On Wednesday, September 28th, the Clemente Wildcats Boys Varsity soccer team travelled west to face conference rivals, the Marine Leadership Academy Bulldogs. This was the last conference game of the season for the Wildcats. With rain falling before kick-off, both teams were hoping the game would not get cancelled due to a thunderstorm. Even through...
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Clemente Football Team vs Clark High School
Clemente took a beating Saturday in a 52-16 loss against Clark High School. Not only did Clark’s motion offense proved to be too much for the Wildcat’s defense, but Clemente’s starting quarterback, Richard Labon, had to sit out for the first quarter. Even under the guidance of quarterback Zion Davis, the Wildcats offense could not...
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
It’s October and that means it’s time for FAFSA!!!!! Throughout September, Clemente seniors have been preparing to apply to the FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID. The FAFSA application opens on October 1, 2016, at 12:01 A.M. and our seniors are ready. The Post-Secondary Team at Clemente has worked with our wildcats to ensure that...
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National Hispanic College Fair Senior Field Trip
On September 30, 2016, our wildcat seniors attended the National Hispanic College Fair at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU). There were over 66 colleges, universities and vocational centers/training schools at the fair from across the Midwest. This fair provided our wildcats with the opportunity to learn about colleges and universities that have varied majors, minors and...
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Does Color Impact the Way Food Tastes?
This week, Clemente juniors stepped into the role of scientists by conducting a M&M blind taste test lab. Students completed background research about how color impacts the way food tastes; the juniors were surprised to discover the sickly effect of an experiment that fed blindfolded subjects blue steak! After researching the ways that color...
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All about the Periodic Table!
This unit, sophomore chemistry students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy are learning all about the Periodic Table. Students began the school year by being introduced to the concepts of relationships, patterns, and forms. Students learned about physical and chemical properties in order to understand the patterns found in the periodic table, and eventually complete their...
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Freshmen Practice Being IB Communicators Using Socratic Seminar Methods
Walking into a new school can be quite intimidating for freshmen. However, the Clemente Wildcat freshmen are not your typical freshman class. Already, students are open-minded enough to communicate with each other just four weeks into the start of the school year. In their world studies class, all freshmen participated in our Socratic Seminar. As...
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Clemente Football Team vs Phoenix
HELLO WILDCATS FANS!! Quarterback Ri’chard La Bon’s 150 yards rushing and 100 yards passing wasn’t enough to get the Wildcats over the hump in Friday’s disappointing 26-6 loss to Phoenix Military at Hanson Stadium. This loss dropped the Wildcats from 1st to 4th place in a close race for Second City Division’s #1 spot. When...
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STAR Scholarship
The STAR Scholarship is a scholarship given to students in need of financial aid. It is specifically awarded to students attending the City Colleges of Chicago. To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a high school graduate with a 3.0 GPA or higher and have an ACT score or placement test score that...
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Sweet & Simple Scholarship
The Sweet & Simple Scholarship is sponsored by UNIGO. It provides financial assistance to high school students who will be furthering their education. Their tagline is “Big Things Come in Small Packages”, which means that even the smallest gifts can have much more value and meaning than a more extravagant gift. Have you ever...