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Identity Through Food By Megan Sizoo 9th Grade English Teacher Food can have a powerful impact on our identities. In freshman English at Clemente the theme of food and identity are being explored as we read Like Water for Chocolate. During this unit students have been discussing how food is used in the text and...

Clemente Wrestling Season Opens with Tri-Meet at Dunbar Roberto Clemente’s 2015-2016 Wrestling team had its first match and it was a roar. To start things off, team captain Keontay Knox walked out on the mat along with referee Kenny Watkins and the captains from Kelly High School to go over some wrestling protocols, what weight...

Clemente Wrestling Season Opens with Tri-Meet at Dunbar Roberto Clemente’s 2015-2016 Wrestling team had its first match and it was a roar. To start things off, team captain Keontay Knox walked out on the mat along with referee Kenny Watkins and the captains from Kelly High School to go over some wrestling protocols, what weight...

One Goal Preparing Clemente Juniors by Keith Newquist, English and One Goal teacher College preparation is one of the main themes of Roberto Clemente Community Academy as well as the IB Curriculum. It is important that we as a school are preparing our students for success when they leave us and move on to the...

Student Leadership Day at Illinois Holocaust Museum by Liz Kelley IB Middle Years Programme Coordinator On December 3, six Clemente students spent the day at the Illinois Holocaust Museum engaging in a Student Leadership forum. These students were nominated for their leadership attributes and desire to make positive changes in their community. Once at the...

Boys Basketball 3-1 in Season-Opener Tournament The Clemente Boys Basketball team finished up their opening week of basketball with a 3-1 record. Participating at the First Annual Clemente Classic, the team finished in third place overall. They defeated Golder, CICS Larry Hawkins, and Alcott High School, all by a score of 15 or more. Their...

by Manu Spooner 9th Grade Biology teacher This week, students in Mr. Holmes, Ms. Fuentes, and Mr. Spooner’s biology classes have been learning how to save the world! After exploring the damaging impact humans can have on their living and non-living environments, students have been tasked to research, discuss, and promote different types of renewable...

The game started with Terra McKethan at point guard, Amari Rios at shooting guard, Sierra Davis at small forward, Jazlin Torres at power forward, and Isabella Garcia-Ding at center. Clemente maintained a lead over UNO-Garcia for the entire game. The halftime score was 9-5, with 5 points scored by Jazlin Torres and 4 points scored...

By Becky Seemann 10th grade US History teacher This week all of our sophomores are dedicating time to researching their personal projects. Personal Project is an IB program component that all sophomores are required to complete. The purpose of this project is to give students the planning, research, and development skills they will need throughout...

Graphing with Desmos By Traci Zuniga (12th grade Math Teacher) and Sam Santiago (12th grade student) This week in Ms. Zuniga’s College Algebra class at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, students are learning exponential functions on Desmos.com. Desmos is an interactive website that helps students with graphing and plotting points, building functions, and creating tables. Students...