Candidate Statements
By WENDY SELANDER
October 30, 2021
The current climate of school boards nationwide is far from comfortable. School board meetings have become tense and volatile - a very unpleasant table to be sitting at. I have experienced this first hand in the last few months as a current member of the Sparta Board of Education. With that said, ...
My name is Craig Palleschi, and I am running for a three-year term on the Sparta Board of Education. After living in Sparta for almost 6 years, my wife and I can’t imagine anywhere else we’d want to raise our three children. The people of this community make Sparta what it is, and are the reason ...
My name is Vanessa Serrano, Ed. D. I am running for a three-year term for the Sparta Board of Education. I have been a resident of Sparta since 2011. I am married and have two children, Michael (8) and Ciara (6). I have decided to seek another term in order to continue to represent as an ...
As proud Sparta residents, we are excited to be running for a three-year term on the Sparta Board of Education. All three of us have children in the Sparta School District and have a vested interest in guiding our schools forward with integrity and fiscal responsibility. On November 2nd, we need ...
To the Editor, The Covid 19 virus is a silent, unseen killer. Until a friend or family member is affected, some people still downplay its effects on our lives, our economy, and political discourse. The same can be said for another mostly unseen enemy, that of poverty. According to feeding ...