Como Park Senior High Newsletter

May

17- Senior Prom 7:00-11:00

17- ELL visits MN Zoo

22- Choral Music Spring Concert 7:00-8:00

27- No School (Memorial Day)

28- Senior Dedication 6:30-8:00

30- Senior Last day of School

31- Senior Picnic/Cap & Gown pickup 11:00-2:00

June

5- Class of 2024 Graduation Rehearsal at Roy Wilkins 8:00-9:00 AM

5- Class of 2024 Graduation at Roy Wilkins 8:00-10:00 PM

10- Last Day of School grades 9-11

Please check out our athletic events coming up: https://sppscomoparkhighschool.rschoolteams.com/

Leaving Saint Paul Public Schools? Moving?

Students will be keeping their iPads for the summer unless they are leaving the district. If this pertains to your student, please return the iPad, charging brick and cord to Mr. Kvamme; iPad Coordinator, before the last day of school. Have your student notify their counselor of any moves as well. Thank you.

Volunteers Needed for the Senior Picnic!

Please consider helping out during the senior picnic on Friday May 31st. We need volunteers to help make this successful and we would love to give our seniors a fun and memorable send off. Thank you.

CPSHS Parking Reminders

Everyone who parks in the Como Park Senior High School parking lots needs a parking permit (aside from visitors). If you do not have a parking permit, please see Ms. Lor in the front office. The parking permit should be placed on your vehicle's window so it is visible to staff.

Student parking is located at the last section of the lot nearest to Como Avenue and the far end of the football field. Students may not park in any other section.

Staff may park in the lot but may not, under any circumstance, park in a visitor space.

Students and staff who have a visible handicapped sign posted or noted license plate may park in a handicapped space.

Please follow the rules so everyone eligible may find a parking spot in the lot. Staff will be monitoring the lot to make sure vehicles have permits and that vehicles are parked in the correct sections and spaces. Vehicles may be towed at owner's expense if not following Como parking rules. Thank you for your cooperation.

CPSH Library Overdue Books

Como Park Robotics had its best season ever finishing 4th ranked at our tournament. Congratulate a member of Como Beastbot Robotics if you see one. A great way you can support robotics at Como Park High School is by donating old tools or technology. If you have an old wrench set, tap and dye, 3D printer, cutting torch, soldering iron, laptop or anything tech your spouse wants you to get out of your garage contact Michael Fischer to arrange for someone from robotics to pick it up. Email michael.fischer@spps.org or call 651-744-1919 to arrange your donation.

SUMMER SCHOOL INFORMATION

Counselors will be registering students for the Summer Learning Program, if they are missing credits.

Here are the dates for each session:

Session 1: June 24th-July 18th from 8:45 am-2:45 pm

Session 2: July 22nd-August 13th from 8:45 am-2:45 pm

At the following locations:

Como Park Senior High School for 11th and 12th graders only

Johnson High School or Humboldt High School for 9th and 10th graders only

Please reach out to your student's school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Moser, holly.moser@spps.org

Ms. D'Amore, natalee.damore@spps.org

Farah, farah.abuqalbeen@spps.org

Mrs. Vang, choua2.vang@spps.org

Ms. Thao, kia.thao@spps.org

As the Weekend Meal Program comes to an end with the 2023-2024 school year, we want to share these food resources and programs & the Free Meals for Kids App info (flyers with multiple languages) that families can access during the summer months.

ကညကီျာိတ်ီၤတၢမ်ၤလအိသီတဖၣ်တၢဖ်ၢနုာအ်ီၤလၢ တီၤခၢၣ်သးဒီးတီၤထီကိၠဖိတဖၣ်အဂီၢလ်ၢကိၠနၣံ်၂၀၂၄-၂၅အပူၤ

College Possible is hosting the last virtual Zoom info session for 10-11th grade students and families. Below is the date and time of the info session and the Zoom link to join.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86305462760

• Thursday, May 30 at 4:00pm

Accenture is a global consulting firm that is looking for enthusiastic high school students to participate in its Learning to Lead (L2L) program

Any students in 10th grade, interested in business, and wouldn't mind making $15/hour this summer should find Mr. Zamacona in 1603, for a terrific summer internship opportunity that focusses on personal and professional development skills.

Again, $15/hour, while learning essential business skills; see Mr. Z, in 1603

May 28th- Senior Awards and Dedication Night- 6:30 PM in the Auditorium

During this evening, we will distribute graduation academic and club cords, graduation club stoles, as well as celebrate achievement during the school year in our academic departments, within programming and extra curriculars, athletics, Cougar awards and other accomplishments. There will be a light dinner provided in the cafeteria prior to the awards presentation. This will be an evening dedicated to our senior class.

May 31st- Senior Picnic-11:00-2:00- Softball Fields

Students will pick up their cap and gown at this time. You won't want to miss the last chance to hang with all of your high school classmates at once. There will be plenty of food, drinks and outdoor activities. It will be a moment to remember😊

June 5th- Graduation at Roy Wilkins Auditorium- 8:00-10:00 PM

There are only 8 tickets per family for the graduation ceremony at Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

The Como HOSA (Medical Careers Club) and Youth Service Bureau were invited to attend a medical careers exploration event at Allina Health. Students heard from a panel of medical professionals and were able to engage in hands on medical activities. This was an incredible experience for our BIPOC students who are considering a future in the healthcare industry.

Cadets provided food to neighbors’ basic needs through a food drive for Loaves & Fishes at Serenity Village in Crystal Minnesota. This nutritious food drive reflects what our neighbors’ preferences may be for many in need. Great job cadets.

HONOR! It was quite a humbling experience for our four-armed Como Park MCJROTC Color Guard team members and the local Sea Cadet cadre honoring the 25th Honor Flight to all the Minnesota and Western Wisconsin veterans from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam late Monday night at the Hubert Humphrey Charter Terminal 2 debarking Sun Country Airlines at 12:01 am for a spectacular homecoming party. More than 84 veterans and guardians on this one-day adventure were respected with a long overdue show of respect, honor and closure during their visit to all the DC memorials and to reflect the service and sacrifice of themselves and their battle buddies.

The Como Park Family Fun Night Community Service Event under the leadership of Ms. Jamie Hoffman and Sophomore Cadet Providence Mwakana making it happen. Super support and great to see next year freshman there too & excited to get involved. Ooh Rah

The traditional Como Park MCJROTC Year-End Awards and Parade puts closure to sixteen MCJROTC senior's graduating soon. Many accolades and moments of recognition. The SY24-25 Cadet staff is now steering the ship. Great job to all of you who made such a great event happen.

Our students shined at the band/jazz/orchestra concert last week; led by instrumental music teacher, Ms. Katie Miller.

Ms. Strupeck, Mr. Divita, and Mr. Mendiola took 40 students to the Minneapolis Institute of Art to see The Shape of Time: Korean Art After 1989 exhibit and to explore the museum.

Family Fun Night was a great success!

Students, staff, and families got together for some excellent food, fun activities, raffle prizes, dancing, and a special performance by Imniza Ska, an American Indian Drum Group. What an awesome opportunity for everyone to relax and get to know one another. Here are a few pictures and videos of the event: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12fgQePj6gqtOT-E2ncHl_L9xBNNNf-hk?usp=sharing

\

May is American Indian Month.

Here are some celebrations and programs for you to attend in the Twin Cities area.

St Paul Public Library Summer Programs

Rice Street St Paul Public Library

1011 Rice St

St Paul, MN 55117 (on Rice and Lawson, near Dar’s Double Scoop and Mama’s Pizza!)

(651) 558-2223

Offering SPPS summer programs including:

• FunLab (ages 7 – 11)

• Createch Spaces (ages 12 – 18)

• Createch After Dark (in the evenings, ages 12 – 19)

• Sankofa Reading (1st – 4th grade)

All events are FREE and most are DROP IN (but check the SPPL website to be certain).

All books and movies (DVDs) are available for FREE check out with NO FEES for late return.

Library Go for all SPPS students

Homework Centers (wraps up on May 23)
Arlington Hills: Monday – Wednesday 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Highland Park: Monday – Wednesday, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Rice Street: Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Rondo: Monday – Thursday, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sun Ray: Monday and Tuesday, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Online Homework Help, every day, 1 p.m. – 11 p.m. in English and Spanish, year round

HelpNow – Homework Help | Saint Paul Public Library (sppl.org)

For Teens (12-18), Createch Spaces for hanging out, messing around and geeking out are available at: Arlington: Monday – Thursday, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Rice Street: Wednesday and Thursday, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Rondo: Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Sun Ray: Monday and Wednesday, 5:30-7:30; Tuesday and Thursday 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Createch After Dark (after the library is closed to the public on Fridays, it opens up again just for teens) Rice Street and Sun Ray: various Fridays 5:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Events | Saint Paul Public Library | BiblioCommons

• Varied programming this summer all some library branches for teens include: Theatrical Make- up and Theatrical Wig Design, Spray and Take, Intro do Handbuilding Pottery

• Driver’s Practice Test Driving-Tests.org | Saint Paul Public Library (sppl.org)