By Gilly Dryjanski Early last Saturday morning, Clemente students were on a bus and headed to the Museum of Science and Industry’s STEM Career Fair, Science Works. More than 100 professionals and groups from the STEM field gathered at the museum to expose students to the exciting job opportunities possible for them in the future....
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Interacting in Daily Exchanges…¡en español!
By Cindy Alvarado, Spanish Teacher In our current unit in MYP Spanish II Non-Heritage class, Clemente sophomore students have been practicing their interactive oral skills with their peers daily, in preparation for interacting with our Spanish speaking/ELL students next week in a cultural and linguistic exchange. Last week, students were presented with new vocabulary related...
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Interacting in Daily Exchanges…¡en español!
By Cindy Alvarado, Spanish Teacher In our current unit in MYP Spanish II Non-Heritage class, Clemente sophomore students have been practicing their interactive oral skills with their peers daily, in preparation for interacting with our Spanish speaking/ELL students next week in a cultural and linguistic exchange. Last week, students were presented with new vocabulary related...
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JROTC Orienteering Field Trip a Success!
Imagine a misty Saturday morning with different forest animals stirring in the woods. All is quiet except the flitting of some small songbirds and deer walking through the woods peacefully. Then suddenly there is a cry out in the woods, “Here it is! I found it!” That phrase is a common phrase heard from successful...
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Clemente Homecoming 2016
HELLO WILDCATS! The Roberto Clemente Community Academy football team kicked off their homecoming with an AWESOME pep rally followed by an action packed game Friday night against Urban Prep. Many Wildcat students and family members were in attendance to see Richard Labon run a 20 yard touchdown to put Clemente on the board in the...
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CLEMENTE SOCCER VS AMUNDSEN 10-14-2016
On Friday, October 14th, the Clemente Wildcats boys Varsity soccer team faced off against the Amundsen Vikings in the IHSA Regional Quarterfinal playoff game. Clemente began the game strong, playing defensively and allowing the Vikings to keep possession for most of the first half. The Vikings were able to attack and create many goal-scoring opportunities....
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Feminism or Humanism? Seniors examine gender inequality in A Doll’s House
Can classic literature teach today’s readers about their world? Can a nearly 140-year-old play reveal truths about modern society? Has society dramatically changed since the late 19th Century, or are there universal ideas that remain constant? As seniors investigate Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House in Mr. Van Loon’s English...
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Law Students Put Fairy Tale On Trial
As we wrap up Unit 1, Clemente juniors in law classes are practicing their argumentative and evaluative skills as they each play a role in a class mock trial. Using real crimes, real courtroom roles, and real argumentative strategies, students will put characters from a fictional story, adapted from the Arabian Nights, on trial. Students...
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Is it possible to measure beauty?
In 2014, Esther Honig asked photographers from 40 different countries to use Photoshop to make her beautiful in the eyes of their country and culture. Photoshop is a software program that allows photographers to manipulate and edit images to their liking. This is the original, unaltered photograph she sent out to various photographers in other...
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Algebra Challenge: A Week in Review
This week freshmen at Roberto Clemente Community Academy focused on solving for variables in algebra class through algebraic equations, interactive computer games, and real life problems. Students started off the week by breaking apart equations by identifying variables, constants, and like terms within each problem. Students applied the steps necessary to solve for specific variables....