Sparta Middle School - Sparta, MI

10/16/2026

Happy Boss’s Day to our amazing Principal, Mr. Wood and Assistant Principal, Mr. Buikema!

Today we dressed up our favorite goose, Quack-ademic, as an axolotl and she wandered around the building before making her way to the principals’ office to deliver a special message: "Happy Boss’s Day!!"

10/16/2026

SMS Scholastic Book Fair Next Week (10/19-10/23)

We’re excited to announce that the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Sparta Middle School next week, October 19th–23rd! This is a great opportunity for students to discover new books and find their next great read.

Students will have the opportunity to shop during a scheduled time based off of their E4S teacher and during lunches throughout the week. Parents and families are welcome to shop during Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 21st! We will be accepting cash, checks, and cards/Apple Pay.

Want to help support our teachers? Check out our teachers’ wish lists during conferences and purchase a book to help build their classroom libraries! Your purchase helps put more great books into the hands of our students.

Thank you for supporting our school and encouraging a love of reading!

10/15/2026

GIRLS SOFTBALL SIGN-UPS

See the sign-up form in the comments! Completed forms can be emailed to Coach Welch ([email protected]).

Practices start on March 9th and run Monday-Friday from 5pm-8pm at the field in front of the Middle School.

Games will start right after Spring Break and be played on Monday and Wednesdays.

10/13/2026

BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUT INFORMATION:

Make sure you have your sports physical and all forms completed in final forms in order to tryout

7th grade Boys Basketball Tryouts will be October 22 and 23, after school to 4pm
Any questions see Coach Wilson or Coach Aldrich
[email protected]
[email protected]

8th grade Boys Basketball Tryouts will October 26 and 27, 4-5:30pm
Any questions see Coach Vega or Coach Alex
[email protected]
[email protected]

10/12/2026

A heartfelt THANK YOU to West Michigan Veterinary Orthopedics, Spartan Graphics, and envisionnutrition1 for their generous donations to our 6th Grade Camp Scholarship Fund! 💙 Because of your kindness and support, we were able to send ALL 19 students who needed a scholarship to camp! Your generosity made a meaningful difference and helped ensure these students didn’t miss out on this special experience.

10/09/2026

Our 6th grade students from group 2 made it back from Camp Henry earlier today!

So many memories made! Another huge THANK YOU to our amazing staff and chaperones who gave their time and energy to make this experience possible.

10/09/2026

Food Service has a lot of exciting events coming up for the rest of this month!

Next week, October 12–16 is National School Lunch Week. See the flyer below for all the details.

We’re excited to celebrate with our students and staff and have a fun-filled October!

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

Our 6th grade students from group 1 are making their way home from Camp Henry later today!

What an adventure they had! A huge THANK YOU to our amazing staff and chaperones who gave their time and energy to make this experience possible.

10/05/2026

Congratulations to our September Students of the Month!

Each month, our staff at Sparta Middle School nominates students whom they have in class to be honored as our Students of the Month. Criteria for being a Student of the Month are students who conduct themselves as model citizens who set a positive example by living out our Spartan Values - Safe, Positive, Accomplished, Respectful, Trustworthy, Accepting.