For the past three weeks, Roberto Clemente Community Academy freshman English students have been learning about the Middle East and diving into Marjane Satrapi’s enthralling memoir, Persepolis. Before beginning the book, students read and analysed a text on the historical background of the Shah and the Iranian Revolution. Students have used this international background knowledge...
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Give 3k Food Pantry and Turkey Give Away 2016
The Give 3k Food Pantry and Turkey Give Away held at Roberto Clemente Community Academy on November 17th was a success. As a student, my experience organizing this food drive was unbelievable. I was able to take a small idea and turn it into a charity event for the community of Roberto Clemente Community Academy....
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The Clemente Classic
8 teams Chicagoland teams participated The Second Annual Clemente Classic basketball tournament. Held here at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, all teams played four games throughout the Thanksgiving break. Games continue throughout the weekend with the Championship played on Saturday. First and Second place will receive trophies, while 5 players will be selected for the All...
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“Let’s Get Personal!”
This week at Clemente, our sophomores are gearing up to start their personal projects and many of them are very excited about it. Personal project is an individual project for sophomore students that is designed to be independent study on a topic of their interest; it is an essential component of the IB Middle Years...
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We over Me!: Girls Basketball Preview
The Roberto Clemente Community Academy Girls’ Basketball Team is ready to start an exciting season. More than 25 girls came to try out and show their skills. All of the female athletes came out with fire and a hunger to compete and be a part of a winning team. This year, the Lady Wildcats will...
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Clemente Wrestling: Can’t Stop – Won’t Stop
The Roberto Clemente Community Academy Wildcat Wrestling Team is back at it with a 30 athlete squad making them an unstoppable force. Leading the Wildcat pack is senior, Charles Perdue. He is looking to end his high school wrestling career on a high note. Coach Tolene is now in his second season as head varsity...
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JROTC Highlights 2016
Highlight 1: Cadet Captain, Sophia Almazar is the first recipient of the JROTC College Bound Medal (CBM). The CBM is awarded to graduating seniors who are accepted into a four year college or university. Sophia has been accepted to two universities. The first school is Valparaiso University which is located in Valparaiso, Indiana. Her acceptance...
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Clemente Is Cooking Up Change
This week, the Culinary Arts students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy set out to improve school lunches across CPS. They did this by participating in the tenth annual Cooking Up Change competition. Run by the Healthy Schools Campaign, Cooking Up Change (CUC) is a competition that pits fifteen Chicago Public Schools culinary programs against each...
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Leadership at Clemente
This week, freshman World Studies students dove into the concept of leadership. By choosing a person they thought might be the greatest leader the world has seen, students began analyzing what makes a good leader and what differentiates a good leader from a good person. Students discussed civil rights heroes like Martin Luther King Jr.,...
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How Much Freedom Should the Press Have?
The First Amendment guarantees American citizens many rights, among them the right to a free press. Given their experiences with the British government, the founders believed this was essential in protecting the people by providing a check on the government. But, does the press have too much freedom? Should they have more freedom? What happens...