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Volleyball starts fresh for 2023

Volleyball starts fresh for 2023

Maggie Rowzee , News Reporter September 13, 2023

  Throughout the past couple years, it is fair to say that Sterling’s varsity volleyball team has been through some rough patches. From dealing with the effects of COVID to losing strong talent due...

Junior Cole Stumpenhorst sits in yellow chair. Stumpenhorst came across this chair when walking around the different gardens.

Horticulture classes visit Cantigny Park

Abrianna Ibarra, News Reporter September 13, 2023

A field trip to a garden kicked off the school year for Sterling High School’s horticulture students. The horticulture students visited Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Ill. At the start of the summer, Cantigny...

S.H.S. football brings back the baby blues

S.H.S. football brings back the baby blues

Mason Emin, News Reporter September 13, 2023

  Recently the Golden Warrior football team received a new edition to their uniform collection. After more than a decade at the helm, head football coach Jon Schlemmer decided it was time to bring back...

S.H.S. welcomes new elective class

Addison Andrews , News Reporter September 8, 2023

  S.H.S. welcomed a new elective class during the new school year. The class also known as film & lit is now an elective class for students to take during the school year.   The class film and...

S.H.S. cheerleaders pump up the crowd

S.H.S. cheerleaders pump up the crowd

Kendyll Anderson, News Reporter September 1, 2023

  S.H.S. students enjoy coming to S.H.S. sporting events where many cheers are chanted. During football games, football players and cheerleaders can't be a part of their own student section so there are...

S.H.S. hosts Friday Night Relays

S.H.S. hosts Friday Night Relays

Isaiah Mendoza, News Reporter May 24, 2023

  Recently, Sterling hosted the 71st Night Relays track meet. Sterling High School first hosted this meet in 1950. Due to COVID protocols, two of the recent meets were canceled. In past years, girls...

CEO students participate in trade show

CEO students participate in trade show

Maggie Rowzee, News Reporter May 18, 2023

    The annual CEO trade show took place at the Northland Mall in Sterling, Illinois, and was a crowd-pleasing event as usual. The much-loved event allowed high school students the chance to display...

May Students of the Month

May Students of the Month

Christian Beasley, News Reporter May 18, 2023

     Student of the Month (SOTM) is the highest level of recognition for Sterling High School seniors. SOTM winners are students who have challenged themselves with rigorous courses, are involved...

April Students of the Month

April Students of the Month

Julia Thormeyer, Copy Editor May 18, 2023

    At Sterling High School, student of the month is the most rewarding honor to achieve. Students apply, and one girl and one boy each from the senior and freshman grades are chosen. Students are...

“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...

S.H.S. prepares for Farmapalooza 2023

S.H.S. prepares for Farmapalooza 2023

Kendyll Anderson, Name Editor May 5, 2023

  Farmapalooza is an event that welcomes all Sterling schools, their students, and others in the community.   This is a great way to introduce students to agriculture-related topics. This event will...

S.H.S. plans for movie night

S.H.S. plans for movie night

Abbey Halsne, News Reporter May 5, 2023

  Sterling High School’s Student Council is hosting a movie night on the S.H.S. turf. This event is open to all S.H.S. students and begins at 6:30 p.m. on May 17. The entry cost is two dollars for all...

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