Category: School News

On Tuesday February 4th, as part of Democracy Week, volunteers from the American Bar Association and the Voting Rights Project attended over 15 senior classes. Volunteers taught a lesson on the importance of voting that included a video about the history of voting and the disenfranchisement of people of color and women. Students participated in...

On February 5th, Chicago was hit with yet another snowstorm outside. Inside our building we had another type of storm, a storm of celebration of achievement. This past Wednesday the Junior Team held the Semester 1 Awards Ceremony where we recognized those who throughout the semester displayed the traits of an International Baccalaureate student. We...

This quarter freshmen will be reading two memoirs written by victims of a civil war that took place in Sierra Leone in 1991. But where is Sierra Leone? Is it as cold and snowy as Chicago? The best way to find the answers to these questions and visualize what the authors write about is to...

On Wednesday, January 29th two community organizations came to visit groups of sophomore students. Rebecca Rios, from the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, provided information on the PRCC’s BACCA program. Through this program approximately 25 sophomore students will be engaged in creating a campaign around alcohol consumption and awareness. These students will be working with Rebecca...

There’s no way around it: the best way to prep for the ACT is to study hard and read as much as you can, which is precisely what the juniors at Roberto Clemente Community Academy have been doing. From practicing writing, to debates using logos, pathos and ethos – and even composing their own music...

Last week, the freshman class began a unique theatre unit called American Mosaic in collaboration with the American Theatre Company. All freshman students are participating in this unit in their English class by reading the play Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam. Each class period will rehearse and perform one scene from the play....

The word “Clemente” has been spreading throughout CPS Wrestling like wildfire. In the past 2 weeks, CPS has crowned 2 City Champions and 1 silver medalist from Clemente High School. Freshman Charles Perdue put on a great display of technique and strength as he dominated his opponents at the Frosh/Soph CPS tournament and was the...

Over the past three months, poetic, artistic, and lyric-loving students have been coming together on Tuesday evenings to share their work. This sharing has manifested in the presentation of moving stories, poems, songs, and ideas as students work toward the competitive Louder Than a Bomb youth poetry festival that kicks off on February 15th. Participating...

At the end of 2013, nine senior students braved the elements for a service trip to Casa Central with Mr. Buss and Ms. Pooley. It was a brisk walk, but all were in good spirits as the sun shone and we made our way to the community center. While many opportunities exist for service work...

As the first semester winds down, seniors find themselves busier than ever. Our 12th graders are involved in many sports and activities, academically engaged in a full course load, and working on financial aid and other college tasks. Some things that seniors are doing right now include: Preparing for final exams next week Completing the...