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Lady Wildcats Basketball vs. Farragut The Lady Wildcats were in action again Thursday night, facing off against Farragut Academy. Both teams started slow in the first quarter, but scoring picked up in the second quarter for the Wildcats. The team was led by Junior Jazlin Torres and Sophomore Terra McKethan, contributing 14 and 12 points...

Girls Basketball – Jan. 5, 2016 Both the girls’ varsity and junior varsity teams were in action again on Tuesday night. The teams traveled to Michele Clark Magnet School on the city’s southwest side to face a conference rival. The varsity team encountered a challenging Clark squad that is currently leading the conference. Ultimately, the...

Wrestling Tournament at Simeon – December 19th The Clemente Wildcats traveled south to Simeon High School on a cold December morning to compete in the Simeon Bragging Rights Tournament. Accompanied by Coach Matthew Tolene and Coach Brandon Bailys, the wrestlers immediately shook off the cold weather and got down to business at Simeon. Wrestlers’ goals...

Clemente Finishes 5th in Winter Classic, Moves to 7-6 The Boys Basketball team finished 5th place in the Winter Classic at St. Francis de Sales High School over Christmas Break. The 16-team tournament hosted teams from all over the city of Chicago. Clemente won their first game by just under 40 points over Back of...

Freshmen Embark on New Adventures By Wendy Baxter 9th grade English teacher Freshman students are beginning a new unit that focuses on international mythology. “It’s very interesting, and there are exciting stories about gods, goddesses, and monsters,” said Brian Martinez, a 9th grade student. Homer’s The Odyssey is the anchor text, but students’ learning will...

Health and Well-Being By Lou Rachmaciej 10th grade PE Teacher The sophomore students in Physical Education II have been working on developing their understanding of how to improve their health and wellness throughout the school year. The students have participated in multiple types of activities that have helped them develop and increase their overall health...

Jorie Malone ESL Grades 9-12 Roberto Clemente Community Academy is fortunate to have small classes for English Language Learners. This allows students to receive the one-on-one or small group instruction they need to progress through the IB Language Acquisition curriculum for English as a Second Language. The small class sizes also give ESL classes the...

Roberto Clemente High School integrates technology into its lessons to access a deeper understanding. With the evolution of technology in the world it only makes sense that technology finds its niche in our schools. In Mr. Tolene’s Physical Education class, he is taking his students’ performance analysis further in the current basketball unit using a...

Analyzing How Communication of POV Reveals Belief Systems by Melissa Godinez 10th grade English teacher This was a very important week for MYP English 2 literary scholars at Clemente. While other students across the city are preparing for winter break, Sophomore Wildcats were drafting their English 2 unit final. Over the past 7 weeks, students...

CAN YOU HANDLE IT?! This week, the students in Ms. Graffis’ Civics classes at Roberto Clemente Community Academy tackled the concept of entrepreneurship and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Students learned relevant terms such as investment, capital, shortage and entrepreneur, before applying the terms in action. In class, students investigated the concepts...