By Eric Erickson

Spring musical 

The Como Park Theater Department recently staged three performances of Disney’s adapted musical “The Little Mermaid”.

Cast members included Daleeya Logan, Charlie Ernst, Genevieve DeGaetano, Amethyst Gibson, Roman Rivers, Ethan Imbertson, Zachary Prince, Tylena Davis, Sherzoo Vang, Danaya Evans, Laura King, Klay Paw, Helen Gerezgiher, Kendall Smith and William Fable.

Stage managers Clara Dunne and Lila Kopp guided the tech crew with Levi Kallhoff leading lights, Alex Buhr leading sound, and Millie Huth leading costumes. Additional crew members were Linnea Common, Amelia Larsen, Sarah Paw, Bella Hansen and Lilly Werner.

“I was truly impressed with our production,” said co-director and English teacher Michael Youle. “Tackling anything from the ‘House of Mouse’ is a tall order, and our cast and crew rose to the occasion and delivered a fantastic production. It was a labor of love, and they left it all on the stage. We are extremely proud of every single one of the students!”

Como Cultural showcase

The Como Park Student Council organized a cultural showcase to celebrate the diversity that exists within the school and community.

Dancing, singing and a fashion show on the stage of the Como auditorium entertained and inspired peers and parents.

“We wanted to create a space where students could show others pieces of their cultures,” said student council advisor Allison Hartzell. “Each group that participated worked very hard, picked their own music and brought their own cultural clothing.”

Cultures represented on the stage included Burundi, Burmese, Karen, Congolese, Laotian, Nigerian, Hmong, Korean, Ethiopian, Somali and Hispanic (with the Hispanic Club representing most of Central and South America.)

AP Exams

After a year of rigorous college-level learning, Como students in Advanced Placement (AP) courses took exams during May for their subject-specific courses.

Collectively, students completed hundreds of exams covering content from 12 different courses taught at Como, with the goal of showing what they know and potentially earning college credit.

Prom and graduation

Como Park juniors and seniors celebrated the 2025 Prom on Friday night, May 9, at the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul.

The commencement ceremony for the Como class of 2025 will take place at Roy Wilkins Auditorium on Tuesday, June 3, at 5:30 p.m. The final day of school for ninth, 10th and 11th graders is June 10.

Staff will close out the academic year on June 11. 

Eric Erickson is a social studies teacher at Como Park Senior High School and a regular freelance contributor to the Bugle.

Photo credit: Como Park’s production of “The Little Mermaid.” Photo by Como Yearbook photographer Gaolee Yang.