Wonderful performances tonight by the OMS Choir and Band. Tremendous community support tonight. Thank you for attending!
The Chargers vs. Everybody T-Shirts are in!! If you purchased one of these shirts they are available for pick up in the OHS main office. The office is open until 4pm each day.
The future of the Orion Girls Basketball from 1st-7th Grade was recognized tonight in between our home JV and Varsity games! The future looks bright for our Chargers!
Go walking (or running) in a winter wonderland and join the OHS National Honor Society as they host a Christmas Sweater 5K. This fun event will be held Saturday, December 14 @ 7:30AM on the OHS Track. The entry fee is $20 with all registrations being walkup at starting at 7AM. Wear your favorite ugly sweater, listen to some Christmas music and enjoy the event as funds raised will be donated to Humility Homes (a program that provides housing opportunities for the homeless in the greater Quad City area.).
Thanksgiving week was a success for the Orion Charger Boys Basketball program. Thank you to everyone who came out this week for our own Orion 10&32 Tip Off Classic! Varsity finished up 3-1 placing 2nd and for the Sophomore and Freshman it was a fun Saturday as they battled each other in the Championship game! Sophomores pulled off the win but definitely a great game played by everyone! Congrats to Kyler Owens for All-Tournament Team selection. Keep up the great support all season long!
B-4 you make any last minute plans for tonight, consider attending the NHS Bingo Night and Chili Supper. Doors open at 5:30pm with play starting at 6:00pm. All proceeds will benefit the area Toys for Tots program. #BingoPun
A couple more spirit wear orders are closing soon. Order your Boys Basketball gear by November 21st and your Softball apparel by November 26th. Go Chargers!
Reminder - NHS BINGO Night and Soup Supper! - Friday, November 22nd @ 6:00 PM with doors opening at 5:30 PM. Please join Orion's National Honor Society in raising funds for Toys for Tots. This is a family-friendly event located in the Commons at Orion High School, so feel free to bring the kids. Cost is $10/player.
A couple of spirit wear orders are closing soon for the winter sports season. Order your wrestling gear by November 10th and your Girls Basketball apparel by November 14th. Go Chargers!
https://stores.inksoft.com/ohs_girls_basketball_2024/shop/home
https://stores.inksoft.com/ohs_wrestling_spirit_wear_2024/shop/home
Don't have anything planned for this weekend, now you do! Come out and enjoy the Orion Drama Department as they perform the Outsiders. There are 3 different shows starting Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 7pm, and a matinee Sunday at 1pm. Admission cost for students is $5 and adults is $10. Hope to see you at a show!
To celebrate our "Exemplary" status from the Illinois State Board of Education, the OHS Senior Class is selling "Chargers vs. Everybody" t-shirts as a class fundraiser. These shirts are very versatile as they can be worn to any of our Charger activities.
https://stores.inksoft.com/chargers_vs_everybody/shop/home
Come cheer on the Orion Chargers tomorrow as they head to Bureau Valley High School for the IHSA 2A Volleyball Sectionals! The Chargers play at 6pm vs. El Paso- Gridley. Again you can purchase tickets ahead of time through GoFan which the link and QR Code is listed below. Doors will open at 5pm. ALSO the Chargers will be lead out of town by fire truck. They will leave from the High School at 3:45pm, travel down 11th Avenue to the stop sign, turn left in front of the Bank where they will take a quick photo. They will then travel back down 12th Avenue in front of Central Park, OMS and then head out of town! If you can't make the game come cheer on the Chargers as they head out of town! GO BIG RED! https://gofan.co/event/1394869?schoolId=IL16233
🎟️ Sectional tickets at Bureau Valley can be purchased online through this link or QR code for $7.00. You can pay cash at the door for $8.00. Doors will open at 5:00pm
Tuesday, November 5 at 6:00pm vs El Paso Gridley
https://gofan.co/event/1394869?schoolId=IL16233
Such an amazing week of Volleyball as we hosted the IHSA 2A Volleyball Regional! The Chargers came to play tonight in the Championship taking home some hardware! Congratulations girls on your Regional Title! Next up Sectionals at Bureau Valley on Tuesday November 5th at 6pm! #3Peat #ChargerNation #GoBigRed
Orion High School is proud to announce that for the 1st time ever, OHS has earned an “Exemplary” Designation from the Illinois State Board of Education. Yesterday, ISBE released the Illinois State Report Card for schools all over the state. The achievement places OHS is in the Top 10% of all schools, including elementary and middle schools, statewide .
To earn this honor, OHS earned a high cumulative score in the areas of, academic testing (PSAT/SAT scores), graduation rate (99%), school climate (measured by the 5 Essentials Survey) and a low absenteeism rate. To celebrate this achievement and our student's and staff's efforts we hosted a Whitey’s ice cream sundae bar during lunches today.
Congratulations to Avery Knupp and Kennedy DeBaillie for making the Illinois Roster for the 10th Annual Iowa vs Illinois HS Senior All-Star Volleyball game. What a great accomplishment and opportunity for them both! We look forward to Monday, Nov 25th at 7pm to watch these All-Star from Iowa and Illinois compete! This game will be played at Beyond the Baseline in Davenport. Let's go Illinois and our very own Chargers!!
The OHS Student Hunger Drive is underway and the Student Council is collecting non-perishable goods until 8:00 am on November 7th! One great way to get involved is to accept the Cupboard Clean-Out Challenge! To participate, clean out your pantry and donate all those items that may no longer be needed by dropping them off at OHS! Pick-up is also available by contacting OHS at 309-525-3361 and cash donations can be accepted as well! Help support our students by helping others!
Congratulations to Sophomore Noah Belowske on yesterday's run at IHSA 1A Cross Country Regionals. Noah has advanced to Sectionals this weekend Nov. 2nd back at Saukie Golf Course. Good Luck Saturday Noah!
What a night! "Knights of Honor" was such a success tonight! Thank you to everyone who participated and supported to make this night happen! All proceeds which was a total of $4,800 will go towards the QC Honor Flight so thank you again everyone. We also honored our youth volleyball girls between games and lastly CONGRATULATIONS to the varsity girls for being this year's TRAC West Conference Champs!
Don't forget to schedule your P/T Conferences!
