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Students from each grade level celebrated their academic and attendance accomplishments last week during Quarter 1 awards assemblies. Senior Awards Assembly At the senior awards assembly on November 13th, twelfth-graders received awards aligned with characteristics of the IB Learner Profile. Balanced, Inquirer, Thinker and Principled Awards were distributed, as well as honors for attaining different...

This past Saturday, November 16th from 11:00am-3:00pm, Clemente hosted the first Neighborhood Schools Fair. This parent-organized fair brought together 14 high schools, 44 elementary schools, and more than 20 community organizations from all over the city, to show off the amazing resources and opportunities available in neighborhood schools. Participants were able to enjoy face painting,...

Last week was a busy one for our Culinary Arts students. On Thursday, November 7th, we participated in the Healthy Schools Campaign’s Cooking up Change competition. Clemente was one of 17 Chicago high school culinary programs fighting for the top spot. Students in the competition worked together as teams for weeks ahead of time to...

Near the end of first quarter, freshman students put their lab design skills to the test as they wrote their own soil testing experiments. In Biology class, students examined several soil samples from a city junkyard near the river, from a forest preserve in the northwest corner of the city, and from the grounds just...

At Roberto Clemente Community Academy, we are advocates of being physically fit and learning activities that can be done for a life-span. Dancing is a great activity to pursue at almost any age and provides you with cardiovascular endurance – not to mention some fun! Our freshmen have just completed a 2-week dance unit which...

Roberto Clemente High School hosted its annual homecoming dance on Friday, October 26th. It was a fun, exciting way to end a week filled with school spirit. One of the highlights of the decorations was a grand entryway. Students entered the gymnasium through hanging blue and gold streamers, with the opportunity to take photos against...

On October 19th, Roberto Clemente Community Academy High School hosted a day of service for the Clemente City Year team’s sponsor, Hyatt. Representatives of Hyatt Chicago attended the event in addition to global leaders of Hyatt locations as far away as Hong Kong and New Delhi. Our Hyatt sponsors initial intention was to bond as...

7th and 8th Graders (& Families): Date: 11/04/2013 Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM Roberto Clemente 4th Floor Lunchroom You are invited to an Ice Cream Social at Clemente! Enjoy a sundae while talking to current freshman and sophomore students, plus meet their teachers. Find out about high school life, sports, clubs, academics… and anything else...

Assessment at Clemente Assessments administered in Clemente classrooms are centered on 4 major sets of standards: the Common Core State Standards, College Readiness Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and IB Assessment Criteria. Instruction is targeted at improving student capacity in these three areas and building toward mastery, so that students are prepared for college...

On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 something historic happened in our community. For the first time in 40 years, the faculty and staff of Roberto Clemente Community Academy took an educational walk down Paseo Boricua to learn about and become familiar with the community in which they teach. It was an incredible fall day when over...