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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....

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Class of 2015 Graduates

Class of 2015 Graduates On Monday, June 8th, the class of 2015 graduated at Moody Bible Institute. This significant event opened with junior Jasha Jackson’s beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner followed byClemente’s steel drum band led by Ms. Heather Busch. The keynote speaker for the ceremony was Dr. Jose Lopez, executive director and...

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Clemente Students Accepted into Focus on Tomorrow Apprentice Program

Clemente Students Accepted into Focus on Tomorrow Apprentice Program Congratulations to Manny Velazquez and Michael Glenn for their acceptance into Focus on Tomorrow, a six week paid apprentice program at the Illinois Center for Broadcasting. Focus on Tomorrow began in 2012 and has been serving students in both Chicago, IL and Miami, FL. The video...

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Culinary Work in the Community

Culinary Work in the Community On May 14th, the junior culinary catering team of Roberto Clemente Community Academy collaborated with the senior and sophomore teams to prepare, deliver and serve food for a community event. The Taino Project is an ongoing educational effort of the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) that teaches elementary, middle and...

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Designing Wheel Chair Ramps

Designing Wheel Chair Ramps A lot goes into building a wheel chair ramp, and that is what the Class of 2016 realized when they attempted to build their own models. The juniors are doing a unit on trigonometry, which is a branch of mathematics that studies relationships involving lengths and angles of triangles. The students...

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Designing Wheel Chair Ramps

Designing Wheel Chair Ramps A lot goes into building a wheel chair ramp, and that is what the Class of 2016 realized when they attempted to build their own models. The juniors are doing a unit on trigonometry, which is a branch of mathematics that studies relationships involving lengths and angles of triangles. The students...

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Hard working, Motivated, Dedicated

Hard working, Motivated, Dedicated Hard working, Motivated, Dedicated. These three words describe Roberto Clemente’s IB Cohort of 2017. From staying up late doing homework, being on top of their grades, helping other students, and constantly pushing themselves for greatness, they have proven that they have what it takes to be successful. Not only have the...

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Traditional Spanish Dance Performance

Traditional Spanish Dance Performance Clemente Sophomores enjoyed an excursion to see a traditional Spanish dance performance produced by the acclaimed group, Ensemble Español. The picture here shows students with one of Ensemble Español’s dancers in the red dress she wore in a final flamenco piece. During this interactive performance, students learned how to palmear (clap)...

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Students Investigate 3D Geometry

Students Investigate 3D Geometry Sophomore students at Clemente are exploring three-dimensional geometry this month through hands-on learning and real-life examples. Earlier, students investigated the volume and surface area of three-dimensional shapes, like cubes and cylinders. Students constructed and deconstructed shapes to determine the total area as well as how many cubic centimeters these shapes could...

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2015 Women’s Softball Season

2015 Women’s Softball Season Clemente Varsity Women’s Softball completed the season 3-10. The Women’s softball team began the season against Blue North’s strongest opponent, North Grand. Following a difficult Game 1 loss, the Wildcats began to work together as a more cohesive unit to find success on the field. The two Senior Captains – Kayla...

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