Board of Education

Board Members

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Name

Office

Term

Township

Abbott, Julie A.

Secretary

2007-2027

Rural

Berg, Sonia

Member

2023-2027

Colona

Drish, Colton

Member

2025-2027

Colona

Hepner, Austin

Member

2025-2029

Western

Hoftender, Heather

President

2021-2029

Western

Nightingale, Kimberly A.

Member

2006-2027

Rural

Stockton, Jonathan

Vice-President

2023-2027

Western

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER APPOINTMENT - Following the April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election, the Orion Board of Education announced an opening for a Board of Education member.  The opening was advertised and ten candidates applied for the position.  At the June 18, 2025, Orion Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the appointment of Colton Drish to fill the vacant Board of Education member position, effective immediately.  Mr. Drish is a resident of Colona Township.  Mr. Drish will fill the vacant position until the next Consolidated Election to be held in April 2027.  We welcome Mr. Drish to the Orion Board of Education and thank him for serving our school district!

 The Board of Education would also like to thank all of the candidates for your interest in Orion Community Unit School District!  We truly appreciate your support for our school district!

APRIL 1, 2025, BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION RESULTS  -  The school board election for Orion Community Unit School District #223 was held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.  Two seats on the seven-member board of education were filled at the election.  The two seats are Four-Year Terms expiring in April 2029.  The official election results are as follows:

Four-Year Term:

            Austin Hepner (Western Township): 713

            Heather Carlson Hoftender (Western Township): 697    

Austin Hepner and Heather Carlson Hoftender were elected for Four-Year Terms expiring in April 2029.  Thank you candidates for your interest in Orion Community Unit School District!