This past weekend at the Christmas Classic Tournament, the debate team captured first place in parliamentary debate as well as Lincoln-Douglas debate. The tournament was held at Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., on Nov. 30 through Dec. 2.
Students choose to go to college not only to enhance their knowledge, but also to become proficient in a field that they hope to pursue as a future career. Such was the case for Sterling College senior Andrew Drake of Craig, Colo., and Jonathan Lovercamp ’09 of Beaumont, Texas, who were both recognized recently for receiving their certification in athletic training.
The Board of Trustees has announced that Executive Vice President Scott Rich has been named Interim President, effective December 1, 2012. Rich has been serving as acting president managing the operations of the college and leading the College’s cabinet since May.
Three students studying accounting got a first-hand look at what it was like to be a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Kansas on Nov. 14 when they traveled to the Kansas Society of CPAs Annual Meeting in Wichita.
The Sterling Community Band will be playing with the Sterling College Flute Choir on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will take place on the campus of Sterling College in Upper Wilson in Wilson Hall and last approximately one hour. The public is invited to attend this free concert.
Advent officially begins on Sunday, Dec. 2, and the Sterling College Chorale, Highland Singers and Sterling Lasses are welcoming in the season with “Candlelight,” a free concert at the Sterling United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend and stay for the reception following the concert.
Seniors Carly Cramton of Pretty Prairie, Kan., and Tillie (Wilbeck) Ehresman of Inman, Kan., were nominated as Sterling College’s fall Teachers of Promise.