George D. Chamberlain High School

George D. Chamberlain High School

Address
9401 North Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33612 United States
Coordinates	28°02′05″N 82°28′01″W / 28.0347°N 82.4669°W / 28.0347; -82.4669Coordinates: 28°02′05″N 82°28′01″W / 28.0347°N 82.4669°W / 28.0347; -82.4669
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1956
School district	Hillsborough County Public Schools
Principal	Celeste Liccio
Grades	9-12
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Team name	Chiefs
Newspaper	The Chieftain
Yearbook	The Totem
Website	School website

George D. Chamberlain High School is a public high school in Tampa, Florida. 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 2011 Chamberlain was listed as an "A" School; this is a first in the school's history.

The school offers a culinary academy based program sponsored by Outback Steakhouse. 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 JROTC, with about 150 cadets (7% of the school) enrolled.

Demographics

In the 2016-2017 academic year, the student population numbered one thousand seven hundred thirty-nine. The ethnic makeup was as follows:

43.88% Hispanic
28.81% Black
18.80% White
5.18% Multi-racial
2.88% Asian
0.46% Native American^[1]

Athletics

The school offers the following sports:

Football
Baseball
Volleyball
Softball
- Florida state champions 2003 & 2012^[2]
Swimming
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Track and Field
Basketball
Wrestling
Tennis
Flag Football

Notable alumni

Forrest Blue, NFL offensive lineman.
Brodrick Bunkley, NFL nose tackle.
Bob Burns, NFL running back.
Brian Clark, NFL wide receiver.
Joe Clermond, NFL defensive end.
Elijah Dukes, MLB outfielder.
Dentarius Locke, American Track and field sprinter
Steve Garvey, MLB first baseman.
Chip Glass, NFL tight end.
Jay Gruden, Head coach, Washington Redskins.
Bob Hall (Class of 1960), incoming Republican member of the Texas State Senate^[3]
James Harrell, NFL linebacker.
Kevin House, Jr., NFL cornerback.
Oliver Hoyte, NFL linebacker/fullback.
Lauren Hutton (known then as Mary Hall), model-actress.
Greg Lee, NFL wide receiver.
Lex Lovett, wrestler and former substitute business teacher at Chamberlain.
Steve Madison, wrestler.
Lynn Matthews, college football player and newspaper publisher.
Dean May, NFL quarterback.^[4]
Eugene McCaslin, NFL linebacker.
Mike Mekelburg, professional soccer midfielder.
Dave Miley, MLB manager for the Cincinnati Reds.
Shock G, rapper.
Liz Vassey, actress.
Robert Gant, actor and producer.^[5]

Ron Selesky, NFL player/Arena Football League coach

References

↑ http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/assets/pdf/SE0016B.pdf
↑ staff. "Softball 2013-2014 Championship Records" (PDF). FHSAA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
↑ "More About Bob Hall". votebobhall.com. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
↑ Dean May - The Pro Football Archives
↑ "Actor's life now scripted for reality". sptimes.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

External links

Hillsborough County Public and Private Schools

High schools	Alonso High School (8th–12th grade) Armwood High School Blake High School Bloomingdale High School Brandon High School Chamberlain High School Durant High School East Bay High School Freedom High School Gaither High School Hillsborough High School Jefferson High School King High School Lennard High School Leto Senior High School Middleton High School Newsome High School Plant City High School (7th–12th grade) Plant High School Riverview High School Robinson High School Sickles High School Spoto High School Steinbrenner High School Strawberry Crest High School Tampa Bay Technical High School Tampa Marine Evening (7th–12th grade) Wharton High School

Middle schools	Louis Benito Middle School Pete Davidsen Middle School Angelo L. Greco Middle School Ben Hill Middle School John Quincy Adams Middle School James Buchanan Middle School William G. Pierce Middle School (6th-9th grade) Memorial Middle School Sligh Middle Magnet School D.W. Webb Middle School Dowdell Middle Magnet School Roland Park Middle School Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School Martin Van Buren Middle School James Madison Middle School Progress Village Middle Magnet School Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School James Monroe Middle School Woodrow Wilson Middle School Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School Orange Grove Middle Magnet School Hillsborough Academy (5th-8th grade) Liberty Middle School

Elementary schools	Booker T. Washington Elementary School MacFarlane Park International Baccalaureate School Westchase Elementary School Alafia Elementary School Symmes Elementary School Summerfield Elementary School Crestwood Elementary School Claywell Elementary School Cypress Creek Elementary School Essrig Elementary School Limona Elementary School Boyette Springs Elementary School Egypt Lake Elementary School Dale Mabry Elementary School Pride Elementary School Forest Hills Elementary School Dunbar Magnet School Gorrie Elementary School Mitchell Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Lee Magnet School Roosevelt Elementary School West Shore Elementary School Walden Lake Elementary School

Charter schools in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County	Anderson Elementary Academy Carl Sagan Academy Hope Preparatory Academy Kid’s Community College Learning Gate Community School Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy Metropolitan Ministries Mount Pleasant Standard-Based Middle School Pepin Academy of Tampa Prince Academy Quest Middle School Re-birth Academy RCMA Wimauma Academy Richardson Montessori Academy Tampa Bay Academy Tampa Charter School Tampa Transitional School of Excellence Terrace Community Middle School Trinity School for Children USF/Patel USF/Patel Intermediate Village of Excellence Walton Academy of the Performing Arts

Private schools in Tampa	Seffner Christian Academy (PreK-12) Berkeley Preparatory School (PreK–12) Cambridge Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Catholic High School (9–12) Jesuit High School of Tampa (9–12) Tampa Preparatory School (6–12) Citrus Park Christian School (PreK–12) Christ the King Catholic School (PreK–8) St. Mary's Episcopal Day School (PreK–8) St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School (PreK–8) Bayshore Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Baptist Academy (PreK–12) Academy of the Holy Names (9–12) American Youth Academy (PreK–12) The Paideia School of Tampa Bay (K–12) Bell Shoals Baptist Academy (PreK–8)

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