-from Manny Ramos, a Culture and Climate team member As we count-down the seconds and reflect on the past year, waiting with excitement for the clock to strike midnight to start the beginning of a New Year, we close our eyes and say goodbye to bad choices and excitedly wish for good health and good...
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Human Rights Art Project
International Baccalaureate Art II students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy have been learning about human rights and human rights organizations like Amnesty International. According to their website, Amnesty International is a global movement fighting injustice and promoting human rights. During this project, the Wildcats learned about twelve different cases where rights were violated and they...
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Healthy Competition in Sophomore JROTC
By: SFC Cunningham & Cadet Captain Danielle Mrzena While sitting in the cafeteria at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, you might have overheard someone say, “Fire Team Fortress and Team Evee helped the Clemente JROTC competitive drill team win two trophies! Those are motivated cadet teams!” What a strange name for a drill team, you might...
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Healthy Competition in Sophomore JROTC
By: SFC Cunningham & Cadet Captain Danielle Mrzena While sitting in the cafeteria at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, you might have overheard someone say, “Fire Team Fortress and Team Evee helped the Clemente JROTC competitive drill team win two trophies! Those are motivated cadet teams!” What a strange name for a drill team, you might...
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Clemente Girls Basketball vs Lady Spartans of Orr Academy High School
The Roberto Clemente Community Academy Lady Wildcats were back in action last Friday against the Lady Spartans of Orr Academy High School, one of our rival Chicago Public Schools. Orr Academy came into the game with a 0-5 record. They made a strong showing but lost to the Lady Wildcats 33 to 19. This 14-point...
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Clemente Girls Basketball vs Lady Spartans of Orr Academy High School
The Roberto Clemente Community Academy Lady Wildcats were back in action last Friday against the Lady Spartans of Orr Academy High School, one of our rival Chicago Public Schools. Orr Academy came into the game with a 0-5 record. They made a strong showing but lost to the Lady Wildcats 33 to 19. This 14-point...
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#SpotlightOn Jaden Knox
While at a Bulls preseason game earlier this year with my teammates, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Wade’s World Foundation. This organization provides support to community-based organizations that promote education, health, and social skills for children in at-risk situations. I didn’t know much about the program at the time, but when my...
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Exploration of Color
In their third unit of Art 1, Roberto Clemente Community Academy freshmen learned about color theory and watercolor techniques. For many students learning about color mixing was a review of elementary school (red + blue = purple, yellow + blue = green, and red + yellow = orange), but we went beyond basic color mixing...
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Governors State University
by Burgendy Ellis Governors State is a four-year public institution that serves almost 6,000 students. GSU is located at 1 University Parkway in University Park, Illinois. It was founded in 1969 to provide an affordable public post-secondary option for students across the state of Illinois. GSU offers an affordable education option for post-secondary degree seeking...
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Developing Cultural Competence Through Stories
By: Yana Khrushch If an outsider were to look at the population of English Learners at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, an IB World School, they might think the group of students is highly homogeneous. Most students are Spanish-speaking and Latino. Many of the students have migrated to the United States or have families who have...