By Eric Erickson, Sports analysis Track and Field – Como junior Charlie Loth won two state titles in high school track’s two longest races (see accompanying feature story on page 12). Senior teammate...

Compiled by Janet Wight Murray Middle School Submitted by Principal Jamin McKenzie and Parent Involvement Coordinator Stefanie Folkema Two longtime Murray Middle School science teachers retired at the...

By Eric Erickson Como Park junior Charlie Loth won two state titles in high school track’s two longest races at the 2026 Class AA Meet in early June. Seven months earlier, Loth won the individual...

Editor’s note: The Como class of 2026 experienced the challenges of most high school students, balancing the demands of classes with new opportunities and responsibilities coming into view. In the following...

By Eric Erickson Tennis team takes conference title The Como boys tennis team won the St. Paul City Conference championship for the first time since 2006, when legendary coach Kathy Dumas led the program. Twenty...

By Eric Erickson, Sports analysis Senior Robin Engman-Phiri was selected as Como Park High School’s 2026 Athena Award recipient. A two-sport varsity athlete in golf and soccer with a 4.08 weighted...

Compiled by Janet Wight Avalon School Submitted by Advisor/Program Coordinator Nora Whalen In May, Avalon School celebrated its 25th anniversary. The charter school, founded as a project-based learning...

By Eric Erickson Theater department performs ‘The Late Bus’ The Como Theater Department recently presented four performances of “The Late Bus” for the annual spring play. In the spirit of...

Compiled by Janet Wight Murray Middle School Submitted by Principal Jamin McKenzie and Parent Involvement Coordinator Stefanie Folkema The Regional History Day contest was held on March 28 at Harding...

By Eric Erickson, Como Park High School senior Harriet Spencer will walk across the stage of the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul with her classmates on June 3. Her weighted grade point average of...

St. Anthony Park Elementary Submitted by Principal Phillip Hutcheson This year, students in all grades will have the opportunity to collaborate with an artist-in-residence to unlock their creative...

Twenty high school seniors taking the University of Minnesota’s College in the Schools (CIS) government course at Como High School spent the first week of March in Washington, D.C., as participants in...