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Seeking Inspiration from Tim Burton By Julie Heuel 9th Grade Art Teacher The 9th grade students have been analyzing and investigating the art of Tim Burton. Through this process, they have been able to experience his films, short stories and drawings. Students explored Burton’s content through multimedia, image analysis, and hands-on projects. The freshmen then...

This week juniors at Roberto Clemente Community Academy focused on linear inequalities in their Advanced Algebra & Trigonometry class. To extend their learning beyond the classroom, students started off the week investigating the prices of ridesharing services versus taxi rides within Chicago. Students read about the current issue of rideshare companies (such as Uber or...

Lady Wildcats Decorate for Homecoming The Lady Wildcats did an amazing job preparing​ our gym​ for the Homecoming Dance​ this year​. They were tasked with decorating the gym and making sure it looked spectacular for the Homecoming Dance celebration​. Although it was challenging, it ​went off without a hitch! ​They set up the tables, decorated...

CLEMENTE JROTC HOSTS ORIENTEERING Clemente’s JROTC does it again! After hosting 15 schools and 300 fellow cadets in the first inner-city orienteering competition on September 26, thirty-four cadets awoke before dawn on a frosty October 17 morning and hosted 14 schools and 275 cadets for the second of five orienteering competitions at Red Gate Forest...

Studying the Fourth Amendment By Amanda Kauffman 11th Grade Law Teacher Junior students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy are learning more about the Fourth Amendment and its applications in their law class. In studying the Fourth Amendment, students are learning more about law enforcement search and seizure procedures. Through debate, discussion, and close reads of...

Sophomores Get Creative in Language and Literature By Eliza Bryant 10th Grade English Teacher This week, students have been hard at work in English II drafting the short stories that they will submit as their summative assessment of Unit 1. Since the second week of school, students have been developing “process journals” that serve as...

#IBLearners: Novels, Hashtags and Essays by Wendy Baxter 9th Grade English Teacher Clemente Freshman have been engaged IB learners during their first unit as high-school students. They are enjoying reading the exciting and relatable novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie. As they read, students write summaries, answer inferential...

What is a Posse Scholarship? The Posse Foundation is one of the finest nationally recognized youth leadership programs/scholarships in the country. Implemented in 10 cities across the United States, students are nominated for the Posse Scholarship, by their high schools and community-based organizations. These nominations are based on their leadership skills and academic potential. From...

As an International Baccalaureate World School, culture is at the center of many lessons at Roberto Clemente Community Academy. For English language learners in ESL class, culture is at the heart of every lesson. In this class, students are constantly reflecting on their own culture and making connections to American culture, as well as learning...

by Chris Oakes 10th grade Geometry teacher Why do we learn math? Why do we need to know how to measure slope? What are “systems” in geometry, and how do they relate to “measurement?” What is beauty? What is art? Can we measure such concepts? These are just a few of the questions we have...