Cool, cloudy weather and a rainy start didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of over 750 participants and hundreds of spectators at the Sparta Education Foundation’s Fourth Annual Dragon Boat Festival on Lake Mohawk. With 37 teams competing in separate heats throughout the day on Sunday, May 20, some in brightly-colored and themed costumes, this high-energy event was just as much fun for spectators as it was

The Sparta Education Foundation (SEF) won the Outstanding Community Event of the Year award for both the Krogh’s Turkey Trot and the Sparta Dragon Boat Festival at “A Toast to the Stars,” an awards dinner presented by the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce held on May 9 at Perona Farms in Andover. The award presented was for conceiving, planning, and implementing an outstanding event for

Two new grants totaling over $3,077.00 were approved during the Sparta Education Foundation’s February Board Meeting held at the Mohawk Avenue School. This round of grants will enrich the educational experience for students at Mohawk Avenue School and Sparta High School. “These new grants support a wide spectrum of creative learning,” said Sparta Education Foundation President Danielle Dykstra. “Sparta High School students will now have