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By: Celene Hernandez This week sophomore students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy had the opportunity to learn about the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. With careers in STEM having one of the highest rates of job growth potential, this trip was a perfect opportunity to show students what...

What is Imagery? In poetry, imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the five senses; it is meant to add depth to a literary text and deepen the reader’s understanding of the work. In junior English III classes this past week, students completed a lesson based on Galway Kinnell’s poem, “Blackberry Eating,”...

The class of 2021 is embarking on an exciting new journey in math with the introduction of Integrated Mathematics to the Freshman curriculum. Integrated Math breaks from traditional high school math courses in that it no longer divides content into subject-specific areas of math like Algebra and Geometry, but rather approaches the subject as it...

How can transportation options and development show what we value as a society? Who do we value? What positives and negatives come from interactions? Should elderly citizens not be allowed to have a driver’s license? To what extent must we consider the impact of broader consequences beyond how they impact us personally? These are just...

By: Anna Ziemniak This week in English II, we begin our unit focused on Chinua Achebe’s renowned novel Things Fall Apart. The story is centered on Okonkwo, a traditional male figure in his African village who struggles with the fear of losing control and tradition as foreign missionaries attempt to assimilate his people. While the...

When does an 8th grader officially become a high school student? For more than 60 rising freshmen at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, the high school experience began with a week-long summer institute called Freshman Connection. During the first week of August, incoming freshmen were invited to join teachers, staff, and current Clemente students in a...

This past week, 11 cadets from Clemente’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) joined approximately 500 other Cadets from Chicago, Waukegan, and Wisconsin for a five-day JCLC adventure at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin. JROTC is not a recruiting tool for the military but uses a military methodology to develop students’ leadership...

We are celebrating a great finish to a great fourth quarter for Roberto Clemente’s Broadcast Technology program! Our students had a magnificent opportunity to learn and engage in production and technology on the John Lennon Tour Bus. They won awards in the 2017 CTE Broadcast Technology competition. Plus, eight of our students were awarded $1,500.00...

  This past week at Clemente, our underclassmen received their Spring PSAT scores and spent a great deal of restructured class time analyzing their results. In the months leading up to the Spring PSAT, students rigorously prepared; they learned not only how study for the test, but spent time with teachers and counselors learning how...