This Week's Issue

FCA Meeting Update

By: Nona Schofield
This week FCA had their weekly meeting at 7:15 am on Tuesday.  Evelyn Wilbur gave a message about how powerful Prayer and Discipleship is. She shared a personal experience where she struggled getting along with a person in her life. She had asked her mom for advice and she told her to pray for her. Evelyn shared with us that she prayed over the girl and the next time that she saw her the interaction went much better. She did a great job showing how powerful Prayer is in her message.

Orion Volleyball Week 10 Results 

By: Abbi Arnold 

Orion Volleyball had 3 games this week against Tremont, Rockridge, and Riverdale. Their first game was on Monday, October 12th, at home, against Tremont. It was a tough game, and they ended up losing in 2 sets. The first set was 23-25 and the second set was 18-25. Their next game was on Tuesday, October 14th, and they played an away game at Rockridge. They won in two sets; the first set being 25-18 the second being 25-19. Their final game was on Thursday, October 15th, at home, against Riverdale. It was also teacher appreciation night. They won in 2 sets. The first set was 25-22 and the second set was 25-18. The team’s record is now 9-0 in conference and overall 24-9. Their last home game is Tuesday, October 20th against Mercer County. The Freshmen game starts at 5, JV at 6, and Varsity at 7.

Chargers Win! 

By: Garrett Jacobs 

On Friday, October 9, the Chargers played the Mercer County Golden Eagles in Aledo. Orion ended up winning the game 37-29. It was a big win for the Chargers because they had lost their last four games and they now have clinched a playoff spot.

Mercer County started the game strong and took an early 13-0 lead. Orion didn’t give up though and was able to come back and tie the game 13-13 before halftime. In the second half, Orion’s offense kept playing well and started putting more points on the board. Mercer County stayed in the game and made it close, but Orion was able to hold them off.

The Chargers finished the game with a 37-29 victory, improving their record to 3-5. Next week, the Chargers head to Monmouth-Roseville to take on the Titans.

Culinary Club Meeting 

By: Isabella Carstens 

Culinary Club had a meeting on October 13, 2026. The leadership team picked out what to make and decided on apple crisp. The meeting went from 3:00pm to around 4:15pm. Chef Greenwood provided vanilla ice cream for the group and then had a discussion with the leadership team about what when the next meetings should be. They decided on the next meeting on Monday, October 19, and haven't decided on the exact day for the next one, but it will be the week of halloween.