased temperatures throughout the day we have decided to cancel tonight's soccer game at United Township. At this time there will be no make up date.

Due to the expected high temperatures at 4:30pm we will be pushing the start time for tonight's Boys Soccer vs. DePue-Hall back to 6pm here at Charger Field! Stay cool everyone!

A little fun for this week for CR Hanna Students and Staff Wednesday: We are having a heat wave, a tropical heatwave… Please join us on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 for a little “Island Time.” Come dressed in your best Tropical shirt or beach attire to help cool you down during our current heat wave. We just ask the students not to wear swimsuits or bikinis. Let’s have a little fun in the sun as we enjoy the last weeks of summer heat before we start cooling down for Fall. Friday: Play Ball!!!! Mr. Lowe lost a bet to a student. The life-long White Sox fan has to wear a Chicago Cubs shirt on Friday, August 25, 2023. Let’s see how many Cub fans we have at CR Hanna.

August 17th is Picture Day at OHS! This also include the senior formal portrait that will be used for the yearbook and class composite.

BREAKING NEWS! Your child’s teacher has been assigned to TeacherEase. The quickest way to find the teacher information is to use the following steps: 1. Log into TeacherEase. 2. Select your student 3. Push the button labeled “Send Email” on the left hand side of the website 4. Select a recipient 5. The teacher’s name will appear under the list of “Teachers”. Class lists will be posted on the website for a short period of time.