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WELLS VS CLEMENTE 9-24-2015 On Wednesday September 24th, the Clemente Boys Varsity Soccer team hosted their second conference home game of the season against the Wells Raiders at the Allstate Field at Humboldt Park. Clemente began the game slow, allowing a quick goal at minute six of the match. The Wildcats bounced back and Christopher...

Leadership Retreat & Summer Professional Development By Nicole Kumbalek, DP & CP Coordinator The staff at Roberto Clemente spent their summer getting ready to greet our future and current Wildcats by developing our own leadership capacity, a rigorous curriculum, and an array of student supports. The instructional leadership team got their creative juices flowing at...

Congressman Gutiérrez Opens Tour of Schools at Clemente As the first stop on a tour of schools in his district, Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez visited Roberto Clemente Community Academy on Tuesday, September 22. He engaged a group of 35 student leaders in discussing issues related to personal histories, global citizenship, civil rights and relationships with...

Rhymes Leads Wildcats Past Manley, 26-6 On Saturday September 19th, the Clemente football team defeated Manley H.S. at Rockne Stadium, with a final score of 26-6. After a slow start 1st quarter, with some penalties and miscues, junior Wide-Out and Linebacker Joe Rhymes led both sides of the football team with complete dominance. Rhymes led...

Let’s take a look at what Mr. Pascolla is doing in his Health class! by Tony Pascolla 9th Grade Physical Education and Health Teacher Students in Mr. Pascolla’s freshman health class utilize an interactive web-based software called Google Classroom. Google Classroom offers a blended learning platform for schools to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments...

Roberto Clemente World Media Center at RCCA The RCCA World Media Center is an area within our school housing multiple tools to assist our students in creating dynamic, media-driven projects. Within the Media Center, students can explore different tools related to musical recording, video and film production, graphic arts, photography, and mixed media art. To...

Science’s Impact on Society by Gilly Dryjanski 11th Grade Physics Teacher To kick off the year in Physics, junior students are examining the role of science in the world and its impact on society. As part of the IB philosophy enacted at Clemente, students look beyond the traditional formulas and calculations of science and dig...

Exploring Physical and Chemical Properties by Celene Hernandez 10th Grade Chemistry Teacher Classes are in full swing at Roberto Clemente Community Academy. This week, IB Chemistry students learned all about physical and chemical properties and changes. Physical properties of an element or compound can be observed without a chemical reaction of the substance. For example,...

Student Simulation: “Why is government necessary?” by Theresa Flanagan 12th Grade A.P. Government teacher With a looming budget crisis and possible government shutdown being discussed in the news, some are left to wonder why we even need a government. Enlightenment philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, two men whose philosophies greatly influenced the U.S. Constitution,...

WESTINGHOUSE FOOTBALL TEAM STOPS CLEMENTE On Thursday Sept 10th, at Hansen Stadium, our Wildcats football team lost to Westinghouse with a final score of 36-8. Many mistakes and miscues added to the defeat. Our team played tough, didn’t quit and always kept their heads high. The only offensive score came from Wide Out Joe Rhymes,...