2025 Charger Classic 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Orion Middle School
Please go to the Sports Leagues and Camps page on the school district's website for more information and entry forms.
Congratulations to Grace and Andrew. Both were recognized at the Illinois Principal's Association Leadership breakfast this morning. Both are respected by peers and staff because of their character, friendliness, and hardwork.
The next monthly Orion Board of Education meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (due to official election results not available by April 16, 2025). Executive Session Meeting: 6:00 PM; Regular Session Meeting: 7:00 PM. Location: District Office, 1002 11th Avenue, Orion, Illinois.
Don't let the sunshine fool you!! Unfortunately due to low temperatures at the start of tonight's Softball and Baseball games we will be postponing and will be rescheduling! Softball will be rescheduled for Wednesday, April 30th at Mercer County. Both Varsity and JV Baseball will be rescheduled for Monday May 12th. Varsity will be at Mercer County and JV will be at home.
Congrats to the OSC United Girls Soccer team on winning their home invitational today. The girls defeated Dixon 4-2 and Clinton, IA 5-0 to move to 7-1 on the season.
The Orion School District has a number of job opportunities available at this time. Positions include: Middle School Secretary, Middle School Math Teacher, High School Special Education Teacher, Middle School Special Education Teacher, Bookkeeper/Accounting Director/Payroll, High School Head Wrestling Coach, Middle School LEGO Robotics Sponsor, 8th Grade Scholastic Bowl Sponsor, 8th Grade Instructional Leadership Team Member, Homebound Teacher, High School eSports Coach, School Bus Driver, and High School Color Guard Sponsor. Substitute positions are also available: Custodians, Teachers, Paraprofessionals (Teacher Aides), School Bus Drivers, and Cooks. Please go to the school district's website to view the full vacancy notice for these positions.
The Orion School District has a number of job opportunities available at this time. Positions include: Middle School Math Teacher, High School Special Education Teacher, Middle School Special Education Teacher, Bookkeeper/Accounting Director/Payroll, High School Head Wrestling Coach, Middle School LEGO Robotics Sponsor, 6th Grade Instructional Leadership Team Member, Homebound Teacher, Head Cook at CR Hanna, Extended School Program (ESP) Director, High School eSports Coach, School Bus Driver, and High School Color Guard Sponsor. Substitute positions are also available: Custodians, Teachers, Paraprofessionals (Teacher Aides), School Bus Drivers, and Cooks. Please go to the school district's website to view the full vacancy notice for these positions.
Tomorrow night, Friday, March 14th is the 25th Annual OEF Gala “Rock of Ages - Silver Celebration” at the Camden Centre in Milan, IL starting at 6pm. Join the Orion Educational Foundation for a great night celebrating and supporting Orion students. Tickets can be bought at the door and entry covers your meal as well as the Dueling Pianos show. There will also be a silent auction will be several great items and an “Adopt-a-Square” opportunity for chances to win $500, $250, or a metal Orion Chargers sign. Don’t miss out on this fun evening!
For more information check out the Orion Educational Foundation Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/548597448497989/
Art projects from the CR Hanna Fine Arts Festival. Photos credit - Ms. Driscoll
Mad About Musicals - CR Hanna Third-Fifth Grade
Don't miss out on the FFA Pancake Breakfast tomorrow morning starting at 6:30am. Start your day by supporting the FFA!
Go walking (or running) to kick of your St. Patrick's Day Weekend! Join the OHS National Honor Society as they host a St. Patrick's Day 5K. This fun event will be held Saturday, March 15 @ 8AM on the OHS Track. The entry fee is $20 with all registrations being walkup and starting at 7:30AM. Wear your favorite St. Patrick's Day Family Friendly Attire. Snacks and drinks will be available for both participants and non-participants. Funds raised will be donated to Humility Homes (a program that provides housing opportunities for the homeless in the greater Quad City area.).
Congratulations to the OMS 8th grade Scholastic Bowl team who won the 2025 Prairieland Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament. Team members include: Finn Burnham, Wyatt Butler, Drew DeBaillie, Jaxon Ferry, Grace Lilly, Walker Mason, Collin Patterson, Leo Nedved, Dylan Versluys and Harrison Wright.
It was a clean sweep as the 7th grade team also won but escaped before a large group picture could be taken.
🫓 🌟🫓OHS Seniors Teach Juniors How to Make Arepas! 🌟🫓🫓
Yesterday, our OHS seniors took on the role of teachers, showing the junior students how to make delicious arepas—just like the ones in Encanto! 🎶✨ These warm, golden stuffed cornmeal patties are a staple in Venezuelan and C
Save the date for the FFA Pancake Breakfast! Don't miss out on the unique opportunity to purchase a 1946 John Deere Model A that was restored by the 23-24 and 24-25 Ag classes. All proceeds go to the Orion FFA, so spread the word!
OHS JV and Varsity Scholastic Bowl ended our regular season Thursday night with a players vs parents match. We are happy to report, that despite a close match, the parents won!
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.
We will be holding preschool screenings on Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 8:30 am. - 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity to have your child’s vision and hearing tested as well as speech and other developmental skills. This is a developmental check-up for children living in the District that are between 3 and 4 years old. Screening will be held at the Orion Methodist Church, 407 12th Ave Orion, Illinois, IL 61273. To schedule your appointment, please call the CR Hanna Elementary School Office at 309-526-3386 during our school hours 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Orion School District has a number of job opportunities open at this time. Positions include: Paraprofessional at CR Hanna, High School Special Education Teacher, Bookkeeper/Accounting Director/Payroll, and Middle School Head Girls' Track Coach. The district is also looking for Substitute Custodians, Substitute Teachers, Substitute Paraprofessionals, Substitute Bus Drivers, and Substitute Cooks. Please go to the school district's website to view the full vacancy notice for these positions.