Your Time is Now By: Niambi Smith Who would have imagined that three years ago, I was completely confused on the college process? Three years ago I was starting my freshman year of high school. During my freshman year, college seemed extremely far away, but the time has quickly approached. Now, I am a senior...
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Class of 2018 Student Council Active at Clemente
Class of 2018 Student Council Active at Clemente By Diamond Shaw The freshman class elected a student council at the end of September. Freshmen elected representatives who they believed could make exciting things happen for the freshman class and for Clemente High School. During student council meetings, members work together and communicate their ideas about...
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Oral Commentary in AP Literature
Oral Commentary in AP Literature By Giovannie Rodriguez This week in Mr. Van Loon’s AP Literature and Composition class, students had to complete individual oral presentations based on poetry that we read in class this year. We also finished reading Brave New World this week. In doing this, we have been able to analyze and...
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Educational Field Trips for 12th Graders
Educational Field Trips for 12th Graders Last week, Clemente seniors took an educational excursion to the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Field Museum, and the Shedd Aquarium. At the zoo, students learned about building science literacy. Students were provided with the opportunity to participate in inquiry-based explorations to help them identify the scientific process and build...
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Boys Basketball Edges Out Wells
The Boys Basketball team won their home opener this year against neighborhood rival Wells High School, by a final score of 74-73. Seniors Michael Calhoun and Albert Mendez led the team in scoring. Albert scored 14 points going 3-4 from the 3-point line and tied the game with 30 seconds left. Freshman Teshawn Stokes then...
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Wrestlers Medal at Tournament
The Clemente Wrestling team competed in a 16-team tournament November 29th at Guerin Prep High School. Our Wildcats ended the day with a 5th place finish from Chris “Mad Dog” Willis, a 3rd place medal from Alex Dejesus, and 2nd place medal at heavy-weight from Alejandro Valencia. Each wrestler worked hard battling through his bracket...
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Lady Wildcats Play Strong
The Lady Wildcats played two more games this week versus Westinghouse and Ogden. While the Wildcats came up short in both games, Coach Rezek and his staff are very proud of how hard these young athletes are playing and improving. There are only 4 players on this year’s Varsity team that have played any organized...
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World Hunger
World Hunger By Kayla Vaughn Around the world the painful growls awaken children and adults struggle from day to day not knowing when or where their next meal will come from. They savor whatever they can get their hands on, hoping that one day it’ll all be over. Then there are people in this world...
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Driving Knowledge
Driving Knowledge As part of our junior level Algebra and Trigonometry course, students have been exploring exponential functions and financial decisions. The first week of December students spent class time learning about compounded interest and how this applies to major purchases and loans. Many of our students recently got their driver’s licenses and are interested...
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University Spotlight: Illinois College
University Spotlight: Illinois College By Ashley Stone Illinois College is located in Jacksonville, IL which is four hours away from Chicago. It is a small liberal arts college that is affordable and has a beautiful campus. Illinois College has an enrollment of 1,000 students with a variety of majors. They also offer more than 45...