The Department of Defense has completed construction of a middle school at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.
Christian County Now reports that the 167,000-square-foot facility is replacing the 58-year-old Mahaffey Middle School. The new middle school will hold around 700 students in grades five to seven.
The school has neighborhood instructional areas with 35 flexible learning studios and labs for hands-on STEM activities along with special education classrooms. There is also a gym, a common area for gatherings, and a dedicated performance arts space. Outdoors there is a new artificial turf soccer field and baseball and softball fields, along with outdoor courts and an amphitheater.
Michael O’Day, a spokesman for the Department of Defense Education Activity, said Mahaffey needed to be replaced because of its deteriorating condition. It was constructed in 1967 and no longer complied with multiple safety and energy standards. It was the only middle school on the base.
Discussion about building a new middle school began in 2017, and construction began in 2021.
The school has been built on the old Fort Campbell High School campus, which closed in 2018.
