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Creative Writing At Clemente by Melissa Godinez 10th Grade English Teacher Sophomore students at Clemente are getting ready to draft their very own short stories. MYP English 2 students are currently studying different genres and styles of literature in order to analyze how and why authors create specific themes, characters, and settings. Our current unit’s...

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words….. An exploration of non-verbal communication through graphing   By Jason Holmes 9th Grade Biology Teacher They say a picture is worth a thousand words… this adage takes on a very true meaning within the realm of graph interpretation and non-verbal communication embedded into IB learning. Students in the...

Volleyball: a Close Match with Lakeview On Tuesday September 29th, the Clemente volleyball team lost a close match against Lakeview in a nail-biting third game. Clemente won the first game, but lost the second despite their effort on every serve, pass and spike. Coming down to the third game, both teams fought hard over each...

Volleyball: a Close Match with Lakeview On Tuesday September 29th, the Clemente volleyball team lost a close match against Lakeview in a nail-biting third game. Clemente won the first game, but lost the second despite their effort on every serve, pass and spike. Coming down to the third game, both teams fought hard over each...

PHOENIX HOLDS OFF CLEMENTE On Thursday Sept 24th at Lane Stadium, Phoenix Military defeated the Clemente Wildcats by a score of 34-22. Junior Wide-Out Joe Rhymes led the offense with 6 receptions, for a total of 130 yards and 2 touchdowns. Our Wildcats fought hard, but it wasn’t enough to stop Phoenix. Next Wildcat Football...

New Programs at Western Illinois University Support Access for All Students By Riley Cosgrave, 11th and 12th Grade Counselor Quick Stats on Western Illinois University (WIU): • Location: Macomb, IL • Total Enrollment: 11, 458 Students • Average Class Size: 21 Students • Student: Faculty-15:1 • 2014-15 freshman class size: 1,535 Students In the interest...

Freshman Algebra starts with Spaghetti By: Isabella Garcia-Ding and Reem Fakhoury The freshmen class started their year in Algebra with marshmallows, dried spaghetti and tape! Although these might be some interesting ingredients for an odd dish, they were actually supplies for a challenging activity. The freshmen were challenged with an activity where they had to...

Freshman Algebra starts with Spaghetti By: Isabella Garcia-Ding and Reem Fakhoury The freshmen class started their year in Algebra with marshmallows, dried spaghetti and tape! Although these might be some interesting ingredients for an odd dish, they were actually supplies for a challenging activity. The freshmen were challenged with an activity where they had to...

Clemente Soccer vs Marine Military Academy, 9-22-2015 On Tuesday September 22nd, the Clemente Boys Varsity soccer team played an away conference game against the Bulldogs of Marine Leadership Academy. The game began with both teams keeping possession of the ball. Senior Diego Flores scored his first goal of the season for the Wildcats, results in...

PHOENIX VS CLEMENTE 9/24/15 Clemente Soccer finished up their third match of the week facing the Phoenix Firebirds. Clemente began the game strong, pushing the ball forward and demonstrating solid defense. Junior Arnold Rodriguez played an outstanding game, stopping Phoenix time and time again from creating goal-scoring opportunities. Phoenix was able to capitalize on one...