Author: RCCA (RCCA )

Seniors Explore Conspiracy Theories and Their Impact on American Society Whether it is the magic bullet that killed President Kennedy or the Illuminati controlling the word, everyone has heard many conspiracy theories and maybe even believe some of them. But does a conspiracy theory about the moon landing being filmed on a soundstage by a...

Student-Led Discipline Conference Durojaiye Rosa, Jamual Perdue, and Jarvell Miller presented at Malcolm X College on Saturday May 2nd, 2015 to speak on Restorative Justice practices in front of CPS teachers, parents, students and district personnel. Reflection by Durojaiye Rosa: We spoke about our personal history with being disciplined by CPS policies and the ways...

Archery Qualifies for World Tournament Written by Victor Fuentes “As a team, we shot a 3280.” These are the words of SFC Lewis, our head coach, the morning after we shot at the National Archery Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7-8. This year’s tournament was a success and a great season ending for the...

Fine Arts Accomplishments This year at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, there have been many achievements in the fine arts department. The Art 2 and AP 2D Studio student artists have showcased work at the All City Arts Exhibition, entered art in the Congressional Art Competition, and also exhibited works for the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance...

RCCA Students Prepare for AP Exams This year the Advanced Placement (AP) sophomores, juniors, and seniors have been preparing for their month of exams. Depending on their test scores, they have the possibility of earning college credit in a variety of classes. AP offers students the opportunity to see the difference between high school and...

Good First Year, Better Second Year and Beyond Written by: Lolito Lindsey, freshman [zoomsounds id=”Lolito”] This is my first year at Clemente High School and so far, it’s a blast! There have been new people to meet with new opportunities to seize; new teachers to be taught by and supporting counselors who are there to...

University of Boston-Massachusetts (UMass) is a public university with the main campus located only minutes away from downtown Boston, and is located next to the John F. Kennedy Library and Presidential Museum. UMass Boston is “nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban public universities,” according to their main website. In terms of size,...

This week in Chemistry students began a new unit focusing on inequalities of energy within a community. Students started off the week by discussing how inequalities exist within their own Chicago communities and focused on their access to healthy food. Many students noted that they do not think that they have as much access to...

This week was a busy and successful one for some of our culinary seniors at Clemente. The three students pictured with their chef instructor (Erica Hernandez, Chef Leszczewicz, Hannia Vidals, and Shantel Lane) completed the final phase of one of their scholarship competitions. For the final phase, the students were given ingredients and two hours...

Roberto Clemente Community Academy and Pedro Albizu Campos High School Beautify Paseo Boricua On April 30, 2015, a group of students from different grade levels of Roberto Clemente met up with students from Albizu Campos and planted beautiful plants and flowers along the store fronts of Division Street. Bringing beauty to our neighborhood shows we...