Three Clemente students participated in a successful Big City Mountaineers/Youth Guidance expedition to the Boundary Waters between the USA and Canada. Ashley Munive, Karina Gonzalez and Michelle Bustamante rocked out a 25-mile canoe trip, complete with portages, leave-no-trace camping, swimming and fishing! The group traveled up to Ely, Minnesota for a week-long journey into the...
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Frontera Scholarship Awarded to Bianca Huerta
Bianca Huerta, Clemente Class of 2014, was recently honored at Frontera Grill by award-winning chef Rick Bayless. Bianca was one of two recipients of the Frontera Scholarship, which will cover her full tuition at Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, Chicago’s premier culinary educational institution. Bianca will study to be a pastry chef. In addition...
Freshmen Step Up 2014
[dropcap style=”1″]Last week, Clemente hosted the Freshmen Step-Up program, intended to familiarize students with the staff and facilities, build relationships between new students, and provide early exposure to post-secondary information. From July 14 to 18, approximately 70 of our incoming freshmen participated. Each day began with team-building activities, allowing students a chance to introduce themselves,...
IB Conference of the Americas
[dropcap style=”1″]In early July, fifteen Clemente staff members attended the IB Conference of the Americas in Washington, D.C. This year’s conference theme was “Ways of Knowing,” which encompassed a wide range of learning opportunities. Teachers attended sessions on visual arts, math, differentiation, service-learning, unit-planning, assessment and grading, school improvement, inclusive classrooms, technology integration, learning through...
The John Marshall Law School Experience
By Jerry Vega, Class of 2016 Selected Clemente students got a chance to participate in the Annual Don Hubert Scholars Program at The John Marshall Law School. The point of this experience was to see and learn how the law works and how a real court trial would function. All students who attended this event...
New Scholarship Recipients Announced
Congratulations to three amazing Wildcats who have received scholarships for $2,000 each! The students are:Daniel Rivera: Daniel is excited to attend Morton College next year, where he can further his academic studies and play baseball. His goal is to either play in the Major Leagues or become a doctor and work in sports medicine. Darrien...
Chicago City Council Recognizes JROTC Cadets
Mayor Emanuel and the City Council of Chicago recognized 42 JROTC Cadets at the City Council meeting on May 28, 2014. Clemente’s own Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Ashley Roman was among those recognized. The Cadets were recognized for being Commanders of their JROTC unit, receiving an appointment to a service academy, or for receiving a 4-year...
Class of 2014 Prepares To Graduate
On Friday, May 30th, the class of 2014 finished preparations for graduation. This week has been a week of transitions for our seniors. On Tuesday, students wrapped up final examinations and projects. On Wednesday, students filled out important paperwork and had their Senior Picnic, including basketball tournaments, grilling lunch, soccer and volleyball games and hanging...
Freshman English Project
Freshman English Project By Saul Aviles, Class of 2017 The freshman class has been working on a unit about perspectives and international genocide. The anchor text is Night by Elie Wiesel. While reading the book, students completed a project in small groups. What that project was about was creating a poster explaining in a creative...
Culinary Arts Students Visit the National Restaurant Association Trade Show
This week a group of Juniors from the Culinary Arts department were privileged to visit the National Restaurant Association trade show as part of their curriculum. In all, 25 students attended the show along with their instructors to gain a larger overview of the industry as a whole. At the show, the students watched live...