Cooper Lawn turned green and the trees began to bud just in time for the Class of 2018 as they celebrate their time at Sterling College May 11-12. Seniors will welcome friends and family to campus Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. for Baccalaureate, as they set aside time for a final worship service in Culbertson Auditorium in Spencer Hall. The special spiritual send-off will be followed by a short reception where refreshments will be served.

To close out the 2017-18 school year, the Sterling College choirs will perform “I Will Lift My Voice” on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Sterling United Presbyterian Church. The Highland Singers, Sterling Lasses, small ensembles, and full 42-voice choir will perform a selection of psalms, hymns and spirituals, consisting of 20 pieces from various genres. The public is invited to attend this free performance.

On Saturday, April 28, over 300 Sterling College students, faculty, staff and community members joined together to serve the town of Sterling, Kansas, by participating in the event Love Sterling, a city-wide service day. The coordinator of Love Sterling, Erica Foss, assistant coordinator, Emily Fuller, and several students had been planning the event since January.

Continuing an impressive run, Sterling College Debate’s Gage Brookman became the top speaker in the nation by winning the 2018 National Forensic Association Top Speaker distinction in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Brookman, of Hutchinson, also collected a top-10 finish in the octafinal round of competition, finishing in ninth place overall.