Charity Concert THIS FRIDAY!

 Sparta High School Charity Concert

By Charlie Diamond

This Friday, March 31, 2023 at 7PM Sparta High School will hold its annual Charity Concert. The event will be supporting Sparta Community Food Pantry by charging $10 admission and donating the proceeds to this local charity. Sparta Community Food Pantry is dedicated to help those in need within our community from supplying food and essentials.

The lineup is led by Sparta’s own Joe P, a super talented touring artist who writes and produces his own music. Sparta High School has some great performers as well, including:

 

Lifeboat

You, Changed!

Paul Denmead and the Trash Pandas

Ella Simmons

Sarah Kosker

Amaryllis

 

I was able to get Sarah to talk about her music. “I write music out of catharsis! If I’m going through anything, writing songs is usually a great way I can vent and put my feelings into words! I like to say it’s one of the best forms of therapy, and when people hear it and relate to you it helps you realize that you’re not alone in it and that’s pretty cool! It’s also sweet when people come up to me and tell me that one of my songs got them through something and all of a sudden that song becomes so much bigger than it was when I was sitting at my piano and writing it it’s just super cool to see how my music has worked in so many people’s lives! I have people from around the world reaching out to me as well so that’s pretty awesome too! I’m excited to release “Split.” It's one of my favorite songs I’ve written and I’ll be playing it at the concert so I’m pumped!”

All these performers are excited to put their talents on display to contribute to this amazing cause. I invite you to come and support them on Friday.

MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

 

Women’s History Month 

By Annika Noel

March 2023

March is Women’s History Month! Because the month is coming to a close, here is some more information about what Women’s History Month means and what you can do around the school and area if you want to be more involved in women’s issues. 

Women’s History Month began in 1987 and it is a celebration of the contributions that women make and have made to the world which have historically been ignored or been hard won. This is usually expressed by highlighting historical women and important women now who have done amazing things. It is also a time for education about the historical battles women have fought to get increased rights like learning about the Suffragettes and the Women’s Liberation Movement. March also has International Women’s Day which celebrates women on a global scale on the 8th. 

The Girl Up Club at SHS hopes to facilitate a better environment for women in Sparta and to educate them. In their own words, “Girl Up is a club devoted to facilitating critical conversations with members of our school about representation, identity, and social issues. Our goals as a club are to: Create a safe, welcoming environment that encourages girls to voice their concerns and opinions & Identify ways the club can foster positive changes in our community. New members are always welcome! Come to a meeting: every Wednesday from 2:30-3:30 pm in room 414. Join our Google Classroom for updates by using the code: onx6kpi”  The link to their website is: https://sites.google.com/students.sparta.org/girlupclub/home 

There is also the Sparta Women's Club, a nonprofit service organization for women to help their community, organize, and learn. The Junior Women's Club of Sparta is an organization that helps organize volunteering and helping the community. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan voting rights organization that was originally created for educating female voters after suffrage in the US. 

To finish off Women’s History Month, here are some remarkable women:

Clarissa Barton- the founder of the Red Cross. She was an American nurse during the Civil War and a teacher as well as one of the first women to work for the federal government when she worked for the US patent office. More Info 

Malala Yousazfai- an activist for women’s education from Pakistan. She is also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, the youngest one ever. She has been an advocate for many years and was even shot in the head in pursuit of her goals, but she survived and has been an inspiration for many since. More Info

Harriet Tubman- an escaped slave who made missions back to the South to free others. She was an integral part of the Underground Railroad and personally freed around 70 people. More Info  

SHS DECA IS HEADED TO ORLANDO!

 SPARTA DECA SENDS 29 STUDENTS TO NATIONALS

By Kelly Groome

The SHS DECA club had yet another successful year at the annual States competition in Atlantic City with 29 students heading to the National competition. 

The SHS students who prepared twenty page business papers traveled down on Sunday, February 26th to prepare for presentations the next morning. The remaining students joined their peers on Monday night, in time for the Open Ceremonies to take place at 8 pm. 

The following morning, students who qualified for their role plays at regionals or composed ten page papers presented to judges for their respective categories. After the preliminary rounds, students who made it to the finalist rounds competed again to determine whether they would place at Nationals. 

The competition came to a close on Wednesday morning as the Grand Awards were announced. SHS students waited in anticipation as their categories were called to the stage. Below is a list of the students who qualified or received leadership positions for the Nationals trip in April. 

Finance Operations Research Paper

• Quint Flannery

• Jordyn Kelly

Apparel & Accessories Role Play event

• Katrina Furgeson

Career Development Project

• Abbey Pierson

• Ella Ryan

• Sama Elhamouly

Community Awareness Project

• Goldie Ancis

• Liv Stehle

Financial Literacy Project

• Gabrielle Heim

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Sales Project

• Gabi Lindner

• Emily Reina

Start Up Business Plan

• Landon Tanyeri

• James Weisbeck

Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research Paper

• Dan Maher

• Dillon Caswell

School Store Gold Certification

• Jeremy Schon

• Leah Moore

• Marcella Hill

Stock Market Game

• Isabella DiGoia

• Leah Geety

• Tahg Herbison

• Parker Hein

• Luke Silvey

• Jake Koerner

• Anthony Dionisio

• Stone Herbison

Community Service & Promotional Campaigns

• Sydney Giroux

• Jane Bleakley

• Emily Kruger

The Nationals Competition will be held at the end of April in Orlando, Florida. 

SPARTA'S GOT TALENT!

Sparta’s Got Talent!

March 20. 2023

by The Oracle Staff

Sparta High School has the privilege of having so many talented students. Whether it is jazz or singing or the visual arts, the Spartans really run the gamut in arts expertise.

Every year, each NJ county offers students an opportunity to perform, compete, and be evaluated by professionals in a specific art field. Teen Arts is held at Sussex County Community College-  and this year, Sparta High School had many students compete in many events. Those who qualify will advance to the state level of evaluation in May.

Congratulations to all Spartans who participated and have qualified for the next level!

Large Instrumental Selections 

• Sparta HS, Jazz Band 

Small Instrumental Selections 

• Sparta HS, Rowan Mendel, “Allemande” 

• Sparta MS, String Ensemble 

Small Theater Selections 

• Sparta HS, Paula Aldaz, “Shadow of My Mind” 

• Sparta HS, Daniel Perez, “The Genius” 

Large Vocal Selections

• Shacaopella    

Small Vocal Selections 

• Sparta HS, Ella Simmons 

• Alternate- Julia Kadar 

*Visual Arts Results:

Delaney Ekeman- Mixed Media

Millen Duberry- 3D Wood

Ashley Potter- Scratchboard

Kimberley Bellamy- Digital Photography

Kaitlyn Cioc- Digital Photography