On Dec. 4-5, Sterling College students and the Sterling community will have the opportunity to experience a contemplative show with a political theme. For his senior project, Elijah Klein of Valley Center, Kansas, will direct a small cast in performing the drama “Far Away,” written by Caryl Churchill, in Culbertson Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, and will last approximately an hour. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Evelyn Mandell of Owasso, Oklahoma, and Hayley Ray of Derby, Kansas, have received the honor of being named Sterling College’s Teachers of Promise for the fall semester. Mandell and Ray will be recognized at the Kansas Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet on Nov. 21 in Wichita.

Sterling College seniors Matthew Oden and Emily Rivera each passed the athletic training Board of Certification exam. Oden of San Jacinto, California, and Rivera of Fort Worth, Texas, both passed the national board exam on their first attempt, officially moving one step closer to becoming certified athletic trainers.

Sterling College senior Chloe Wootton will be performing her senior recital in Culbertson Auditorium on Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. The event, which will last approximately an hour, is free and open to the public.

For her recital, Wootton will be performing a variety of musical theatre pieces. She will be joined by a few former cast members as she sings pieces from musicals that she has starred in during her time at the College. In addition, Wootton will be performing other musical theatre pieces and will speak to the audience as she moves through the recital.