What an incredible FFA Chapter Showcase! 🌱
The leadership, confidence, and professionalism our students displayed was outstanding. It was inspiring to see over 15 FFA chapters come together to highlight how Ag education builds career pathways, partnerships, and real-world skills.
The future of agriculture and leadership is in great hands! 💙
1 day ago, Amy Downs
Student Council officers were truly honored to present Kathryn Rowzee with the funds we raised from the 12th annual Crazy for a Cure 2026 🎗️ You are a true WARRIOR, Kathryn!
4 days ago, Nicole Schlemmer
This past weekend, Key Club officers and members attended the 75th District Convention and Leadership Conference for the I-I Key club district! For this event, members took part in several workshops teaching them important information about leading in the community! DCLC marks the end of the Key Club year, where then the next board for the District gets elected and Club Officer-elects officially take office.
This year Sterling high school key club received THIRTEEN recognitions and awards🏆. We want to send a huge special thanks to Sterling Kiwanis club, SHS, and SHS Schools foundation for making our attendance possible! We can’t wait till next year!🔑💙
5 days ago, Marissa Record
Congrats to our Golden Warrior Scholastic bowl team "Fab Four" who earned 4th place at the Belvidere North Masonic Tournament this past weekend! Junior Jacob Straw leads the way with 26 tossups! 🏆
5 days ago, Nicole Schlemmer
The Golden Warrior Scholastic Bowl team earned 2nd Place at the conference tournament this past weekend! 🥈 Junior Jacob Straw earned 2nd place individually, with an impressive 20 total tossups. Great job, everyone! 👏🏼
19 days ago, Nicole Schlemmer
Be Seen in Green 💚 at the SHS Basketball games on 2/10 & 2/12 💙🏀💛 #MentalHealthMatters #NAMIonCampus #SeenInGreen
19 days ago, Alexandra Miller
THANK YOU for all you did to support our honorees this year: from shirt purchases, to monetary donations, to the donation of baskets and baked goods, it truly was a community-wide effort. 🎗️🤩💛
20 days ago, Nicole Schlemmer
Be Seen in Green 💚 at the SHS Basketball games on 2/10 & 2/12 💙🏀💛 #MentalHealthMatters #NAMIonCampus #SeenInGreen
26 days ago, Alexandra Miller
Crazy for a Cure Night 2 🎗️ Let’s cheer on our boys AND support a great cause!
A fresh round of locally donated raffle baskets and baked goods will be available, and remember: all proceeds go to Kathryn & Madilyn 💛
29 days ago, Nicole Schlemmer
Crazy for a Cure Night 1 🎗️come support our Golden Warrior Girls Basketball team AND help support a great cause!
Locally donated raffle baskets and dessert items will be available!
All proceeds go towards Kathryn & Madilyn 💛
about 1 month ago, Nicole Schlemmer
Crazy For A Cure 2026🎗️Honoree Spotlight: Madilyn (Barnhart) Kaiser
Madilyn Barnhart was a graduate of the Sterling High School class of 2020. While at SHS she was a dedicated student and athlete, competing all four years in Cross Country and Track & Field. She continued her education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she found her love for agricultural economics, traveling, and her now-husband, Mason.
Two years ago, after moving back to the area, Madilyn was diagnosed with a malignant giant cell tumor. Her initial treatment plan was focused on shrinking the size of the tumor; however, there was already enough irreparable damage done that caused the need for a complete knee and partial tibia replacement. While recovering, Maddy and her husband were welcomed with some positive news - they were to expect a baby girl in January! At her six-month check-in, unfortunately, there was a recurrence of the tumor in her leg, with the only treatment option left being an above-the-knee amputation. Her surgery was on Halloween of 2025 and at six months pregnant was successful in removing the tumor while also keeping her daughter safe and healthy.
The next step of Madilyn's journey includes being fitted for her prosthetic and learning to walk again. She is incredibly motivated to progress through her recovery, as on January 19th, she and her husband welcomed their daughter Amelia. She will continue to work with Northwestern on her prosthetic and physical therapy.
Come out and support Kathryn and Madilyn at our 12th annual Crazy for a Cure this Thursday (Girls Basketball Game) & Friday (Boys Basketball Game)
about 1 month ago, Nicole Schlemmer
Crazy For A Cure 2026 🎗️ Honoree Spotlight: Kathryn Rowzee
Kathryn Rowzee served as Student Council Vice President during the 2021 - 2022 school year and graduated from Sterling High School in 2023. During her time at SHS, she was extremely active, participating in volleyball, basketball, softball and track and field, and was such a talented athlete that she committed to the University of Dubuque for Track and Field.
Last August, Kathryn discovered some unfortunate news: she had parosteal osteosarcoma which required an above the knee amputation. Kathryn received a prosthetic leg in late December and learned to walk with assistance. She currently has a little over half of her chemotherapy left, about 3 months remaining.
Kathryn will graduate from the University of Dubuque in 2028 with a degree in elementary and math education. We hope our proceeds can aid in Kathryn's navigation of her treatment. Kathryn continues to amaze us with her constantly positive attitude and her strength inspires us all. She is a true warrior through and through. 💛 #fightlikeawarrior
Come out and support Kathryn and Madilyn at our 12th annual Crazy for a Cure this Thursday (Girls Basketball Game) & Friday (Boys Basketball Game)
about 1 month ago, Nicole Schlemmer
The SHS Scholastic Bowl team went 5-0 in the morning pool at the Princeton Tiger Cup Tournament on January 17, and finished with a final record of 5-3 & 7th overall out of 24 teams!
Shoutout to Junior Jacob Straw for having the 3rd most tossups (37 total) out of 138 players! 🤩
about 1 month ago, Nicole Schlemmer
Shoutout to the SHS Scholastic Bowl team who took 1st Place at the LaSalle Peru Nerd Bowl last weekend! 🥇
Junior Owen Ports snagged 32 tossups, scoring a total of 320 points for the team and earning most tossups per player out of 108 players! 🏆 Way to go, Warriors!
about 1 month ago, Nicole Schlemmer
Sterling Public Schools is hiring two Special Education Assistants! The process to obtain paraprofessional certification is simple, so we encourage you to apply. Please feel free to email with any questions!
about 1 month ago, Sara Dail
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about 2 months ago, Matt Birdsley
The 12th annual 🎗️Crazy for a Cure🎗️ is right around the corner and we are honoring two of our very own SPS graduates: All proceeds from this event will go towards former SPS students: Kathryn Rowzee '23 and Madilyn (Barnhart) Kaiser '20 who, ironically, are both suffering from bone related cancers resulting in leg amputation. We're hoping to rally our community bigger than ever before to show our support for two wonderful women in hopes that our support can help uplift them during these difficult times.
The Crazy for a Cure 2026 main events take place during the Girls Basketball game on Thursday, January 29 vs Alleman and Boys Basketball game on Friday, January 30 vs. Quincy.
At these games, we will be selling raffle tickets for various donated items and baked goods - winners will be announced between 3rd and 4th quarters of both basketball games!
Those looking to help in other ways, can do so by donating a baked good or raffle basket for either or both nights of our events. Please contact Nicole Schlemmer or Alexis Ruiz if you are interested in providing a donation of any kind.
This year, we are offering 12 shirt colors in honor of different cancers with a lavender option to honor all. - the price is $12 for Youth Small - Adult XL, and $14 for extended sizes 2X & 3X. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, the orders are due via Google Form order on Wednesday, January 21. Scan the QR Code on the flyer to place an order or click HERE.
about 2 months ago, Nicole Schlemmer
about 2 months ago, Matt Birdsley
Last night was the third annual Future Educator Club Winter Social Alumni event! SHS students, SHS alumni currently in college, and SPS staff came together to talk about careers in education—the challenges, the highlights, and the joy of caring for children ❤️ We shared great conversations, played games, laughed, and celebrated our passion for education. Cheers to 2026 and to hopefully seeing some of these students return as future SPS staff!
about 2 months ago, Sara Dail
