Category: School News

PHOENIX HOLDS OFF CLEMENTE On Thursday Sept 24th at Lane Stadium, Phoenix Military defeated the Clemente Wildcats by a score of 34-22. Junior Wide-Out Joe Rhymes led the offense with 6 receptions, for a total of 130 yards and 2 touchdowns. Our Wildcats fought hard, but it wasn’t enough to stop Phoenix. Next Wildcat Football...

New Programs at Western Illinois University Support Access for All Students By Riley Cosgrave, 11th and 12th Grade Counselor Quick Stats on Western Illinois University (WIU): • Location: Macomb, IL • Total Enrollment: 11, 458 Students • Average Class Size: 21 Students • Student: Faculty-15:1 • 2014-15 freshman class size: 1,535 Students In the interest...

Freshman Algebra starts with Spaghetti By: Isabella Garcia-Ding and Reem Fakhoury The freshmen class started their year in Algebra with marshmallows, dried spaghetti and tape! Although these might be some interesting ingredients for an odd dish, they were actually supplies for a challenging activity. The freshmen were challenged with an activity where they had to...

Freshman Algebra starts with Spaghetti By: Isabella Garcia-Ding and Reem Fakhoury The freshmen class started their year in Algebra with marshmallows, dried spaghetti and tape! Although these might be some interesting ingredients for an odd dish, they were actually supplies for a challenging activity. The freshmen were challenged with an activity where they had to...

Clemente Soccer vs Marine Military Academy, 9-22-2015 On Tuesday September 22nd, the Clemente Boys Varsity soccer team played an away conference game against the Bulldogs of Marine Leadership Academy. The game began with both teams keeping possession of the ball. Senior Diego Flores scored his first goal of the season for the Wildcats, results in...

PHOENIX VS CLEMENTE 9/24/15 Clemente Soccer finished up their third match of the week facing the Phoenix Firebirds. Clemente began the game strong, pushing the ball forward and demonstrating solid defense. Junior Arnold Rodriguez played an outstanding game, stopping Phoenix time and time again from creating goal-scoring opportunities. Phoenix was able to capitalize on one...

WELLS VS CLEMENTE 9-24-2015 On Wednesday September 24th, the Clemente Boys Varsity Soccer team hosted their second conference home game of the season against the Wells Raiders at the Allstate Field at Humboldt Park. Clemente began the game slow, allowing a quick goal at minute six of the match. The Wildcats bounced back and Christopher...

Leadership Retreat & Summer Professional Development By Nicole Kumbalek, DP & CP Coordinator The staff at Roberto Clemente spent their summer getting ready to greet our future and current Wildcats by developing our own leadership capacity, a rigorous curriculum, and an array of student supports. The instructional leadership team got their creative juices flowing at...

Congressman Gutiérrez Opens Tour of Schools at Clemente As the first stop on a tour of schools in his district, Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez visited Roberto Clemente Community Academy on Tuesday, September 22. He engaged a group of 35 student leaders in discussing issues related to personal histories, global citizenship, civil rights and relationships with...

Rhymes Leads Wildcats Past Manley, 26-6 On Saturday September 19th, the Clemente football team defeated Manley H.S. at Rockne Stadium, with a final score of 26-6. After a slow start 1st quarter, with some penalties and miscues, junior Wide-Out and Linebacker Joe Rhymes led both sides of the football team with complete dominance. Rhymes led...