CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Independent School District held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for the brand new Carl O. Hamlin Middle School.

Located in the Bay Area, the brand new school sits at 156,000 square feet, with a project cost estimate of $88,100,000.

According to officials, the school was built on district-owned land near the old Hamlin Middle School and it is a closed wing campus, with natural lighting, collaborative learning spaces, contemporary security, and technology capability.

Kris 6 News caught up with Hamlin Middle School Principal Bridget Lamoureux during the ceremony. She says school officials could not be more thrilled to move into the new space.

"It's not just a space with new things, but it's new opportunities for our students," Lamo

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