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Allen achieves fifth most pins in a season

Allen achieves fifth most pins in a season

Olivia Maxwell, Photo Editor May 2, 2025

  Senior Tatum Allen has achieved the fifth most pins in a season in Sterling High School wrestling history during the 2025 season.    In 2004, Ben Zulauf achieved first with 32 pins. Second and...

Chicks hatch in Irvin's class

Chicks hatch in Irvin’s class

Lacey Updike, News Reporter May 2, 2025

  For her first year at Sterling High School, FFA teacher Taylor Irvin decided to hatch chicks.  The plan was to have the animal science students wait for the chicks to hatch, while monitoring them...

Physics participates in egg drop

Physics participates in egg drop

Jimmy Wadsworth, News Reporter May 1, 2025

Sixth hour physics teacher Dan Young decided to make a fun lab that incorporates the current unit into a real-life example. Young did this by holding an egg drop competition with the entire class on April...

Summer Musical is announced

Summer Musical is announced

Evalyn Gaffey, Copy Editor May 1, 2025

At Sterling High School, the theatre program provides a summer musical available to students. This year, the musical was announced as “The Wedding Singer.”   “The Wedding Singer” is set in...

Seniors prepare for Senior Sunset

Seniors prepare for Senior Sunset

Audrey Crisp, Copy Editor May 1, 2025

  Seniors are celebrating the bittersweet end of their high school careers with their upcoming senior sunset event. This will take place on the Roscoe Eds Stadium turf on May 7, from seven to nine p.m....

April Students of the Month

April Students of the Month

Lillian Reaver, Design Editor May 1, 2025

  The Sterling High School Student of The Month (SoTM) is the highest level of achievement for seniors. SoTM winners are students who have challenged themselves, been involved in activities and/or clubs,...

Future Educators Conference

Future Educators Conference

Jaz’Mya Castaneda, Copy Editor April 29, 2025

 On April 11, 2025, students in the Future Educators Club and Introduction to Education class went to the 2025 Ed Symposium at Sauk Valley Community College located in Dixon, Ill.    Students attended...

March Students of the Month

March Students of the Month

Addison Andrews, co-Editor-in-Cheif April 25, 2025

 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 rigorous courses,...

February Students of the Month

February Students of the Month

Addison Andrews, co-Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2025

 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 rigorous courses,...

FFA preps for Farmapalooza

FFA preps for Farmapalooza

Evalyn Gaffey, Copy Editor April 24, 2025

At the end of each school year at Sterling High School, FFA students host Farmapalooza in the S.H.S. parking lot. This year, Farmapalooza will be held on May 8th, with a theme of Ag & the environment.    Farmapalooza...

Quill and Scroll holds induction ceremony

Quill and Scroll holds induction ceremony

Peyton McCafferty, Copy Editor April 24, 2025

  Sterling High School’s Chapter of the Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society has had their first induction of students in over 40 years. This society recognizes seniors who have done superior...

Travel club members take picture in front of roller rink. The members got the opportunity to roller skate all afternoon.

Travel Club visits White Pines Roller Rink

Lillian Reaver, Design Editor April 24, 2025

  On March 30, 2025, the travel club visited White Pines Roller Rink in Mt. Morris, Ill. Club leaders Heather Johnson and Cami Hartman took 16 students on this trip.    The students spent three...

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