Coming From Japan
September 30, 2011 • by Salice Collins
Filed under Life at Como
Living in Japan is different than living here in the U.S. American meals are bigger than Japan’s. “We have small servings of rice for breakfast, Sushi for lunch and dinner, but here I have eggs and bacon in the morning. For lunch I get a huge hamburger.” said Kotono Watanabe. Kotono is a foreign... Read more »
Madame Solo-Taylor
September 29, 2011 • Dan Baden
Filed under Life at Como
Nancy Solo-Taylor is one of the prominent French teachers here at Como Park Senior High. She teaches French I, II, IV, and V. And while many students may have known already known that, there are some interesting things about this expert French teacher that most students didn’t know. Madame grew up... Read more »
Central’s Loss is Cougar’s Gain
September 28, 2011 • by Britta Scott
Filed under Cougar Sports
Como Park’s JV volleyball team achieved victory against Como Park’s rival team Central on Thursday night. The games were very close with scores of 25-21, 21-25, and 16-14. Como was on the edge of their seats during the last game. Was it going to be Como or Central? You could feel the tension... Read more »
Good Book Hunting
September 26, 2011 • by William Hageman and Camran Hanson
Filed under Life at Como
Como Park Senior High School has gone through many changes to kick off the 2011-2012 school year, from renovations in the cafeteria to a make-over of the main office. But possibly the most apparent visual changes have occurred among the faculty and staff, beginning with the new head librarian, Deb Mund. From... Read more »
Movies
September 26, 2011 • Clarissa Climer
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
“Daddy’s Little Girls” is a movie about this story concerning a successful female attorney who falls in love with a financially strapped mechanic. Monty is a struggling mechanic and single father of three from a poor neighborhood. Learning that his drug-dealing ex wife, Jennifer, and her boyfriend... Read more »
Meet Mr. Larson!
September 23, 2011
Filed under Uncategorized
Most students at Como Park Senior High know Luke Larson, the Math teacher. Now it’s time to meet his dad! Tim Larson is new to Como Park, but has been teaching for over 25 years. He earned his teaching degree eleven years ago at the University of River Falls, Wisconsin. Before that he taught at... Read more »
Camran!
September 23, 2011 • Clarissa Climer
Filed under Life at Como
A very interesting young man is here at Como Park Senior High. His name is Camran and he is from Sweden. Luckily, he gets to be with family while here in Minnesota, he is staying with his aunt. He was born in Sweden but isn’t new to travel. He has traveled to America before along with many other places,... Read more »
Homecoming Gate
September 23, 2011 • William Hageman
Filed under Life at Como
Homecoming is almost upon us and is set to be filled with alumni appearances, class pride, games and dances. The excitement and anticipation of an event has never been so evident in the demeanor of the students then the week of Homecoming. Unfortunately a dark haze has descended upon Como Park during... Read more »
Coming From Brazil
September 23, 2011 • by Salice Collins
Filed under Life at Como
Do you know any of the foreign exchange students who attend our school? Do you wonder what schools are like in other countries? Have you ever met someone from a different country? Livia Santori Sebastiao is a foreign exchange student from Brazil. This is a new experience for her; this is her first time... Read more »
Maxmillian Zepper – Coolest. Name. Ever.
September 20, 2011 • Britta Scott
Filed under Life at Como
Have you ever wondered how our lifestyle here is different from Germany? Well Maximilian Zepper can give you the inside scoop. Max is going to be in the United States for 10 months but only just arrived. He has studied English for four years and also speaks German and is learning French. His first language... Read more »
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