Continuing an eight-year streak, the Sterling College Debate Team finished the 2016-17 season with a trip to the National Forensic Association National Tournament in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Seasoned juniors Gage Brookman and Bryce Harner, both of Hutchinson, Kansas, represented the College as they landed a 12th-place finish in overall team sweepstakes.

With a 100 percent chance of rain in the forecast for Saturday, April 29, three Love Sterling teams used Friday’s weather to complete service projects early. While the inclement weather dampened part of the productivity of Saturday, approximately 15 projects were worked on, with a few more scheduled for the week following Love Sterling.

Ending the academic year on good notes, the Sterling College ensembles and choirs will perform concerts on two separate days. On Saturday, May 6, at 3 p.m., the Sterling College Instrumental Ensemble and Wind Ensemble will perform at the First United Methodist Church in Sterling. They will play band music from Great Britain and conclude with a piece by the late Dave Brubeck. The Sterling College choirs will perform on Sunday, May 7, at 3 p.m. at the Sterling United Presbyterian Church.

The Sterling College Biology Department was recently represented in an academic journal for their research. Alumnus Joshua “Bo” Westerfield ’16 and junior Lacey Buckwalter of Sylvia, Kansas, were both featured in Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science for their research on porcupines in Kansas.