The Sterling College Debate Team traveled to Muncie, Indiana, to take another top-ten title with sophomore Gage Brookman forging new ground at the National Forensic Association Lincoln-Douglas Debate National Tournament. Brookman of Hutchinson, Kansas, finished third, marking the first time a Sterling College student has broken into the round of eight. The team took sixth place in Debate Sweepstakes, the school’s second highest finish to date.

On Sunday, May 1, 2016, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Sterling United Presbyterian Church, the Sterling College choir groups will perform their annual Masterworks Concert. The Wind Ensemble will perform at 7 p.m. on May 2 at the Sterling United Presbyterian Church.

Five Sterling College seniors will exhibit their final body work, Rendered, beginning on Wednesday, April 27, from 5-7:30 p.m. An opening reception will be held in the gallery of the Sterling College Art and Media Center. Working over the last semester to complete their degrees in art and design, Erica Best, Brandon Givens, Josiah Gunn, Renee Lanham and Nathan Terry will display 60 works that will be exhibited through May 13.

On Friday, April 15, Sterling College hosted its 39th Annual Honors Convocation in Culbertson Auditorium. Thirty-two students received awards for their achievements in academics, athletics and leadership while 50 students were awarded scholarships in their academic and athletic fields. Each scholarship and award has various criteria chosen by the donor at the establishment of the award or scholarship.