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Chamblee High School
Chamblee High School, formerly known as Chamblee Charter High School, is a public secondary school located in Chamblee, Georgia, United States. As of 2010, it serves 1512 students in grades 9–12. It is the second oldest high school of the DeKalb County School District, having opened in 1917. Chamblee was a charter school until 2021 and accepts students from all of Dekalb County as well as from its local district. Chamblee was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1996 and is one of 27% of schools in Dekalb to make the AYP of the No Child Left Behind Act. In 2010, Chamblee was ranked #215 of the 1500 best public high schools by Newsweek magazine. Its students' SAT scores are ranked first in Dekalb County and sixth in the state. When adjusted for differences in demographics, Chamblee High School has the highest SAT scores of all Atlanta-metro schools (including Cobb, Gwinnett, and Forsyth). Its 84th percentile ranking is superior to Walton (73rd percentile) and other suburban counterparts. The student body also has one of the highest acceptance rates to tier 1 colleges and universities in the state of Georgia. The school offers a variety of extracurricular activities, courses, and sports. There are elective performing art classes which are bolstered by performances. CCHS offers 32 AP courses, the most of any high school in Dekalb County, and was named an AP Honor School in 2011 for every category in which it was eligible.
History
Facility
The school is adjacent to North Dekalb Stadium, which is used by many sports teams and local schools. It was last renovated in 2014, using $58 million in federal stimulus bonds as well as $11 million already set aside by the special-purpose local-option sales tax.
Athletics
The Chamblee Bulldogs participate in baseball, basketball, badminton, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track and field, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. The varsity football, lacrosse and soccer teams play their home games at North DeKalb Stadium in Chamblee.
State championships
Key: {{legend|#318CE7|School Boys' Record}} {{legend|#A9F5A9|School Girls' Record}}
Athletics
Academics
Feeder schools
The following schools feed into Chamblee Charter High School: The following schools feed into Chamblee Middle School:
School newspaper
The Blue and Gold is Chamblee Charter High School's official school newspaper. The current faculty advisor of the Blue and Gold is Fred Avett. Currently, the Blue and Gold is published online and in a print format.
Notable alumni
This is a list of notable alumni that graduated from Chamblee Charter High School, sorted by year of graduation.
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