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!
Vote for OHS teacher Chef JR Greenwood in the Taste of Home Favorite Chef contest. See how winning this contest would contribute to the Culinary Arts program at OHS. https://favchef.com/2025/jr-greenwood
Congratulations to Katie Angelos for signing her National Letter of Intent today. Katie will be continuing her Basketball career at Black Hawk College next year. Good luck Katie!!!
A huge thank you to the Orion Booster Club for their contribution in purchasing a new scoreboard for Charger Field. The board was scheduled to be installed this summer, but NEVCO Scoreboards surprised us yesterday and let us know they could install the board today!
OHS Boys Track - Top Performers - Mercer County Invite
OHS Boys Track had standout performances at the Mercer County Invite after finally getting some nice weather and fast competition! The 4x100m Relay team consisting of Will Maher, Cash Duhs, Lance Moore and Owen Voorhees set a new school record of 44.22, breaking a 42 year old record by over half a second. The previous record was set in 1983. This time was also a state qualifying standard, setting the team up nicely for sectionals in three weeks.
Cameron Engstrom had a big showing in the jumps setting two personal records. He placed 3rd in the triple jump hitting a mark of 11.73m or 38 '6 " breaking his previous personal best by over half a foot. He also improved his long jump to 18’8.75” placing 5th. Cameron is currently ranked 7th at the Rockridge Sectional.
Also adding an honorable mention to our throwers who stepped out of their comfort zones and up to the challenge of the Throwers 4x100m relay. The group consisting of three sophomores and one senior (Kade Cirks, Chance Reid, Joe Border and Chase Hixson) placed 2nd overall with a time of 51.19.
A 42yr old record has been broken for the OHS Track Team! This past Tuesday April 29th at the Mercer County Invite, our boys 4x100 team ran a 44.22, setting a new school record! Congratulations to Will Maher, Cash Duhs, Lance Moore, and Owen Voorhees!
Tonight's JV baseball at Sherrard as well as Varsity Baseball and Softball here in Orion have been canceled due to weather and field conditions! All games will be made up on Tuesday May 13th. JV Baseball will be at Sherrard and both Softball and Varsity Baseball at home.
OHS Boys Track - Top Performers - Rockridge Invite
Aaron Mohr picked up a new event with the triple jump and started strong with a performance placing him 3rd overall. The triple jump is a challenging event to pick up in a short time and Aaron jumped 37’1.25.” Aaron is one of many athletes showing the depth of the team right now, which is crucial as they approach conference and sectionals.
Dayne Gibbons secured two 1st place medals in the 400m dash as well as the 4x100m relay. His 400m time was 52.09, which is only .17 away from the state qualifying standard. Dayne also anchored in the 4x400m relay, placing second overall.
Join us at OHS on May 6th at 6pm as we host our 13th Annual Academic Awards Night and National Honor Society Induction ceremony. This evening will include the presentation of our senior scholarships where over $75,000 is awarded to our graduating seniors.
The OHS Student Council is hosting a blood drive. Contact Becky Nightingale (bnightingale@orionschools.us) to schedule a time to donate and make a difference.
Today soldiers from the US Army and members of the OHS Boy Scout troop retired the weather-worn flag outside the high school with a new one, generously donated by the army. OHS appreciates the army's donation!
Today we give a HUGE shoutout to three of the absolute best—Michelle, Anita, and Tara—who keep our high school running smoothly every single day!
Thank you for everything you do for our school, our students, and our community. We appreciate you more than words can say!
Congratulations to Maddux Anderson as he signed his National Letter of Intent today! Maddux will be continuing his Wrestling and Baseball career at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA. Good Luck next year Maddux!
OSC United Girls Soccer defeated Macomb 7-0 to improve to 16-1 for the season. They celebrated with an Ice Bucket Challenge to support mental health awareness.
OHS Boys Track Team came to compete in their first 3 invites for the outdoor season, placing first in the United Storm Invite on 4/3, Titans Invite on 4/14 and our very own Charger Invite on 4/16! Great job guys! Keep it up!
The OHS Track & Field team host their Charger Invite this past Wednesday and they came to compete! Between the boys and girls team we had 10 individual athletes win an event which they all earned a T-shirt for their accomplishment! Great job everyone!
OSC United sweeps again! They defeated Chicago Christian 8-0 and Sterling HS 4-0 in today's OSC United Spring Fling, taking home some First Place hardware🥇 Congrats girls!! Keep it up and keep it rolling!
THE CHARGER INVITE WILL BE MOVED TO TOMORROW WEDNESDAY APRIL 16th!! With the potential weather forecast on Thursday we have decided to move the Charger Invite to tomorrow evening! Field events will start at 4pm and running events will start at 5pm!
