Category: School News

Clemente Spotlighted at IB Conference of the Americas On July 23-26, over 2,000 educators converged on Chicago for the IB Conference of the Americas. These teachers represented nations from North, Central and South America, including 15 educators from Clemente as well as representatives from Moos and De Diego. While the main purpose of the conference...

Aloha, Juniors The 2014-2015 school year came to an end with a festive celebration for the junior class. Our 11th grade students planned and executed a phenomenal Hawaiian-themed awards ceremony on Friday, June 12 to commemorate their accomplishments throughout the year. The ceremony was hosted by MCs Luis Echabarria and Jennifer Ramirez, with music by...

CLASS OF 2015 Prom Night: All that Glitters On June 5th, the Class of 2015 celebrated prom at the Palmer House Hotel in beautiful downtown Chicago. It was a fabulous night with bright lights, enchanting music, and red carpet fashion. Prior to attending prom, the students had an incredible time taking pictures around the Humboldt...

Navy Pier Field Trip Rewards EPAS Testing Dedication & Growth On Tuesday, June 16, a group of 30 freshman students went to Navy Pier as a reward for their hard work on the EXPLORE test, an ACT-aligned district test. Sponsored by their teachers, Ms. Kephart, Ms. Bryant, Ms. Schibelka, Mr. Spooner, and Principal Sorensen, students...

2015 Sophomore Half Cap On Thursday, June 18 Clemente’s sophomore class celebrated a milestone: being halfway to graduation. This accomplishment is celebrated at the end of sophomore year and known as Half Cap. It is a time to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that our students have put forth in order to be considered...

2015 RCCA Community Awards Ceremony For the final unit of study in the freshman World Studies classes, students learned about gentrification and displacement. In this unit, they first learned about gentrification and displacement conceptually. Once students had studied these concepts, they focused in on Humboldt Park and studied specifically what is happening in their community....

2015 RCCA Community Awards Ceremony For the final unit of study in the freshman World Studies classes, students learned about gentrification and displacement. In this unit, they first learned about gentrification and displacement conceptually. Once students had studied these concepts, they focused in on Humboldt Park and studied specifically what is happening in their community....

Class of 2015 Graduates On Monday, June 8th, the class of 2015 graduated at Moody Bible Institute. This significant event opened with junior Jasha Jackson’s beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner followed byClemente’s steel drum band led by Ms. Heather Busch. The keynote speaker for the ceremony was Dr. Jose Lopez, executive director and...

Clemente Students Accepted into Focus on Tomorrow Apprentice Program Congratulations to Manny Velazquez and Michael Glenn for their acceptance into Focus on Tomorrow, a six week paid apprentice program at the Illinois Center for Broadcasting. Focus on Tomorrow began in 2012 and has been serving students in both Chicago, IL and Miami, FL. The video...

Culinary Work in the Community On May 14th, the junior culinary catering team of Roberto Clemente Community Academy collaborated with the senior and sophomore teams to prepare, deliver and serve food for a community event. The Taino Project is an ongoing educational effort of the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) that teaches elementary, middle and...