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RCCA Students Learn Personal Finance The seniors in the Civics course are working on a Personal Finance course that has them learning about topics that range from the economic way of thinking to career preparation and managing their money properly. It is an incredibly practical course that they have been very interested in as it...

Building Bonds Team building is the process of deliberately creating an effective team by focusing on those factors that support (or block) team performance. Our team building activities in P.E. help students becoming better inquirers, thinkers, and communicators. We want our students to become more open-minded to new ideas and work together collectively to achieve...

Learning Centers Open with a Win for Teams 11 and 12 This past Monday, each grade level opened the doors for their Learning Centers in rooms 405, 505, and 605. The Learning Center is a place where all students are welcome to come after school to receive academic support and enrichment, as well as a...

RCCA GETS BUGGY Roberto Clemente Community Academy will be joining thousands of schools from around the world when they install their new Weatherbug system and become an official weather reporting station, providing accurate weather information from the corner of Western and Division to millions of web users and TV weather forecasters – including Chicago’s very...

A Spotlight on the Fine Arts: “Students Reflect on the Learner Profile” In Art II, students explore various ways in which their identity is affected by the world around them. They are also challenged to look at themselves through various perspectives and represent what they find through artistic expression. These reflections are an essential part...

Clemente Swims Again! Clemente is proud to announce that we once again have a girls’ swim team! We began practice on the first day of this school year, and girls have been making excellent progress. Not only are girls eager to jump in the pool and have some fun, they are working tirelessly to improve...

Roberto Clemente Community Academy at Fiesta Boricua August 31st and September 1st, 2013 Fiesta Boricua is one of the largest Puerto Rican festivals in the Midwest, attracting over 200,000 Latinos from around the world. The Fiesta is held on the Paseo Boricua, a culturally significant strip of Division Street gated by the two largest Puerto...

Roberto Clemente Community AcademyInternational Baccalaureate Candidate School Clemente Students Embark on the KAPPA League Journey Several RCCA students have been nominated for participation in the “Kappa Leadership Institute – Chicago,” which focuses on developing male leaders within our communities. The Kappa League promotes skills that will help students succeed not only at RCCA and in...

RCCA GETS BUGGY Roberto Clemente Community Academy will be joining thousands of schools from around the world when they install their new Weatherbug system and become an official weather reporting station, providing accurate weather information from the corner of Western and Division to millions of web users and TV weather forecasters – including Chicago’s very...

Clemente Gets Three Renovated Science Labs We’re proud to announce the Grand Opening of 3 fully renovated science labs. Over the last few months, our outdated rooms were gutted and rehabbed to support our trial implementation of the IB Sciences curriculum, giving us 2 new biology labs and 1 new chemistry lab. All three rooms...