Jamaree Chamberlain

St.Laurence HS ‘29|6’2| 177|ATH|[email protected]|

[Evan Panther @evan_panther34]

I am blessed to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at the University of Wisconsin- Parkside. I am thankful for everyone who helped me along the way. 🐻⬇️

[Friday Night Drive - Shaw Local @FNDrive]

St. Laurence proved that even a three-win regular season in the tough Chicago Catholic League should be enough to earn a playoff spot, backing it up with a 28-13 win over Plainfield South on Saturday afternoon.

[St. Laurence Football @STLVikingFB]

VIKES WIN! Vikings win 28-13 behind Taylor, the passing game and a shut out by the Defense in the second half!

Up next: Lincoln Way West at home, Saturday at 2pm!

[Viking Athletics @STL_Athletics]

🚨 @STLVikingFB will host Lincoln-Way West next Saturday at 2 pm. Make your plans to be there and stay tuned for more details.

[St. Laurence Football @STLVikingFB]

VICTORY! The Vikes roll to a win down in Belleville, 25-16!

Next up: @ Plainfield South, Saturday at 1pm!

[Viking Athletics @STL_Athletics]

Vikings win 25-16! They advance to the 1st round next weekend. Stay tuned for schedule updates! #DefendtheGlory #TheGoldSTANDARD

[Viking Athletics @STL_Athletics]

🚨 Playoff update: @STLVikingFB will travel to Belleville East HS on Saturday for a 3 pm kickoff in the opening round of the IHSA 7A state playoffs
#DefendtheGlory

[St. Laurence Football @STLVikingFB]

Panther sends us to the playoffs! VIKINGS WIN!

[St. Laurence Football @STLVikingFB]

Vikings Win! Keynan Morgan leads the way with 2 TDs rushing!

On to Marist! #GoVikings 🌕⚫️⚔️

[Evan Malone @evan_malone4]

After a great visit and conversation with @CoachBuddah I’m blessed to announce that I have received an offer from @piofootball

@CoachSwansonFB @STLVikingFB @PrepRedzoneIL @EDGYTIM @Tim_OBrien10 @DeepDishFB @AllenTrieu @LemmingReport

[St. Laurence Football @STLVikingFB]

HOMECOMING WIN ✅✅
Congrats Vikings! On to ICCP!

#GoVikings 🌕⚫️⚔️

[St. Laurence Football @STLVikingFB]

HOMECOMING AND GAMEDAY!

📍- Kavanagh Stadium
⏰ - 7:30pm
⚔️ - The Meteors of De La Salle

#GoVikings ⚫️🌕⚔️

[MikeClarkPreps @mikeclarkpreps]

7A
1. Brother Rice
2. Batavia
3. St. Rita
4. Hersey
5. Downers Grove North
6. Glenbard West
7. St. Laurence
8. Richards
9. St. Charles North
10.Wheaton Warrenville South

[Trost @TrustTrost]

St. Laurence in Burbank (IL) is one of the best high school turnaround case studies in the U.S.

The numbers behind the St. Laurence turnaround are wild.

In 2016, St. Laurence had roughly 480 students.

Today? Nearly 1,200.

Some will point to Queen of Peace High School closing in 2017 with an enrollment of 250, and St. Laurence - its neighbor - going co-ed later that year.

From 2016 to today, that’s about a 145-percent enrollment growth in a decade at a time when plenty of private and Catholic schools have been fighting just to maintain enrollment.

Think about that. That’s not easy to do.

Again: The brand was on life support.

With Mother McAuley, Brother Rice, Marist, St. Rita and Mount Carmel close by, what kid 10-20 years ago was begging his parents to send him to St. Laurence to play sports?

Be honest.

Today? Completely different conversation.

Kids from across the region WANT to be Vikings. And athletics has become a billboard for the rebirth:

Baseball: 2025 state champions.

Football: 2023 state runner-up and back among the state's prominent programs.

Boys soccer: State trophy in 2019, another in 2023 and state runner-up in 2025.

Softball: 4th in state in 2025.

Track: Individual 100-meter and 4x100 state championships in 2024.

But here's what makes the St. Laurence story bigger than athletics: The school enrollment has grown 30 percent just over the past five years.

It offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, AP and dual-credit courses, plus career pathways in areas such as medicine, engineering, aviation and aquatic science.

It just added a new test kitchen and podcast studio this fall.

That's not an athletic turnaround.

That's an institutional turnaround.

Facilities improved. Academics expanded. Enrollment exploded. Athletic programs started winning.

Kids wanted in. Families bought into the vision. Alumni re-engaged.

And somewhere along the way, being a Viking became cool again.

Go to a St. Laurence event now and you can feel it. Students, parents, coaches, employees and alumni genuinely take pride in the brand.

That doesn't happen accidentally.

There are plenty of lessons here for high schools everywhere about leadership, investment, facilities, athletics, academics, marketing and most importantly creating a culture kids actually want to join.

St. Laurence didn't simply revive some sports teams.

It rebuilt the brand…that was essentially dead with the competition looking to bury it for good.

#MoreThanJUSTGames

[Tim O'Brien @Tim_OBrien10]

Only going out for football as a sophomore, Jake Edlund bides his team as a back-up, ready to lead WR group for St Laurence in senior year. Check out the @BevRevNews story!

@STLVikingFB @stlbaseball1 @STL_Athletics @CoachSwansonFB @StLaurenceVikes

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[Jamaree Chamberlain @_itscjam]

Appreciate the mention THEvarsityvoices
#year2soon
#Class29
@CoachSwansonFB @STLVikingFB @mikeclarkpreps @EDGYTIM @Tim_OBrien10 @PrepRedzoneIL @LemmingReport @GregSmithRivals

[Steve Millar @Millar_S]

Checking out some 7-on-7 action at @SandburgEagles. @lemont_football @_MP_Football @STLVikingFB also in the house. Football season coming (too) soon!

[MikeClarkPreps @mikeclarkpreps]

Hello from Orland Park. Sandburg hosting Lemont, Morgan Park and St. Laurence in a 7/7.
@Coach_Murf @lemont_football @_MP_Football @STLVikingFB