Category: School News

During second quarter, ESL (English as a Second Language) I & II students will be exploring the question, “How do families affect us?” The exploration began with a request from Paloma Gomes de Oliveria, a visiting student from Brazil, who asked her fellow students to share their family histories. Students were tasked with creating and...

Many freshmen are getting their first taste of what it means to be a communicator at Clemente. This year many students will be participating in our annual Winter Festival for the first time. After three months of rehearsals and practicing, students are ready to present holiday music at this year’s event. The Winter Festival seeks...

Students from Digital Imaging and Art II classes visited the Chicago Cultural Center to see Paint Paste Sticker: Chicago Street Art. The exhibit featured various graffiti and street artists from local neighborhoods. These artists reclaim city streets, museums and other public spaces to make statements about 21st century life, or sometimes to simply break deadening...

On December 5, 19 freshmen traveled to Lake Forest College (LFC) for a tour of the campus and a multicultural panel discussion. Students toured the academic building where classes are held, dormitories, and the sports center. The multicultural panel was composed of current Lake Forest seniors, all originally from Chicago, to give their unique perspectives...

The Clemente JROTC Department recently had the distinct honor of hosting the Borinqueneer Congressional Gold Metal Alliance team. The team is seeking Congressional approval to bestow the Congressional Gold Metal upon the Latino veterans who served in segregated units. The ”Borinqueneers” were a group of highly trained Latino soldiers that served in the 65th Infantry...

Students from each grade level celebrated their academic and attendance accomplishments last week during Quarter 1 awards assemblies. Senior Awards Assembly At the senior awards assembly on November 13th, twelfth-graders received awards aligned with characteristics of the IB Learner Profile. Balanced, Inquirer, Thinker and Principled Awards were distributed, as well as honors for attaining different...

This past Saturday, November 16th from 11:00am-3:00pm, Clemente hosted the first Neighborhood Schools Fair. This parent-organized fair brought together 14 high schools, 44 elementary schools, and more than 20 community organizations from all over the city, to show off the amazing resources and opportunities available in neighborhood schools. Participants were able to enjoy face painting,...

Last week was a busy one for our Culinary Arts students. On Thursday, November 7th, we participated in the Healthy Schools Campaign’s Cooking up Change competition. Clemente was one of 17 Chicago high school culinary programs fighting for the top spot. Students in the competition worked together as teams for weeks ahead of time to...

Near the end of first quarter, freshman students put their lab design skills to the test as they wrote their own soil testing experiments. In Biology class, students examined several soil samples from a city junkyard near the river, from a forest preserve in the northwest corner of the city, and from the grounds just...