
State Debate placers honored tonight by the USD 376 Board of Education. Pictured from left: Josiah Watney & Noah Svaty (4th); Alaina Madden & Aubrey Anderson (2nd); Coach Betsy Dutton. #WeAreSterling


No JV Boys’ game this evening. Marion has too many players out due to illness.

Thursday, February 13 is VIP day for grades K-2. Any Very Important Person to a Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade student is invited to eat lunch with them. Adult meal cost is $3.75 and reservations are needed by Monday, February 10th. The menu is homemade chili & cinnamon rolls.

Main Entree Menu change for SJHHS on Friday, Jan.31:
BBQ Pulled Chicken/HM Hawaiian Bun.

All of the junior high basketball games tonight will be played at Remington Middle School which is in Whitewater. Not at the high school. The schedule is 3:00- 1/2 C girls, 3:30- 1/2 C boys, 4:00- B girls, 5:00- B boys, 6:00- A girls and 7:00- A boys.

Congratulations to Kailyn for winning the 2020 Rice County Spelling Bee. She moves on to the Kansas State Spelling Bee to be hosted at Newman University in Wichita.


The 3rd grade Kansas Day program has been rescheduled for February 7th at 10:15 in the SGS Commons. There will also be a 1:00 performance at Sterling Village that day.

Scholars Bowl brings home third place out of 24 teams at Inman! #WeAreSterling


League scholars bowl scheduled for this afternoon at Ell-Saline has been postponed until next Wednesday the 29th.

Due to road conditions Sterling Schools will open 2 hours late and buses will run routes.

Dental screenings for grades 7-12 will be held on January 27-31, 2020. Please send a note to the school if you do not want your child to participate. Prairie Star Health Center will also offer additional services. Teeth cleanings, sealants and fluoride treatments will be available. To participate in these additional services a consent will need to be turned in. Consents are also available in the office. This is a great opportunity to get preventative dental services.

There will be a special Board Meeting on Wednesday, January 22nd, at 5:00 PM in the Sterling High School library.

Congrats to Aubrey Anderson and Alaina Madden, who finished 2nd today at State Debate. Congrats also to Noah Svaty and Josiah Watney who are bringing home a fourth place finish. Way to go Black Bears! #WeAreSterling

Team buses for tonight’s game will leave at 2:25.

Tonight’s basketball games at Berean Academy will go on as scheduled..

Due to the cancellation of school today, Friday, Jan. 17, today's VIP meal at the GS will be rescheduled for a later date.

Sterling Public Schools will be closed today due to the weather.

Tomorrow, Friday the 17th, Sterling Public Schools will start 2 hours late, at 10:00. There will be no AM preschool.

SGS VIP Lunchtimes: K-11:05, 1st-11:15, 2nd-11:30, 3rd-11:40, 4th-11:50, 5th-12:05 6th-12:15. Adult price: $3.75. Thanks for making your reservations and we'll see you on Friday!

3BN will not be broadcasting from Central Plains Tuesday night. Instead you can use the link provided on shsblackbears.com. You will need to create an account prior to watching the FHSA stream.