- Sparta High School Girls Track Athlete Makes Top Triple Jump
- Sparta Boys Lacrosse Edges By Kinnelon
- Sparta Middle School Announce Students of the Third Marking Period
- Sparta Baseball Dominates Hopatcong in First Round H/W/S Tournament
- Sparta High School Inducts First Class into National Arts Honor Society
- Sparta Township Council Announces Municipal Budget
By JENNIER DERICKS
April 21, 2018SPARTA, NJ - Sparta Middle School Principal Michael Gregory has announced the Students of the third Marking for the 2017-2018 school year. The teachers of the three academic teams in each grade level recognized two students for their notable actions and contributions to the Sparta Middle School community.
The sixth grade teams are Amber, Sapphire and Topaz.
The Amber team ...
SPARTA, NJ - Sparta High School Principal Janet Ferraro announced the January students of the month. A student is selected to represent each department by their teachers.
Natalie Earl was nominated by her German teacher for the world language department. “Natalie is an excellent student, responsible, smart and kind,” her teacher said. “She sets a great example for ...
SPARTA, NJ – The students at Helen Morgan School have been going on Virtual Fields Trips this year. The trips are hosted by a variety of people on Skype or Google Hangout. The classroom teacher sets the time to best suit their schedule.
"A trip allows students to get out of the classroom without having to physically leave," Media Center Specialist Stephanie Bernardo ...
By JENNIER DERICKS
April 22, 2018ROCKAWAY, NJ – Sparta High School track athlete Gianna Macones set the season record in New Jersey for her triple jump on Saturday at Morris Hills High School Varsity Relays. Her 39.04 triple jump put her in the number one slot in the state.
Macones is “excited to start off with a strong mark early on.” She now qualifies her for New Balance Nationals in North ...
SPARTA, NJ – The boys lacrosse won a close one on Saturday against Kinnelon 11-10. Jesse West led the Sparta team with four goals and three assists. Goalie Reed McCall kept them in the game with 17 saves.
Russell Eberding won 13 of 23 faceoffs and grabbed nine ground balls.
The Spartans came out strong with five goals in the first quarter to the Colts’ two. They stayed ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta baseball team easily took their first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament against Hopatcong on Saturday 15-3.
The game ended early with five Spartans batting 1.000 and three others going .500. The score was 8-0 going into the fourth where Sparta finished it off getting seven across the plate.
Hopatcong came back with three in the top of ...
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By FRED J. AUN
April 18, 2018ROXBURY, NJ – She lost her 10-year-old son three years ago in a boating accident on Lake Hopatcong, but Laura D’Amico is sure her beloved Christopher speaks to her all the time. It’s subtle but firm, she says; messages that come as sparks of recollection, inspiration or intuition.
One of those unexpected inklings led Laura and her husband Chris to a jewelry ...
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ – Sussex County Veterans can get an ID card that entitles them to special discounts on meals, goods and services. The program is offered through County Clerk Jeff Parrott’s office in collaboration with Sheriff Michael Strada and Sen. Steve Oroho.
The card is free, similarly sized to a credit card. It easily fits into a wallet, eliminating the need to ...
SPARTA, NJ – The 15 annual Hoops for Hope Basketball game sponsored a Sparta alumnea’s effort to raise money for the Ulman Cancer Fund. The student versus faculty basketball game at Sparta Middle School raised $2243 for Claire Romine’s 4K run, 4,000 miles across the country.
The game has become one of the highlights of the year, especially for the eight grade ...
By JENNIFER DERICKS
April 20, 2018SPARTA, NJ – The media center at Sparta High School was packed on Tuesday night for the first induction ceremony of the National Art Honor Society. The inaugural class had 38 students, including 16 seniors.
“I am very proud to say that the first induction of the students into the National Art Honor Society was a success,” Principal Janet Ferraro ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Miss Sparta Pageant is currently accepting applications for this year’s event. The pageant is to be held on Wednesday, May 23 at the Lake Mohawk Country Club.
The pageant organizers are looking for confident, accomplished young women between the ages of 17 and 20 at the time of the pageant, to represent Sparta.
The winner will go on to compete ...
By JENNIFER DERICKS
April 19, 2018SPARTA, NJ – The budget for the Township of Sparta for 2018 represents a levy increase of 1.19 percent according to Grant Rome, Sparta CFO.
The average assessed home in 2018 has slightly dropped in value to 370,304 from $370,700 in 2017. Rome said while the residential values have decreases the township ratables have increased, leading to an increase in the overall net ...
By SEAN LYNCH
April 22, 2018TORONTO, ON -- The start of the Major League Baseball season means summer is drawing closer. While there are no MLB teams to follow in the Greater Olean or Buffalo areas for summer, a trip across the border to Canada leads to the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League East.
The Rogers Centre, where the Blue Jays play, is regarded as one of the unique venues of baseball.
By TAPINTO HORSES STAFF
April 22, 2018HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania national Horse Show (PNHS) will welcome the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) National Championships to Harrisburg and the Farm Show Complex, May 3 to 6.
The IHSA is comprised of over 400 colleges and universities and 10,000 members across the U.S. and Canada.Teams are traveling to nationals from schools in New Jersey, New York and ...
