HELLO WILDCATS! The Roberto Clemente Community Academy football team kicked off their homecoming with an AWESOME pep rally followed by an action packed game Friday night against Urban Prep. Many Wildcat students and family members were in attendance to see Richard Labon run a 20 yard touchdown to put Clemente on the board in the...
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CLEMENTE SOCCER VS AMUNDSEN 10-14-2016
On Friday, October 14th, the Clemente Wildcats boys Varsity soccer team faced off against the Amundsen Vikings in the IHSA Regional Quarterfinal playoff game. Clemente began the game strong, playing defensively and allowing the Vikings to keep possession for most of the first half. The Vikings were able to attack and create many goal-scoring opportunities....
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Feminism or Humanism? Seniors examine gender inequality in A Doll’s House
Can classic literature teach today’s readers about their world? Can a nearly 140-year-old play reveal truths about modern society? Has society dramatically changed since the late 19th Century, or are there universal ideas that remain constant? As seniors investigate Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House in Mr. Van Loon’s English...
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Law Students Put Fairy Tale On Trial
As we wrap up Unit 1, Clemente juniors in law classes are practicing their argumentative and evaluative skills as they each play a role in a class mock trial. Using real crimes, real courtroom roles, and real argumentative strategies, students will put characters from a fictional story, adapted from the Arabian Nights, on trial. Students...
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Is it possible to measure beauty?
In 2014, Esther Honig asked photographers from 40 different countries to use Photoshop to make her beautiful in the eyes of their country and culture. Photoshop is a software program that allows photographers to manipulate and edit images to their liking. This is the original, unaltered photograph she sent out to various photographers in other...
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Algebra Challenge: A Week in Review
This week freshmen at Roberto Clemente Community Academy focused on solving for variables in algebra class through algebraic equations, interactive computer games, and real life problems. Students started off the week by breaking apart equations by identifying variables, constants, and like terms within each problem. Students applied the steps necessary to solve for specific variables....
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Athletic Scholarships
When applying to colleges and universities, it is a good idea to consider all financial assistance options. Scholarships help to save money for the student, keep costs low, and in many cases, make college a reality for students who may not otherwise be able to attend. There are millions of dollars in scholarship money...
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Aldermanic Youth Council
As a representative of Clemente, I was asked to attend the Mikva Challenge Aldermanic Youth Council. Upon investigating, I learned that this council was a partnership with my neighborhood’s 35th Ward Alderman, Mr. Carlos Ramirez Rosa, and that it teaches young adults about the decision making processes in our neighborhoods. I was somewhat intimidated at...
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Aldermanic Youth Council
As a representative of Clemente, I was asked to attend the Mikva Challenge Aldermanic Youth Council. Upon investigating, I learned that this council was a partnership with my neighborhood’s 35th Ward Alderman, Mr. Carlos Ramirez Rosa, and that it teaches young adults about the decision making processes in our neighborhoods. I was somewhat intimidated at...
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Wildcats Become Life Coaches
Unit 1 of the school year in English 3 has been full of reflections, connections, and investigations! Over the past five weeks, juniors have been busy digging into one of the most popular novels in American literature: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Given that the main character of the novel, Holden Caulfield,...