Sparta Soccer Winning Streak

Sparta High School's Boy's Soccer started playoffs on a good note when they won against Central at the MVC Placement Games on Thursday, October 8th. This team doesn't get as much credit as they should. Here at Sparta High has had a pretty strong Boy's Soccer program for quite a while now.

Their next game was the following Tuesday, October 13th against River Valley. The boy's ended up winning their WIAA regional game and proceeded to their next opponent, Dodgeville. That game on Thursday, October 15th was their regional final and also another victory. One of the scorers from the game junior Zach Koger stated, "Whenever I score it sends chills through your whole body and gives you the biggest adrenaline rush in the world!"

The soccer team has made a nice little motto for themselves that was made up from senior Kevin Rasmussen, that is said during every game they play. " Sparta Soccer keeps it sexy!" Ever since that one day that he made it up it has stuck ever since.

Not only are these victories amazing for the whole team but also for the goalies, the leaders of the team. Senior and one of the captains Jordan Stanek said, "The one thing that isn't fun about being a goalie is the pressure of knowing that the whole game is riding on your shoulders."

There are a lot of seniors on this year's soccer team. A couple of them stated, one of which being another captain Bryant Meyer, "A memory I will never forget is whenever Jordan has one of several amazing saves!" Another interviewer Taylor Hedrick, "I will always remember being regional champs."

The soccer boys had their last game on Thursday, October 22nd against Lodi. This was a very big game for the guys and ended up winning again. Their next game which is the sectional final is Saturday, October 24th, 2009 against Osseola in Stevens Point. Try to make it up to cheer them on because it's an even bigger game!

DECA Week

By: Evan Wiedemann

Members of DECA, a national association of marketing students, recently celebrated their "special" week, the week of October 12, 2010, started off another DECA week. The week had many events occurring, which included dress up days, twinkie eating contests.

When Sam Russ was asked why is DECA week celebrated, he replied, "It is a celebration for a nationally known club that raises money for well known causes, such as for the Muscular Dystrophy Association or also known as MDA".

DECA week isn't when the club is only celebrating their club, but it is also the same week that they raise money for a good cause, they not only do that but they also do community work too.

When Jamie Adams, business teacher for Sparta High, was asked what does DECA do for an individual she answered, "It helps develop leadership, it is fun, and it can open up careers down the road. It also gives students experience to be better employees, make better decisions, and help develop better presentation skills."

This inspiring club offers members a chance for personal growth and educational lessons, as well as helping out various causes and the community. There is a good reason for them to celebrate.

Maps testing

By:Kimberly Becker

Freshmen and sophomores at Sparta High School get tested every year to see what level they should be at in school. The students are tested on english, math, and science. The tests help the school see how students are doing. Sam Russ says, " We have maps testing to measure academic progress."

Only the freshmen and sophomores have to take maps testing. Russ says, "The school has a low budget and the tests cost money. Juniors and seniors don't have to take math and science if they do not want to, so there is no point to test them."

The results of students usually turn out good. Zach Herman, Freshman, when asked how he thought he did he responded, "I did ok." Derick Sands, math teacher, says, "It's nice that we get fast results so the students can know how they did."

Some people question the fact that we only have three areas that the students are tested on. Kevin Kravik, history teacher, says, " I think we should have history added because it is a core class just like english, math, and social studies." Some people also feel we could add another class, but it's not a big deal. Sands says, "I don't know if we should have another one. I can see where it is helpful, but I don't know if it would be amicable."

A lot of the students do not like the testing. Maybe because it's boring or they think they should get a reward for doing good. Some even believe the reward is knowing that you did good. Herman says, " I didn't like it." Sands says, "It would be nice to see more benefits for the students doing good."