The Sterling College debate and forensics team recently traveled to Hempstead, N.Y., for the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament at Hofstra University. They competed among 71 schools March 21-24.

“Considering our very limited competition schedule this year, I felt our students performed well. With such a diverse field, we certainly held our own against teams that in some cases have as many coaches as we have competitors,” said Ken Troyer, forensics coach.

It’s a perennially popular movie, was recently remade as a made-for-television movie and has had countless stage productions, including two in Sterling. It’s described as “the hilarious and heartwarming story of six Southern women who gather and gossip at the local beauty parlor. With wit, warmth, and intelligence, they rise to meet whatever challenges life sends their way.” It’s Steel Magnolias and it will be staged by Sterling College Theatre this Wednesday and Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. and finish with two performances Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Steel Magnolias, one of the most popular movies and plays of the last 30 years will be staged by Sterling College Theatre next week, Wednesday-Thursday, March 27-28 and Saturday, March 30. The familiar show will be staged in the Cornerstone of the Student Union which will provide an intimate setting for the play which his set in a small town beauty shop.

Steel Magnolias was written by Robert Harling in the late-1980s and made into a popular movie starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, and Julie Roberts. The story is centered around six women from small town, Louisiana.

Sterling College will welcome Gary Thomas, bestselling author and international speaker, on Friday, April 5, 2019, for the spring Ross and Fern Freeman Lecture Series for Servant Leadership. The Freeman Lecture Series speaker will deliver his speech at 10 a.m. in Culbertson Auditorium on the campus of Sterling College. The public is invited to attend.