Athletics and Activities
Orion High School competes in the West Central Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Charger, symbolized by an armored knight and horse carrying a shield and jousting lance. The school offers 15 varsity sports for men and women and has no state championships on record in team athletics.
Traditionally strong programs include Boy's Wrestling, Boy's Football, Girl's Softball, Girl's Volleyball, and Boy's Basketball. Boys wrestling coach Bob Mitton retired in 2006 with a 28 year career meet record of 287-188-3 (.604), and 7 state tournament qualifications, the 4th most of any coach in Illinois Class A history. (Complete data not available prior to 1978, as well as 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2004-2005). The boy's football program has posted a record of 106-67 (.613) and qualified for the state tournament on 11 occasions since 1996. The girl's volleyball program has won its regional (or district) 20 times since state tournament play began in 1975. The Boy's Basketball program has won 11 regional and 3 sectional titles since 1972. The Girl's Softball team was won 6 regional titles since 2000, including a 4th place finish at the State Tournament in 2001.
The Orion FFA Chapter has continuously been named a top FFA chapter in the state. For the past eight years they have been a 2 or 3 STAR chapter through the National FFA Organization. In 2009, they had two state CDE championships in the Agricultural Issues Forum and the Agricultural Communications contest.
In 2010, Orion student Annette Putnam won Illinois' state Poetry Out Loud title. As the state representative at the national recitation finals in Washington, DC she placed in the top 9.
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