Roberto Clemente Community Academy wrestlers, Antonio Nieves and Donnell Howery, competed in the Frosh/Soph tournament Saturday, January 14th at the Quest Center Multi-Sport complex. Antonio wrestles at the 138 pound weight class and started the day ready to compete. This is his first year wrestling and he has made the transition from a 9th grade...
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Clemente Boys Basketball Team Reaches Double Digit Wins
The Roberto Clemente Community Academy Boys Basketball team has reached the mid-point in their successful season. The boys have already reached double digit wins and have gotten notable press while doing it. In their conference season, the Wildcats are 3-2, making them second in conference. If the team can stay in second place, they will...
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How to maintain an active lifestyle
How can we engage ourselves in healthy lifestyles? How can we maintain active lifestyles without playing a team sport? These are some of the questions 11th and 12th grade IB students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy are exploring. In their Physical Education classes, students participate in warm-up activities when entering the gym, and from that...
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Sophomores Explore Occupational Health at UIC
By, Mr. Menez On January 11, 2017, IB students from Roberto Clemente Community Academy attended the College of Applied Health Sciences at UIC. The students took a tour of the College and explored the many departments and programs within the College through information sessions hosted by UIC graduate students. In the various informational sessions, our...
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Happy New Year!
-from Manny Ramos, a Culture and Climate team member As we count-down the seconds and reflect on the past year, waiting with excitement for the clock to strike midnight to start the beginning of a New Year, we close our eyes and say goodbye to bad choices and excitedly wish for good health and good...
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Human Rights Art Project
International Baccalaureate Art II students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy have been learning about human rights and human rights organizations like Amnesty International. According to their website, Amnesty International is a global movement fighting injustice and promoting human rights. During this project, the Wildcats learned about twelve different cases where rights were violated and they...
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Healthy Competition in Sophomore JROTC
By: SFC Cunningham & Cadet Captain Danielle Mrzena While sitting in the cafeteria at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, you might have overheard someone say, “Fire Team Fortress and Team Evee helped the Clemente JROTC competitive drill team win two trophies! Those are motivated cadet teams!” What a strange name for a drill team, you might...
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Healthy Competition in Sophomore JROTC
By: SFC Cunningham & Cadet Captain Danielle Mrzena While sitting in the cafeteria at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, you might have overheard someone say, “Fire Team Fortress and Team Evee helped the Clemente JROTC competitive drill team win two trophies! Those are motivated cadet teams!” What a strange name for a drill team, you might...
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Clemente Girls Basketball vs Lady Spartans of Orr Academy High School
The Roberto Clemente Community Academy Lady Wildcats were back in action last Friday against the Lady Spartans of Orr Academy High School, one of our rival Chicago Public Schools. Orr Academy came into the game with a 0-5 record. They made a strong showing but lost to the Lady Wildcats 33 to 19. This 14-point...
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Clemente Girls Basketball vs Lady Spartans of Orr Academy High School
The Roberto Clemente Community Academy Lady Wildcats were back in action last Friday against the Lady Spartans of Orr Academy High School, one of our rival Chicago Public Schools. Orr Academy came into the game with a 0-5 record. They made a strong showing but lost to the Lady Wildcats 33 to 19. This 14-point...