Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
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124 McComb Ave Port Gibson, MS, Claiborne 39150 United States |
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| Coordinates | 31°56′45″N 90°59′10″W / 31.94583°N 90.98611°WCoordinates: 31°56′45″N 90°59′10″W / 31.94583°N 90.98611°W |
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| School type | Private Boarding |
| Motto | Knowledge and Wisdom in Submission to God |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1879 |
| Status | Closed |
| President | Jim Montgomery |
| Dean | Wesley McClure |
| Headmaster | Keith Fraley |
| Teaching staff | 8 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | 4 (2014) |
| Average class size | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | 174 acres |
| Athletics conference | MAIS |
| Sports | Soccer, Basketball, Track, Cross-Country, Golf, and Tennis |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Accreditation | SACS, MAIS |
| Average ACT scores (2013) | 25 |
| Website |
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Founded in 1830 as Oakland College and closing its doors in 2014, Chamberlain-Hunt Academy was one of the oldest college preparatory schools in the South and, indeed, in the nation. Oakland College was founded in 1830 by the Reverend Jeremiah Chamberlain and the Presbyterian Church in Mississippi. Oakland closed during the Civil War but was reborn nearby as Chamberlain-Hunt Academy in 1879 in historic Port Gibson, Mississippi. Between 1915 and 1971, the Academy was a traditional boys military prep school. What might be termed a regional boarding school, the majority of students have traditionally come from Mississippi, Louisiana, West Tennessee, and Arkansas. In 1971, CHA began (like many Southern military schools such as Baylor School and McCallie in Tennessee) to transition into a less military and more civilian way of life. A Corps of Cadets was maintained but not strictly enforced; females were admitted; and more day students came to the school than had been the case previously. In some ways, the 1970s and 1980s were exciting years for Chamberlain-Hunt. Enrollments were strong; the academic and extracurricular programs were admired; and campus life was happy and productive. By 1990, however, the old school was finding the going tough financially.
In the year 1996, CHA was reorganized under new, mission-driven, and creative ownership. Several millions of dollars were raised to renovate and enhance the historic buildings and campus. While the Academy was very different from what it had been before 1996, and especially before 1990, the dedicated trustees and administrative team did outstanding work for eighteen years. The mission was to give young men everything they needed to grow into Christian gentlemen and then succeed in college and life. The new routine appeared rather traditional to outside observers: Chamberlain-Hunt became an all-male, all military, mostly boarding, and staunchly Christian college preparatory school. In 2013, the group who had purchased the school from the banks in 1996 sold it to another owner, who decided not to begin a 2014-2015 session. The future of this historic college preparatory school is uncertain.
The campus, with its buildings in brick Georgian Revival style, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Chamberlain-Hunt was a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS), the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS), and the Association of Classical Christian Schools.
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