Clemente Dress Policy Parent Letter 8/30/2022 Good Morning Parents, We are aware that there have been some concerns about the student dress code. The current administration did not create a new dress code, we are only enforcing the policy that was previously in place. I have included a copy of the policy for your reading....
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2022 AAPI One Book One World Drive
The Clemente Library participated in the 2022 AAPI One Book One World Drive. This new micro collection will support our library’s abilities to promote Asian American history and contributions through a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts! The Library won two copies of each title to induce high circulation! Next year, AAPI history will be required by law to be taught in all social studies...
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Sophomore Field Trip to UIC’s College of Applied Health Science
By: Celene Hernandez This week sophomore students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy had the opportunity to learn about the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. With careers in STEM having one of the highest rates of job growth potential, this trip was a perfect opportunity to show students what...
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“Blackberry Eating”: Clemente Students Use Poetry to help Understand Imagery
What is Imagery? In poetry, imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the five senses; it is meant to add depth to a literary text and deepen the reader’s understanding of the work. In junior English III classes this past week, students completed a lesson based on Galway Kinnell’s poem, “Blackberry Eating,”...
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A Roadmap to Successfully Solving Equations: Backtracking
The class of 2021 is embarking on an exciting new journey in math with the introduction of Integrated Mathematics to the Freshman curriculum. Integrated Math breaks from traditional high school math courses in that it no longer divides content into subject-specific areas of math like Algebra and Geometry, but rather approaches the subject as it...
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CLEMENTE VS NAZARETH ACADEMY 10-14-2017
On Saturday, October 14th, the Clemente Wildcats boys Varsity soccer team faced off against the Nazareth Academy Roadrunners in the IHSA Regional Quarterfinal playoff game. With heavy rainfall prior to the start of the game, both teams were aware of the possible game cancellation and waited in great anticipation as the start time drew...
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Ease on Down the Road
How can transportation options and development show what we value as a society? Who do we value? What positives and negatives come from interactions? Should elderly citizens not be allowed to have a driver’s license? To what extent must we consider the impact of broader consequences beyond how they impact us personally? These are just...
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Us vs. Them: Using Silent Conversations to Facilitate Real World Connections
By: Anna Ziemniak This week in English II, we begin our unit focused on Chinua Achebe’s renowned novel Things Fall Apart. The story is centered on Okonkwo, a traditional male figure in his African village who struggles with the fear of losing control and tradition as foreign missionaries attempt to assimilate his people. While the...
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Getting A Head Start: Incoming Freshman at Clemente Attend Freshman Connection
When does an 8th grader officially become a high school student? For more than 60 rising freshmen at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, the high school experience began with a week-long summer institute called Freshman Connection. During the first week of August, incoming freshmen were invited to join teachers, staff, and current Clemente students in a...
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Roberto Clemente Community Academy Cadets Excel at Junior Cadet Leadership Camp (JCLC)
This past week, 11 cadets from Clemente’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) joined approximately 500 other Cadets from Chicago, Waukegan, and Wisconsin for a five-day JCLC adventure at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin. JROTC is not a recruiting tool for the military but uses a military methodology to develop students’ leadership...