DECA STATES

DECA States 2025

-Mrs. Chiappini

3/7/2025

DECA students recently competed at the State competition in Atlantic City in various categories that required them to present business plans and role play real world business scenarios. Sparta has 11 students who have qualified to attend the DECA National conference in Orlando this year and are as follows:

Financial Team Decision Making: Rutuja Kirange & Mahanth Chintha

Project Management Sales Project: Alexia Hill & Lauren Wittkowski

Start Up Business Plan: Ava Cerrito & Ava Sehring

Gold Certification for School Based Enterprise: Tara Keller & Carly List

Thrive Leadership: Ellie Fagersten, Leah Geety, Erin Duthaler

Wish us luck and thank you for your support!

Sparta High School Presents Little Shop of Horrors March 14-16

 Sparta High School Presents Little Shop of Horrors March 14-16

Sparta, NJ – Sparta High School is excited to announce its spring musical production of the classic Little Shop of Horrors, set to run from March 14th to March 16th, 2025. This darkly comedic musical will take the audience on a thrilling ride filled with catchy tunes, quirky characters, and a bit of horror that’s perfect for a night of fun.

Directed by a talented team of faculty, this production brings to life the story of Seymour Krelborn, a down-on-his-luck florist who stumbles upon a mysterious plant that promises to change his life. However, the plant, named Audrey II, has a sinister secret, and as Seymour becomes entangled in the plant's increasingly dangerous demands, chaos ensues.

The cast includes a talented group of students, led by:

• Ronnette - Lynnessa Marrow

• Chiffon - Julianne Handzus

• Crystal - Sabrina Smith

• Audrey - Jenna Flake

• Mr. Mushnik - Jake Hamilton

• Seymour Krelborn - Caiden Loyer

• Customer - Hana Kachersky

• Interviewer/Patrick Martin - Michael Iudica

• Orin Scrivello - AJ Slee

• Audrey II - Logan Scarpa

• Mr. Bernstein - Hayden Denmead

• Mrs. Luce - Kaitlyn Kayser

• Snip - Thomas Fossett

The production will take place in the Sparta High School Auditorium and will have performances at 7:00 PM on March 14th and 15th, with a 2:00 PM matinee on March 16th.

Tickets are ONLY available for purchase online at https://cur8.com/23455/project/129039. Admission is $10 for students and $15 for adults.

Don't miss this exciting and unforgettable performance- and remember…don’t feed the plants!

*This production contains scenes that have implied violence, substance use, mild- harsh language, and a giant plant that eats people.

* The SSBC Musical Theater Booster Club will be collecting monetary donations to support DASI.