His passion is working with students, not just preparing them for college, but for the challenges of life. He has been teaching at Tombstone High School for six years. In that time, he has created a carpentry core class and two levels of cabinet-making courses.

The carpentry core class is the prerequisite for the first level of cabinetmaking; the first level is the prerequisite for the second level. These courses are not mandatory, but are offered as electives for students. Most of his students are boys, but Chambers said he has one female student.

If students complete all three levels, they earn themselves three credits at Cochise College.

"The difference between cabinetmaking level one and two is mostly the difficulty in projects, learning new tricks of the trade, and expanding on basics. It just keeps getting more difficult," Chambers said.

Some of the projects consist of making clipboards, cutting boards and magazine stands.

"I really enjoy this class because I love working with my hands and building things rather than sitting in a classroom or doing homework," said Connor Bergseid, a student in Chambers' class.

"Some of the students may go into construction, but many of them will use the skills they have learned in this class in their homes," Chambers said.

"They can build things as a hobby in their spare time. The main point of the class is to give students skills that will be relevant and beneficial for whatever they do after high school, whether it be college or not."

Chambers said that before he started working at the high school, "this class was a mess."

"The school did not have the proper equipment."

Chambers replaced the old machines with new ones.

"We have some of the best woodworking machines that you can buy. Before I got here, this was strictly a wood shop class, but I have expanded it into cabinetmaking."

When Chambers started to put this class together he needed a way to fund it.

Chambers and Joanne Coppola, the career technology educator, have been working together to make sure that this class remains available to students by using money from grants that have been given to the school.

"We use money from the Joint Technology Education District (JTED), State Priority grants, and Carl Perkins Basic Grant to pay for the necessary items needed for this class," Coppola said.

"There is a large piece of equipment in the workroom that is used to make pieces of wood thinner. This piece of equipment alone is worth $15,000," Chambers said. "All together we have close to $40,000 to $50,000 worth of equipment in this room."

The class focus on building, but also requires reading, reviewing basic math skills and writing research papers.

Another student in Chambers' class, Sean Roman, was enthusiastic about his project.

He was finishing work on a cutting board.

"I am almost done with my board. I have to finish sanding it and then oil it so that it will look shiny."