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Aldermanic Youth Council
As a representative of Clemente, I was asked to attend the Mikva Challenge Aldermanic Youth Council. Upon investigating, I learned that this council was a partnership with my neighborhood’s 35th Ward Alderman, Mr. Carlos Ramirez Rosa, and that it teaches young adults about the decision making processes in our neighborhoods. I was somewhat intimidated at...
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Aldermanic Youth Council
As a representative of Clemente, I was asked to attend the Mikva Challenge Aldermanic Youth Council. Upon investigating, I learned that this council was a partnership with my neighborhood’s 35th Ward Alderman, Mr. Carlos Ramirez Rosa, and that it teaches young adults about the decision making processes in our neighborhoods. I was somewhat intimidated at...
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Wildcats Become Life Coaches
Unit 1 of the school year in English 3 has been full of reflections, connections, and investigations! Over the past five weeks, juniors have been busy digging into one of the most popular novels in American literature: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Given that the main character of the novel, Holden Caulfield,...
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The Power of Storytelling
Throughout history, numerous activists have told their stories to an audience with the intention of making things better for the future. As we wrap up Unit 1, students in English II at Roberto Clemente Community Academy are hard at work writing non-fiction stories about their own life-changing experiences with the objective of making an impression...
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Freshmen Learning Woodwind and Brass Instruments
Roberto Clemente Community Academy is in the midst of reviving the band program with the Class of 2020. In the first weeks of school, we examined the various woodwind and brass instruments to understand their defining characteristics and how a sound is produced. Students explored genres that have traditionally incorporated these instruments in their...
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Freshmen Learning Woodwind and Brass Instruments
Roberto Clemente Community Academy is in the midst of reviving the band program with the Class of 2020. In the first weeks of school, we examined the various woodwind and brass instruments to understand their defining characteristics and how a sound is produced. Students explored genres that have traditionally incorporated these instruments in their...
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BIG IDEA DAY
It’s not every day that your school is one of four chosen to participate in a globally connected entrepreneurial event. Thirty Roberto Clemente Community Academy Wildcats were selected by various team members to partake in a day filled with BIG IDEAS. Future Founders of America, an organization that prides itself on inspiring youth to create...
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Roberto Clemente Community Academy is a Level 2 Plus School
Under the leadership and guidance of Dr. Marcey Sorensen and Mr. Jamie Crosen, Roberto Clemente Community Academy is proud to announce a 2+ rating based on Chicago Public Schools’ School Quality Rating Policy. For over 40 years, Clemente has a reputation of being a school that does not promote academic success based on several CPS...
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Clemente Soccer vs Jones College Prep Eagles
On Tuesday, September 27th, the Clemente Wildcats Boys Varsity soccer team hosted conference leaders, the Jones College Prep Eagles, at the Allstate Turf field in Humboldt Park. As the last home game of the regular season for the Wildcats, Clemente began the game with their usual defensive approach, led by senior captain, Eduardo Cervantes. Eduardo...