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Counting by Weighing By: Celene Hernandez How do you order meat at the deli? By the slice? How do you buy fruit? Of course you purchase these items by weighing them! This unit, Sophomore IB Chemistry students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy learned about the concept of counting by weighing. Counting by weighing involves counting...

“Dystopia, language, and perception in The Handmaid’s Tale” This week students have been identifying and analyzing neologisms and appropriated words in Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Juniors in Mr. Connor’s English-3 class have been hard at work analyzing dystopian societies to consider how we ought to organize our communities. Dystopian literature features authoritarian governments...

Clemente’s BAM program featured on Chicago Tonight Original Post: http://www.pbs.org/video/2365674858/

Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation Scholarship by Javontue Hernandez Our senior wildcats are in full scholarship mode and are applying for various types of scholarships, which will assist with their finances for college. Some of our young men have applied for the Alpha Phi Alpha Scholarship. Alpha Phi Alpha offers both merit and need based scholarships...

“Ethos, Pathos, Logos: Rhetorical Analysis in Advertising” This week in the Diploma Programme Language and Literature class at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, students studied rhetorical analysis by analyzing a series of television commercials and print ads. They learned to identify and understand the difference between three rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos. With this knowledge,...

Applying Newtonian Physics to Create Rube Goldberg’s By: Gillian Dryjanski In the true spirit of inventive, problem-solving scientists, the Clemente junior class concluded their unit on innovation and solutions by creating their very own Rube Goldberg machines. Inspirited by the famous cartoonist and his ludicrous designs, Rube Goldberg machines are complex, multi-step contraptions that accomplish...

Exploring Ideologies in Freshman World Studies This unit, freshmen are learning about World War II in world studies class. Students are investigating the ideology behind World War II, and specifically, the ideology held by the Nazis. Ideology means a set of ideas, beliefs, values, or goals that a person has. Students are currently exploring their...

Sophomores Bring their A-Game as Personal Project Deadline Approaches By: Eliza Bryant Sophomores are feeling the press as the due date approaches for a project they have been working on for months. In early October, sophomores began working on their IB Personal Projects– a requirement for all 10th graders in the IB Middle Years Program–...

Clemente’s Digital Leadership Corps: Teachers make Technology a Priority in the Classroom On Saturday, February 20, a group of Clemente teachers learned something life-changing: how to make a GIF. You may be wondering, What the heck is that? If you are, don’t worry, you’re no different than most of these teachers were just a few...

The Staff at Clemente High School are ‘Fulfilling the Dream’ Roberto Rivera, founder and leader of The Good Life organization, helped to share his insight and guidance with the Clemente staff and teachers this Saturday during a professional development opportunity about relationship building with students. The Good Life organization works with a group of our...