Standish-Sterling Community Schools is a

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through 12th grade. The district draws approximately 1,800 students from

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. The district includes Sterling Elementary School (Preschool-K), Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School (1-6), and Standish-Sterling Central High School (7-12).

History

Sterling Elementary School in Sterling previously taught K-6 until 2017 when it converted to Preschool-K only. Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School was the previous Standish-Sterling Central High School from 1959 to 2001 and Standish-Sterling Middle School from 2001-2016. Standish-Sterling High School, about 1/4 mile to the northeast of SSC Elementary, opened in 2001. In 2017, Standish Elementary School in Standish closed due to restructuring. In 2017, Arenac-Eastern School began sending students to Standish-Sterling due to declining enrollment. On March 10, 2020, the vote passed by the three districts for Arenac-Eastern to be dissolved effective in June 2020 and split between Standish-Sterling Community Schools and Au Gres-Sims School District along M-65. The mascot of the schools is the

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. The school colors are blue (navy blue rather than actual blue) and white with a tertiary color being gold. The 1958-59 school year launched the consolidation of Sterling (known as the "Hawks") and Standish (known as the "Golden Arrows") school districts into the present day Standish-Sterling school district.

Sports

The Standish-Sterling school district has a variety of sports to offer. Some include, football, boys and girls basketball, swim, boys and girls cross-country, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, cheer, and dance team.

External links

Standish-Sterling Community Schools
* ttps://michigan-football.com/f/sterling.htm Sterling Hawks historical high school football scoresbr>Standish Golden Arrows historical high school football scores

References

{{Reflist School districts in Michigan Education in Arenac County, Michigan 1958 establishments in Michigan School districts established in 1958