OMS students learned about Native American culture during an assembly on Thursday. Chief Gerald Savage discussed traditions, music, storytelling, citizenship, and some of the Native American heroes who fought for the United States during the World Wars and beyond.
Good luck to our OMS wrestlers at state. Jace, Blake, Ellis, Ben, Max, Landyn, and Griffin.
OMS Choir hosted the Prairieland Conference Choral Festival Thursday night. Our students were outstanding. 200 students represented the 7 conference schools.
Thank you to Ms. McCullough for putting on a great show. Thanks to the OHS staff for hosting us. Finally, thanks to the families who fed all of the students and our janitorial staff.
8th Grade students visited Circa 21 today. Circa hosts several programs which discuss professions within the Arts. Students also watched Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery.
6th and 7th graders were treated to a performance by Morgan Myles. Ms. Morgan has a successful singing career and was a contestant on The Voice.
The Orion School District has posted more job opportunities today! These positions include: School Cook, CR Hanna Head Cook, Extended School Program (ESP) Director, High School Head Boys' Golf Coach, and High School eSports Coach. Please visit the school district's website to view the full vacancy notice for these positions.
Please join us for a Blood Drive at OMS! Check out the flyer for more details and how you can sign up to donate!
The School District will have an e Learning Day tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, due to the Winter Weather Warning. All after school activities will also be canceled on Wednesday. Please be aware that conditions could possibly carry over to Thursday. We will be closely monitoring the weather. Thank you and stay safe.
School will be dismissed early today, Wednesday, February 5, due to the icy weather that is predicted to be in our area later this afternoon. CR Hanna will be dismissed at 2:00, followed by OMS and OHS. There will be NO afternoon ESP at CR Hanna after school today. Please stay safe.
Several OHS students visited with our 8th grade today. They discussed the many opportunities our students will have at the high school. Thank you to Mrs. Bakener and all of our presenters for mentoring our students today.
OMS students were treated to a livestream with Brooks Gibbs during study hall today. Brooks Gibbs is a resilience educator with a PhD in Social Psychology. He is a popular youth speaker who has been hired by more than 3,000 schools. He specializes in teaching youth how to be emotionally resilient and inspires them to live by the Golden Rule.
AnnMarie and Jack helped Brooks with the presentation.
Congratulations to the 8th grade girls volleyball team. They retained the conference travel banner on the opening night of conference play.
This is Rion and his friend Lyla! 🐾 Did you know that spending time with a therapy dog like Rion releases endorphins, helping to create a calm and happy vibe? It’s science! 😊 #TherapyDog #CalmVibes #EndorphinsInAction"
OMS received our new record boards for track. The boards are located in the main hallway near the cafeteria.
Thank you to Anna Streeter for providing us with a grant opportunity to pay for the boards and to all of our coaches and athletic directors who maintained these records.
Tonight's (Monday, December 16) Middle School Boys' Basketball game will be a combined 7th and 8th grade game beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thank you!
Just a quick reminder, the Orion School District will be dismissing school early on Friday, December 20, 2024
Dismissal times;
CR Hanna 2:02 PM
Orion Middle School 2:08 PM
Orion High School 2:15 PM
Have a wonderful break!
CANCELED: OMS Lego Robotics competition scheduled for today in Moline has been canceled. Thank you.
CANCELED: The Middle School wrestling meet scheduled for Saturday, December 14, at 9:00 a.m., has been canceled.
OMS Holiday Spirit Week
Congratulations to Lizzy. She was recently recognized for her sportsmanship during the Sectional final.
Great job by our 6th grade choir and band, 7th-8th choir and band, and Ms. McCullough and Ms. Heiberger. They peformed at the Wnter Fest in front of a full gym. Thank you for your continued support.
