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The University of Chicago is a private college located in Chicago’s Hyde Park community. Ranked #4 in the nation by US News and World Report, the University of Chicago boasts some of the best business, medical, and law programs in the country. In addition to their phenomenal academic programs, this university also offers 19 varsity...

A Critical Look at Catcher In The Rye Senior students in Ms. Fugo’s classes are acting as critical readers as they answer this unit’s conceptual line of inquiry: “How might a narrator’s perspective impact audience imperatives?” As students read the anchor text, Catcher In The Rye, they are exploring the perspective of the novel’s main...

Roberto Clemente High School Freshmen Finish PARCC! Written by Imyah Manuel Tuesday March 24, 2015 the freshman class started a new web-based test called “PARCC.” The PARCC test is a new assessment that measures students’ reading, writing, and math skills. The skills are outlined in the Common Core State Standards, which students work on throughout...

SPEAKING OUT. STANDING UP. MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THAT’S THE POWER OF ONE. On Thursday March 19th, forty Roberto Clemente sophomores visited the Illinois Holocaust Museum and had the opportunity to experience the profoundly moving exhibits. The visit was planned in conjunction with the end of our US History unit studying World War 2 and the...

Students in Mr. Holmes’ freshman biology class participated in a unit about world hunger, which then grew into the first official service learning project for the Class of 2018. Students read about hunger and poverty throughout the world and then realized that they wanted to actually do something to make a difference. Yarlesha Johnson, a...

Exploring the Impact the Supreme Court has on Politics How does the Supreme Court affect us? Do their decisions always reflect American values? Clemente’s seniors explored these questions as they researched and debated the Supreme Court case Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission. What started as a controversy over a group advertising a political...

Making Our Group Movies By Izabel Segura Our recent filming was one of the most exciting and fun experiences. We split up into two groups and we all came up with ideas about what we, as a group, wanted to message. It was really challenging having different types of people with different ideas but we...

University Spotlight: Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private college with campuses located in both Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. According to the school’s historical page, “Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of...

Roberto Clemente Students Explore the the Benefits of Bilingualism ESL III students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy researched the many advantages to being bilingual. Some of the more well-known benefits include being able to communicate with more people, understanding cultural references, appreciating different cultures, and becoming more competitive in the job market. Other not as...

Personal Project Day As the weather gets warmer, it becomes a good reminder for our sophomores that their Personal Project’s due date is nearing. As an IB school, it is a requirement for all sophomores to complete a personal project which is designed to encourage students to practice and strengthen their approaches to learning (ATL)...