Author: RCCA (RCCA )

Civics students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy have been preparing for the future. What do they want to do when they leave? How will they achieve their goals? How will they land their dream job? Students have been researching their future career fields to discover what employers are looking for in future employees. Using this...

By Daya Stanley, grade 9 As we roll into fall and the end of the first quarter, the World Studies and English teachers came together to give the freshmen class a taste of how World Studies and English intertwine. In the interdisciplinary unit, students examine the conflict between Israel and Palestine while learning the importance...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...