Category: School News

Freshmen Embark on New Adventures By Wendy Baxter 9th grade English teacher Freshman students are beginning a new unit that focuses on international mythology. “It’s very interesting, and there are exciting stories about gods, goddesses, and monsters,” said Brian Martinez, a 9th grade student. Homer’s The Odyssey is the anchor text, but students’ learning will...

Health and Well-Being By Lou Rachmaciej 10th grade PE Teacher The sophomore students in Physical Education II have been working on developing their understanding of how to improve their health and wellness throughout the school year. The students have participated in multiple types of activities that have helped them develop and increase their overall health...

Jorie Malone ESL Grades 9-12 Roberto Clemente Community Academy is fortunate to have small classes for English Language Learners. This allows students to receive the one-on-one or small group instruction they need to progress through the IB Language Acquisition curriculum for English as a Second Language. The small class sizes also give ESL classes the...

Roberto Clemente High School integrates technology into its lessons to access a deeper understanding. With the evolution of technology in the world it only makes sense that technology finds its niche in our schools. In Mr. Tolene’s Physical Education class, he is taking his students’ performance analysis further in the current basketball unit using a...

Analyzing How Communication of POV Reveals Belief Systems by Melissa Godinez 10th grade English teacher This was a very important week for MYP English 2 literary scholars at Clemente. While other students across the city are preparing for winter break, Sophomore Wildcats were drafting their English 2 unit final. Over the past 7 weeks, students...

CAN YOU HANDLE IT?! This week, the students in Ms. Graffis’ Civics classes at Roberto Clemente Community Academy tackled the concept of entrepreneurship and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Students learned relevant terms such as investment, capital, shortage and entrepreneur, before applying the terms in action. In class, students investigated the concepts...

Identity Through Food By Megan Sizoo 9th Grade English Teacher Food can have a powerful impact on our identities. In freshman English at Clemente the theme of food and identity are being explored as we read Like Water for Chocolate. During this unit students have been discussing how food is used in the text and...

Clemente Wrestling Season Opens with Tri-Meet at Dunbar Roberto Clemente’s 2015-2016 Wrestling team had its first match and it was a roar. To start things off, team captain Keontay Knox walked out on the mat along with referee Kenny Watkins and the captains from Kelly High School to go over some wrestling protocols, what weight...

Clemente Wrestling Season Opens with Tri-Meet at Dunbar Roberto Clemente’s 2015-2016 Wrestling team had its first match and it was a roar. To start things off, team captain Keontay Knox walked out on the mat along with referee Kenny Watkins and the captains from Kelly High School to go over some wrestling protocols, what weight...

One Goal Preparing Clemente Juniors by Keith Newquist, English and One Goal teacher College preparation is one of the main themes of Roberto Clemente Community Academy as well as the IB Curriculum. It is important that we as a school are preparing our students for success when they leave us and move on to the...