Author: RCCA (RCCA )

This week, students at Jose de Diego celebrated Earth Day by cleaning various places in the school with their teachers and peers. As part of this initiative, the 8th grade homeroom cleaned the Clemente field for after-school Softball. The athletic teams at Clemente have been amazing about sharing the field space this year. We look...

Celebrating Our Commitment to Service at WE Day! For the past 5 weeks, Clemente sophomores have been bringing school’s recycling program to life. Every day during 8th period, students collect paper and cardboard from every classroom and office in our 9 floor, 2 building campus. In just a short time, our students have collected over...

Wildcat Soccer: OGDEN vs. CLEMENTE On Wednesday April 27th, the Clemente Wildcats girls Varsity soccer team faced off against conference rivals, Ogden Owls. This was the first time the Lady Wildcats faced off against the Owls this season. With the rain coming down hard, the beginning of the match was off to a slow start...

Zeta Phi Beta, Zeta Zeta Chapter – Karen Lynne Harris Memorial Scholarship by Ayreial Harris Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated is a Black Greek Sorority created by African American women at Howard University. This Greek Sorority addresses issues that the typical African American would go through on a daily basis. Zeta Phi Beta was built...

Clemente Wins the Aspen Challenge! Eight students from Roberto Clemente Community Academy were selected to have the opportunity to be part of The Aspen Challenge in Chicago. The students who participated were Monserrat Soria, Reem Fakhoury, Sheniya Jenkins, Barbara Jimenez, Michael Padilla, Rosaly Gonzalez, Adonijah Scarlett and Tarique Williams. In early March, these eight students...

ACT Stress(Basket)ball If you found yourself in the gym on the Friday before spring break, you would have found yourself in the middle of a highly competitive set of 3 v. 3 student basketball games. Juniors burned off some ACT stress by working with their advisory classmates in teams of three for a bracket-style tournament....

Innocent or Guilty? Clemente Students Present Their Case By: Neftali Reyes In 1985, a man by the name of Steven Avery was framed of brutally raping and beating a woman named Penny Beerntsen. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison and served 18 years until DNA testing proved him innocent. Once he was released,...

Innocent or Guilty? Clemente Students Present Their Case By: Neftali Reyes In 1985, a man by the name of Steven Avery was framed of brutally raping and beating a woman named Penny Beerntsen. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison and served 18 years until DNA testing proved him innocent. Once he was released,...

Roberto Clemente Community Academy has won The Aspen Challenge!!! Clemente was one of 20 schools from across the district to compete in this competition where they learn from national leaders who tackle some of our country’s toughest issues who: 1) share their experiences and 2) issue a challenge asking teams to create innovative solutions. Throughout...

The Lady Wildcat Soccer Team Scores Another Win! On Saturday April 7th, the Clemente Wildcats girls Varsity soccer team faced off against new Conference rivals, Disney Titans. Coming off a win from their last game, the Lady Wildcats had something to prove during Saturdays match. This was the first time Clemente faced Disney and with...