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Senior Brady Shank records cow weight.

FFA members compete

Michelle Henderson-Bellows, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2024

  Section Proficiencies were held on February 7, at Stillman Valley High School where senior Brady Shank and sophomore Landon Kukowski competed against students from 13 other Section one schools. The...

Speech team members find their voices

Speech team members find their voices

Michelle Henderson-Bellows, co-Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2023

  Starting in November, the speech team begins to look through scripts, monologues, and n books to help them practice bringing their events back to life. The team will continue to practice and improve...

October Students of the Month

October Students of the Month

Michelle Henderson-Bellows, co-Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2023

     The S.H.S. Student of the Month (SoTM) is the highest level of academic and extracurricular recognition for S.H.S. seniors. SoTM winners are students who have challenged themselves with...

Theater seniors prepare to take last bow

Michelle Henderson-Bellows, co-Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2023

Sterling High School is known for its impressive performances in the impressive setting of Centennial Auditorium. This year, there are three seniors who have been a part of these productions are Henry...

“Beauty and The Beast” returns

MIchelle Henderson-Bellows, Photo Editor May 8, 2023

 Be our guest at the Centennial Auditorium this summer with the production of “Beauty and The Beast!” The film is most commonly known from Disney’s 1991 version, and it is being brought onto the...

Group interpretation and contest play prepare for performances

Group interpretation and contest play prepare for performances

Michelle Henderson, Photo Editor February 28, 2023

  ‘Tis the season to get into Group Interpretation. With a new “8-bit Christmas” gaming system out in 1988, a group of kids comes together to sell wreaths around the neighborhood in order to get...

Junior Michelle Henderson takes a .5 of the rest of her team at Regionals.

S.H.S. wraps up speech season

Michelle Henderson, Photo Editor February 28, 2023

  This year was a bit of a shocker for the speech team, as the team started off by only having four people in the club. Despite the small numbers, the team still had one member progress to sectionals...

S.H.S. students participate in ILMEA state

S.H.S. students participate in ILMEA state

Michelle Henderson, Photo Editor January 27, 2023

  The annual ILMEA state festival brings together the best high school musicians in the state for a one-of-a-kind experience. ILMEA is the Illinois Music Education Association, and they offer a district...

November Students of the Month Makayla Wolfe and Connor Pham

November Students of the Month

Michelle Henderson-Bellows, Photo Editor December 13, 2022

 The Sterling High School Student of the Month (SOTM) is the highest level of academic and extracurricular recognition for Sterling High School Seniors. SOTM winners are students who have challenged themselves...

S.H.S. Speechies start another season

S.H.S. Speechies start another season

Michelle Henderson, Author November 17, 2022

  With the fall play wrapped, now is time for the speech season to begin. With more members than last year due to many underclassmen joining the team, there is a lot of potential for the speech team this...

Entertainment Review: It Starts With Us

Entertainment Review: “It Starts With Us”

Michelle Henderson, Photo Editor November 17, 2022

  Colleen Hoover is an American author who has recently been making a name for herself. The past six years since her release of the romance novel “It Ends With Us” which is the story of Lilly Bloom...

Junior Emily Lofgren, junior Payton Purdy, and freshman Hazel Pham swim the 100 freestyle. All three girls dropped time on this event.

Winter athletes prepare for success

Michelle, Henderson-Bellows, Photo Editor October 17, 2022

Winter sports will quickly be starting here at S.H.S. Especially for athletes not currently in season, preparing for Sterling High Schools sports teams is one key to a successful season. In order to get...

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