Category: School News

8th Grade Students Learn About High School Life at Clemente After one of the highest increases in high school enrollment for 2014-15, Clemente is currently supporting this year’s 8th grade students in investigating the great, educational opportunities that the school has to offer! RCCA is quickly gaining recognition within the community and surrounding area with...

Shooting Hoops with the Chicago Bulls On Wednesday January 7, Youth Guidance support group B.A.M (Becoming A Man) took a group of 18 sophomore and junior boys to the Bulls vs. Jazz game. As BAM counselor Brandon Bailys was making final plans, CPS cancelled school for the next day due to extreme low temperatures. The...

Music Scholarships: The Audition Process By: Felisha Rodriguez, Grade 12 My name is Felisha Rodriguez and I’m a senior at Clemente High School. I recently applied for a musical education scholarship to Columbia College in Chicago, IL. As part of the application process, I’ve had to perform two musical pieces of a genre of my...

Sophomores Visit Roosevelt University Written by: Antoine Harris, sophomore On January 14, 2015, select sophomores went on a college trip to Roosevelt University, organized by GEAR UP. Roosevelt University is located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Once there, we received a tour around the campus, and we even got to see their actual dorm rooms located...

Fantasy Coffins The Art 1 students are learning about various cultures’ funerary traditions and the connections to our own beliefs. Students are currently exploring the artistic qualities and meaning behind Ghanaian fantasy coffins. Fantasy coffins are visual representations of a deceased individual’s interests and life. The non-traditional coffins are tailored to be specific for each...

  Rube Goldberg Machines This unit in Physics, students are taking on the classic challenge of building a Rube Goldberg machine! As the students have learned, Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist who drew complex machines that turned simple tasks, like using a napkin during dinner or squeezing the tube of toothpaste, into multi-step, interactive experiences....

Unlocking the power of Socratic Seminars Sophomores at Clemente are unlocking the power of Socratic Seminars! In order to prepare for their individual oral commentaries, students practiced sharing and defending their opinions on what it means to be a role model and what they can do as young adults to be good role models for...

Freshmen Investigate Peace Treaties This week, the freshmen in world studies class are beginning to study how perspectives of different countries influence their cooperation when making peace treaties. Students viewed several historical photographs and read complex nonfiction texts to explore how leaders from different countries went into the peace treaty making process with contrasting motives....

Civics Students Explore Ways to Improve their Wealth How do I open a checking account? What is a certificate of deposit? How do I begin investing? Civics students are exploring these questions and more. For the last several weeks students have investigated the several ways they can make themselves wealthier through investments in stocks, mutual...