CLEMENTE DOMINATES SULLIVAN On Saturday Sept 3, at Lane Stadium, our mighty Wildcats football team defeated Sullivan with a final score of 46-0. Senior running back Josh Mosley led the offense with 119 yards on 9 carries with 2 touchdowns. Quarterback Richard Labon and Wide Out Joe Rhymes also led the offense in scoring. The...
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CLEMENTE SOCCER vs WESTINGHOUSE
CLEMENTE vs WESTINGHOUSE On Tuesday September 15th, the Clemente Boys Varsity soccer team hosted their first conference home game against the Westinghouse Warriors. Clemente began the game strong, playing defensively, with co-captain Eduardo Cervantes taking the lead. Westinghouse was able to push past Clemente’s defense and scored two goals just before the end of the...
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CLEMENTE VS JONES 9.8.2015
Clemente traveled down south to face Jones College Prep for their first conference game of the season. On a rainy day, the weather cleared up just in time for the game to start at the scheduled time. Clemente began the game possessing the ball and pushing forward towards Jones’ goal. Jones struck back with speed,...
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21st Century CLC grant application
August 14th, 2015 The Union League Boys & Girls Clubs, in collaboration with the Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs and the Roberto Clemente Community Academy (Chicago Public School District), intends to apply for a continuation of its 21st Century Community Learning Center grant for FY16. The grant was initially awarded in FY13 and,...
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Clemente Spotlighted at IB Conference of the Americas
Clemente Spotlighted at IB Conference of the Americas On July 23-26, over 2,000 educators converged on Chicago for the IB Conference of the Americas. These teachers represented nations from North, Central and South America, including 15 educators from Clemente as well as representatives from Moos and De Diego. While the main purpose of the conference...
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Aloha, Juniors
Aloha, Juniors The 2014-2015 school year came to an end with a festive celebration for the junior class. Our 11th grade students planned and executed a phenomenal Hawaiian-themed awards ceremony on Friday, June 12 to commemorate their accomplishments throughout the year. The ceremony was hosted by MCs Luis Echabarria and Jennifer Ramirez, with music by...
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CLASS OF 2015 Prom Night: All that Glitters
CLASS OF 2015 Prom Night: All that Glitters On June 5th, the Class of 2015 celebrated prom at the Palmer House Hotel in beautiful downtown Chicago. It was a fabulous night with bright lights, enchanting music, and red carpet fashion. Prior to attending prom, the students had an incredible time taking pictures around the Humboldt...
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Navy Pier Field Trip Rewards EPAS Testing Dedication & Growth
Navy Pier Field Trip Rewards EPAS Testing Dedication & Growth On Tuesday, June 16, a group of 30 freshman students went to Navy Pier as a reward for their hard work on the EXPLORE test, an ACT-aligned district test. Sponsored by their teachers, Ms. Kephart, Ms. Bryant, Ms. Schibelka, Mr. Spooner, and Principal Sorensen, students...
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2015 Sophomore Half Cap
2015 Sophomore Half Cap On Thursday, June 18 Clemente’s sophomore class celebrated a milestone: being halfway to graduation. This accomplishment is celebrated at the end of sophomore year and known as Half Cap. It is a time to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that our students have put forth in order to be considered...
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2015 RCCA Community Awards Ceremony
2015 RCCA Community Awards Ceremony For the final unit of study in the freshman World Studies classes, students learned about gentrification and displacement. In this unit, they first learned about gentrification and displacement conceptually. Once students had studied these concepts, they focused in on Humboldt Park and studied specifically what is happening in their community....