George D. Chamberlain High School is a public high school in

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, United States. It was opened in 1956 on North Boulevard (on the corner of Busch Boulevard). The school is named in honor of George D. Chamberlain, who served for several years as a trustee for the Hillsborough County School System. In 2002, the school started a culinary operations academy program supported by

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. No other school in Hillsborough County offers this program. Chamberlain is also the only school in the Hillsborough County Public School District to offer Marine Corps

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, with 100 plus cadets enrolled. Chamberlain boasts nationally award winning

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3DE Academic program as well as the Cambridge AICE program which allows students to earn an international diploma by taking advanced academic courses and passing exams administered by the University of Cambridge in England. In the 2022-2023 academic year, students are enrolled in the following academic programs: * 102 JROTC Students * 157 Culinary Students * 392

3DE Academic Students * 546 Cambridge AICE Academic Students * 220 Cosmetology/Barbering Students * 136 Veterinary Assistant Students In 2021, Chamberlain's 3DE students won the National Championship in the Case Competition for client Arby's in the first semester of the school's 3DE program.

Demographics

In the 2022–2023 academic year, the student population numbered 1,243. The ethnic makeup was as follows: *50.93% Hispanic *30.01% Black *12.15% White *4.67% Multi-racial *2.25% Asian

Athletics

Chamberlain is a member of the

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and competes as the Chiefs in these sports: * Boys: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, wrestling * Girls: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball, wrestling ;Florida state championships * Golf (Boys): 1959 * Golf (Girls): 1999 Spring, 1999 Fall, 2000 * Softball: 2003, 2012

Notable alumni

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, NFL

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. * Bob Burns, NFL

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, U.S. Representative, Florida - District 14. * Brian Clark, NFL wide receiver. * Joe Clermond, NFL

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. * Elijah Dukes, MLB

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. * Robert Gant, actor and producer. *

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. * Chip Glass, NFL

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. * Bob Hall (Class of 1960),

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member of the

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* James Harrell, NFL linebacker. * Kevin House, Jr., NFL

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. * Oliver Hoyte, NFL

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/ fullback. * Lauren Hutton (known then as Mary Hall), model-actress. * Jimmy Jordan, NFL running back. * Greg Lee, NFL wide receiver. *

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sprinter. * Dennis Lundy, NFL running back. *

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, MLB pitcher for

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and

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, actor * Lynn Matthews, college football player and newspaper publisher. * Dean May, NFL

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. * Eugene McCaslin, NFL linebacker. * Mike Mekelburg, professional soccer

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, MLB

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for the

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. * Ron Selesky, NFL player/Arena Football League coach. *

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, actress. * Tom Walker, MLB pitcher.

Footnotes

References

External links

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''The Chieftain'' school newspaper
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