Category: School News

Students in Mr. Holmes’ freshman biology class participated in a unit about world hunger, which then grew into the first official service learning project for the Class of 2018. Students read about hunger and poverty throughout the world and then realized that they wanted to actually do something to make a difference. Yarlesha Johnson, a...

Exploring the Impact the Supreme Court has on Politics How does the Supreme Court affect us? Do their decisions always reflect American values? Clemente’s seniors explored these questions as they researched and debated the Supreme Court case Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission. What started as a controversy over a group advertising a political...

Making Our Group Movies By Izabel Segura Our recent filming was one of the most exciting and fun experiences. We split up into two groups and we all came up with ideas about what we, as a group, wanted to message. It was really challenging having different types of people with different ideas but we...

University Spotlight: Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private college with campuses located in both Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. According to the school’s historical page, “Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of...

Roberto Clemente Students Explore the the Benefits of Bilingualism ESL III students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy researched the many advantages to being bilingual. Some of the more well-known benefits include being able to communicate with more people, understanding cultural references, appreciating different cultures, and becoming more competitive in the job market. Other not as...

Personal Project Day As the weather gets warmer, it becomes a good reminder for our sophomores that their Personal Project’s due date is nearing. As an IB school, it is a requirement for all sophomores to complete a personal project which is designed to encourage students to practice and strengthen their approaches to learning (ATL)...

Personal Project Day As the weather gets warmer, it becomes a good reminder for our sophomores that their Personal Project’s due date is nearing. As an IB school, it is a requirement for all sophomores to complete a personal project which is designed to encourage students to practice and strengthen their approaches to learning (ATL)...

Sophomore Students Begin Discovering Geometry is Related to Farming and Gardening Sophomore students at Clemente have been exploring Geometry related to sustainable food options such as farming and gardening. They have been applying the concepts of area, perimeter, Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Formula to real-world situation in order to gain a broader perspective of where...

Artistic Wildcats Street art is a very popular form of art that can be found around the world. For this unit, the students in Art I have been learning about different street artists and their own interpretation of it. They have learned about street artists Mark Jenkins, Peeta, Shaka, and Banksy, and applied their knowledge...

Spotlight by Veronica Butron Located in Chicago, Malcolm X College is a community college with a focus on adult education and continuing education. Malcolm X College was one of the first Chicago City Colleges when it opened as Crane Junior College in 1911. The school was renamed in 1969, and one of Malcolm X’s cars...