Hello Wildcats! Hope you all have had an awesome and fun filled summer. I have one question to ask: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME WILDCAT FOOTBALL?!! Last Saturday, Clemente’s varsity football team kicked off their season and laid the smackdown on Harper High School for a 44-20 win! Great passing, ball movement, and defensive communication...
Author: RCCA (RCCA )
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FAFSA Changes for 2017–18
FAFSA® Changes for 2017–18 On Sept. 14, 2015, President Obama announced significant changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) process that will impact millions of students. Starting with the 2017–18 application cycle, the following changes will be put in place: Students will be able to submit a FAFSA® earlier. Students will be...
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RCCA at Hopefest 2016
On Saturday, August 6th, New Life Covenant Church set out on a mission to “declare H.O.P.E.” (Health focused alternatives, Opportunities for the future, Power of prayer, and Education readiness) for the Humboldt Park Community with a focus on the schools that serve Humboldt Park families and students. . New Life Covenant Church, led by Pastor...
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Aspira Summer Bootcamp 2016
Calling all Clemente Juniors and Seniors! Join Aspira for a 3-day intensive boot camp that will help get you college ready! Workshops include: Test Prep (ACT/SAT), Scholarships, Financial Aid, Personal Statements, and Job Readiness. End the week by competing in a scavenger hunt in the park for a chance to win an awesome prize. Participating...
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Freshman Connection 2016 – Building Bonds
Freshman Connection By: Isabella Garcia-Ding Class of 2019 The week of July 18th – July 22nd, Roberto Clemente High School teachers, staff, and students organized a Freshman Connection Program where 60 of our incoming 9th graders attended. The Freshman Connection program is designed to allow the incoming students an opportunity to be able to socialize...
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Freshman Connection 2016
Freshman Connection 2016 This year’s Freshman Connection was a great success. We had 60 incoming freshman from a wide variety of elementary schools attend this year. In addition to our 60 incoming freshmen, we had about 10 sophomore student leaders. Our sophomores assisted with facilitating games, leading activities, and participated on a panel answering the...
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Varsity Boys Soccer team takes on Jones College Prep in the first home game of the season
On Tuesday, September 9, the Varsity Boys Soccer team took on Jones College Prep in the first home game of the season. It was a hard fought game, with an impressive display by goalkeeper Brandon Espino, who made save after save to keep Clemente in the game. Although Clemente lost 9-0, the team held their...
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Girls’ Volleyball Triumphs Over Mather, Falls to Chicago Academy
On Friday, September 12 the Lady Wildcats won on the road against Mather. It was a well-fought match that went all the way to the third game. In the first game the Lady Wildcats lost 25 to 18 because their serves weren’t going over consistently. Then during the second and third games the Lady Wildcats...
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Zombies Attack: Physics Students Try to Survive the Apocalypse
Zombies Attack: Physics Students Try to Survive the Apocalypse For the final unit in Physics, junior students are learning more than equations and formulas… they are learning how to survive! Zombies have overrun Clemente, Humboldt Park and Chicago and the juniors need to learn crucial survival skills to make it out alive. In order to...