Clemente Wins the Aspen Challenge! Eight students from Roberto Clemente Community Academy were selected to have the opportunity to be part of The Aspen Challenge in Chicago. The students who participated were Monserrat Soria, Reem Fakhoury, Sheniya Jenkins, Barbara Jimenez, Michael Padilla, Rosaly Gonzalez, Adonijah Scarlett and Tarique Williams. In early March, these eight students...
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ACT Stress(Basket)ball
ACT Stress(Basket)ball If you found yourself in the gym on the Friday before spring break, you would have found yourself in the middle of a highly competitive set of 3 v. 3 student basketball games. Juniors burned off some ACT stress by working with their advisory classmates in teams of three for a bracket-style tournament....
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Innocent or Guilty? Clemente Students Present Their Case
Innocent or Guilty? Clemente Students Present Their Case By: Neftali Reyes In 1985, a man by the name of Steven Avery was framed of brutally raping and beating a woman named Penny Beerntsen. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison and served 18 years until DNA testing proved him innocent. Once he was released,...
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Innocent or Guilty? Clemente Students Present Their Case
Innocent or Guilty? Clemente Students Present Their Case By: Neftali Reyes In 1985, a man by the name of Steven Avery was framed of brutally raping and beating a woman named Penny Beerntsen. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison and served 18 years until DNA testing proved him innocent. Once he was released,...
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Clemente Wins Aspen Challenge
Roberto Clemente Community Academy has won The Aspen Challenge!!! Clemente was one of 20 schools from across the district to compete in this competition where they learn from national leaders who tackle some of our country’s toughest issues who: 1) share their experiences and 2) issue a challenge asking teams to create innovative solutions. Throughout...
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The Lady Wildcat Soccer Team Scores Another Win!
The Lady Wildcat Soccer Team Scores Another Win! On Saturday April 7th, the Clemente Wildcats girls Varsity soccer team faced off against new Conference rivals, Disney Titans. Coming off a win from their last game, the Lady Wildcats had something to prove during Saturdays match. This was the first time Clemente faced Disney and with...
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The Lady Wildcat Soccer Team Scores Another Win!
The Lady Wildcat Soccer Team Scores Another Win! On Saturday April 7th, the Clemente Wildcats girls Varsity soccer team faced off against new Conference rivals, Disney Titans. Coming off a win from their last game, the Lady Wildcats had something to prove during Saturdays match. This was the first time Clemente faced Disney and with...
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¡Bienvenidos to Spanish II!
¡Bienvenidos to Spanish II! In Spanish II and Spanish for Heritage Speakers, students have been exploring different cultures through film. Students have adopted the IB perspective to critically analyze cultural touchstones. Two of the movies viewed in class were “Valentín” from the country of Argentina, and “La Misma Luna” from Mexico. Through close viewing, students...
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¡Bienvenidos to Spanish II!
¡Bienvenidos to Spanish II! In Spanish II and Spanish for Heritage Speakers, students have been exploring different cultures through film. Students have adopted the IB perspective to critically analyze cultural touchstones. Two of the movies viewed in class were “Valentín” from the country of Argentina, and “La Misma Luna” from Mexico. Through close viewing, students...
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The Concept of Change in MYP Geometry
The Concept of Change in MYP Geometry In MYP Geometry, students are studying what it means to transform. To start the unit, students discussed the concept of change in general terms, thinking about changes that they are currently experiencing or particularly influential changes that they experienced in the past. To build on this conversation, students...