The Clemente Union League Boys & Girls Club would like to send a big thank you to everyone who attended our first 3v3 Basketball Tournament on Friday, October 17th. The event was a huge success, with roughly 100 students attending throughout the course of the evening as either players or spectators. The top three teams...
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University Spotlight: Illinois State University
For my first college application, I chose to apply to Illinois State University (ISU) because it is in the state of Illinois. The school is not far from Chicago, so I can still see my family. The student population of the school is 21,134 which is good because the school is big and I want...
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GEAR UP Parent College Trip
The GEAR UP parent college trip to Loyola University took place on Thursday, October 16, 2014. The GEAR UP Clemente Parent Team – Lily Vazquez and Jacqueline Young – accompanied eight junior parents and two sophomore parents to the Lake Shore campus. The group received a full admissions presentation along with information about financial aid...
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Juniors Get Moving to Study Motion in Physics
The juniors in fourth and seventh period Physics are literally “going through the motions” while learning kinematics – but in a good way! They have kicked off this unit on the study of motion with several hands-on activities, including a “Subway Speed Lab” and a “Three-Legged- Race.” After watching a short video showing a real...
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Investigating Chemical Bonds: Sugar and Salt Lab
This week Sophomore Chemistry students completed a lab to determine how ionically bonded and covalently bonded substances behave in their conduction of electricity. They began this investigation by gaining background knowledge in anions, cations, ionic, and covalent bonds. They were tasked with creating a hypothesis, collecting data, and drawing conclusions based on their data. The...
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Harvest Time
This week, seniors in Culinary Arts investigated the following question: “In the days before electricity and modern refrigeration techniques, what do you suppose people did with all of the extra food they could not eat before it went bad?” They did their research and figured out that in order to keep and store food properly,...
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Culinary Shadow Day at Tortoise Club
On May 6th, 10 sophomores had the opportunity to tour, interview staff, and have lunch at 4-star restaurant “The Tortoise Club.” The students received a first-hand view of the inner workings of a top restaurant operation from beginning until mid-lunch. Part owner/Manager Megan Addington gave the students the complete agenda and led them around the...
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University Spotlight: University of Northern Iowa
By: Kendrianna Dyson On September 27, 2014, I attended the National College Fair at Navy Pier.There were over 250 schools, but I was focused on learning more about the University Of Northern Iowa. The University of Northern Iowa stood out to me the most because of its overall class sizes and the student-faculty ratio. For...
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Clemente Students Treated to a Night at Wrigley Field
The Clemente Union League Boys & Girls Club would like to send a huge Thank You to Union League member Denny Cummings for his generous donation of box suite tickets to the Cubs game against the Cardinals on Tuesday, September 23rd. Field trip participants showed up early to see batting practice and then made their...
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Open House September 23rd
On Tuesday, September 23rd, Roberto Clemente Community Academy (RCCA) will be holding their first Open House/Parent Night of the school year. We would like to have all of our families in attendance as we share important information and updates regarding this school year. The meeting will be held from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. We hope you...