Category: School News

This week, the Physics students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy are learning about the processes of conduction, convection, and radiation in order to build their own solar ovens to survive the zombie apocalypse. All quarter long, their learning has revolved around how to use science skills to prepare for this hypothetical (we hope!) crisis. To...

Roberto Clemente Community Academy and Pedro Albizu Campos High School students joined together on May 12th for a Beautification Project on Paseo Boricua. Our students decorated the planters on Division Street with over 200 plants to make their community a beautiful place. They took pride in their contribution to the community and enjoyed the experience....

Clemente congratulates our talented and hardworking Broadcast Technology students for winning awards in the 2014 Broadcast Technology Capstone Competition. The event was held at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Thursday, May 8th. It was a rewarding day for our kids and gave them an opportunity to mingle with other young filmmakers. Michael Glenn placed...

On April 28th, the Food Depository presented a group of sophomore students with ideas on how to bring awareness to their community about the Food Depository. After students were given ways the community shows their involvement already, the groups brainstormed ideas to promote the Food Depository in Humboldt Park. “Their ideas ranged from hosting a...

Combined ESL III and Transitional Survey of Literature classes have been studying genocide throughout the world. Students are reading either Maus by Art Speiglman or Night by Elie Wiesel and are making connections between the Holocaust and other genocides in world history. Students have discussed the Eight Stages of Genocide as defined by the United...

On Saturday, April 26th, Clemente students and staff participated in Chicago’s city-wide Clean & Green Day. This over 20-year-old city tradition aims to have community groups join in a “spring cleaning” of Chicago. Now that the snow has melted and spring is finally here, having a clean environment is an important part of being able...

A group of our junior students were asked to participate in the Women Everywhere Courthouse Tour this past week. These women were given the opportunity to hear from professionals in the field and observe court proceedings firsthand. In addition to observing court proceedings, they also spoke with a panel including judges, advocates, parole officers, clerks,...

This weekend, four Clemente seniors were notified that they had been awarded scholarships for $3,000 each through the Boys & Girls Club – Diplomas 2 Degrees program. This program helps prepare students for post-secondary education and supports them in the college application and scholarship process. The scholarships are made possible by the Darden Foundation, a...

As their last quarter of high school draws to an end, seniors are excited about prom, graduation, and going off colleges or careers. Students are proud and excited to be receiving scholarships and acceptance letters from prospective schools. On May 1, they participated in Decision Day, during which they declare and commit to the college...

City Year had a very successful Spring Break Camp with students last week. The theme of the camp was “Express Yourself” and students had multiple opportunities to express their creativity: writing poetry, budgeting money from their dream career to design their dream apartment, snapping perfect Instagram pics with photo basics, acting out their own reality...