Sparta R-III School District is a public school district in
Sparta, Missouri
Sparta is a city in north central Christian County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,756 at the 2010 census.
Sparta is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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, United States.
In November, 2009, voters approved two
bond issues
In finance, a bond is a type of security under which the issuer (debtor) owes the holder (creditor) a debt, and is obliged – depending on the terms – to repay the principal (i.e. amount borrowed) of the bond at the maturity date as well as i ...
to finance construction of an $8 million high school. The high school was completed in late 2011.
Sports
From 2002 to 2004, the boys'
baseball and
basketball teams won district and conference championships. In 2003, the boys' baseball team took first place at the
Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Class 1A State Championship.
In 2006 and 2007, the
softball team went undefeated and won the
SouthWest Central League
The Southwest Central League (SWCL) is a high school athletic conference in southwest Missouri. The league is made of five members located in Barry County, Missouri, Barry, Stone County, Missouri, Stone, and Taney County, Missouri, Taney Countie ...
(SWCL) conference championship. In 2006, the boys' track team captured the SWCL championship.
In 2008, the
volleyball team defeated
New Covenant School for the Class 1 District 6 championship, which began a streak of four straight district championships. The 2008 boys'
cross country team qualified for the state championships for the first time in ten years.
In 2008, the girls' basketball team finished 31–0 and captured the Girls' Class 2 State Championship. In 2009, the same team captured their second straight district championship.
In 2011 the boys' cross country team won second place at the state championships.
References
External links
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Christian County, Missouri
School districts in Missouri
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