Jerry Chabola is a former educator, coach and athletic administrator best known for his longtime service at Culver City High School in Culver City, California. During more than two decades at the school, Chabola served as a teacher, athletic director, Student Body Advisor and coach in football, baseball and girls soccer. He was also a co-founder of the Culver City High School Booster Club and helped establish several student and community programs, including Best Buddies and the Vanguard Academy. In recognition of his contributions to the school’s athletic program, Culver City High’s football stadium was renamed Jerry Chabola Stadium in 2013.

Chabola joined the Culver City Unified School District in 1990 and became athletic director in 1994, a position he held for approximately 18 years before retiring in 2012. During his tenure he also served as president of the South Bay Athletic Association, the district’s liaison to the California Interscholastic Federation and a member of the Culver City Parks and Recreation Commission. Outside the high school, he was involved in local youth baseball and softball and helped establish the Culver City National Girls Softball League. Chabola was named the first Teacher of the Year by the Culver City Education Foundation, and in 2014 the CIF Southern Section presented him with its Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to high school athletics.

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