In our current unit in Spanish I for non-Heritage speakers, students are targeting IB MYP Objective C: Communicating in response to spoken and written text. At the end of this unit, students should be able to respond appropriately to, interact in, and utilize vocabulary and phrases related to everyday topics. Students started the unit by...
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Wildcats study statistics and probability
Junior students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy are learning more about the ways in which data can be represented and analyzed this unit. Through the study of statistics and probability, students are exploring the power of numbers in everyday life. Clemente Wildcats began the unit with an overview of the kinds of data (qualitative vs....
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Classick Studio Opens Doors to Clemente Students
On Monday, May 1st, I had the pleasure going with Jaden Knox to Humboldt Park’s Classick Studios. There Jaden and one other student from Gary Comer Academy had the unique privilege of sitting down with the studio’s creator, Chris Inumberable. Chris has worked with some of Chicago’s biggest artists, such as Chance the Rapper, lil...
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Clemente Wildcats Discover Law: Field Trip to John Marshall Law School
By: Barbara Jimenez Since I was small, my desire has been to become a lawyer. I am specifically fascinated with Family Law because it is a profession where your job is to counsel families that need assistance. My first exposure to the law was in the eighth grade, where I participated in a mock trial....
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Clemente Wildcats Never Give Up
Clemente has it’s fair share of student-athletes, and the Boys Volleyball team carries out the roles of both student and athlete very well. Of the 14 students on the varsity roster, 5 are currently maintaining a mix of A’s and B’s. Sophomore and team captain Archie Cunningham, and fellow teammate Gio Giles are among that...
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Logging Logarithm Rules (Because Logs Rule)
Over the past several weeks, some of the seniors at Roberto Clemente Community Academy have been studying a unit on exponential functions. The classes have been examining these functions through different lenses, including real world modelings, such as modeling population growth (and decline) and interest rates. A key component of working with exponential functions are...
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Donald Trump, The Kardashians, and A Raisin in the Sun
By: Kym Mosley Over the last 4 weeks, Clemente’s sophomores have been reading Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun. As students read the play and watched its most recent film adaptation, students developed very strong opinions about the play’s main characters: the not-so-well-to-do Younger family. The most polarizing character among students proved to...
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Making a Scene: Clemente Seniors Bring Shakespeare to Life
Making a Scene: Clemente Seniors Bring Shakespeare to Life For as long as William Shakespeare’s plays have been in print, students have been reading them in English classes. But just because a play is old doesn’t mean the classroom approach should stay the same. Using engaging resources from the Folger Shakespeare Library, seniors in Mr....
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Clemente Soccer: OGDEN vs. CLEMENTE 4-22-2017
On Saturday, April 22nd, the Clemente Wildcats girls Junior Varsity soccer team faced off against non-conference rivals, Ogden Owls. This was the first time the Lady Wildcats faced off against the Owls this season. The sun was shining and the weather couldn’t have been any better to play soccer. The Lady Wildcats started off the...
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My Experience and Tips on Taking the SAT Exam
By: Nathan Rosell, 11th grade The SAT is an important standardized exam that most high school students take in order to show how proficient they are at material expected to be known in 11th grade. Colleges review SAT scores to have a better idea how students may perform at the college level. The SAT is...