Meridiana’s next on-site school nears completion for fall (Sponsored)

Jan. 30, 2021Updated: Feb. 1, 2021 1:16 p.m.

Alvin ISD officials lead a tour of Caffey Junior High, Meridiana’s second on-site school opening this fall.
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As workers put the finishing touches on Meridiana’s newest on-site school, Alvin ISD administrators are touting Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High as a next-generation campus, the latest to incorporate the best ideas and designs from other junior highs in the district.

Opening this fall, Meridiana’s second on-site school offers spacious classrooms, extra-wide hallways with flex breakout areas, ample natural light and commissioned mural art.

Its signature student-centered space is the amphitheater-style Learning Stairs, ideal for promoting collaboration, flexibility, creativity and wellness. Located next to an open-concept library, the stairs can be transformed from an informal group meeting area to a formal teaching or lecture space.

Other campus features include a studio-quality theater with built-in lighting; semi- and fully soundproof rooms for theater arts, band and choir; expansive art room with polished marble floors and a kiln room for pottery making; large chemistry and science labs; technology lab with extended space for robotics building; theater-style outdoor classroom space with outlets for laptops; and a technology studio for the study of digital graphics, coding and other platforms.

As for athletics, Caffey Junior High boasts its own football field, track, tennis courts and competition gym with bleachers on either side of the court. An auxiliary gym with partition is available for volleyball and other indoor sports. Students also can access a newly designed weight room.

Construction continues at Iowa Colony High School, opening fall 2022, adjacent to Meridiana. Along with the on-nsite Meridiana Elementary, Meridiana will be a Texas 288 community of new homes with all three levels of education within or adjacent to its neighborhoods.

Located south of Pearland, the 2017-2018 GHBA Community of the Year presents new homes from the low $200,000s to the $800,000s. Model homes, including several new showcase models, are open daily.

Go to MeridianaTexas.com for information on builders, model homes, on-site schools and community amenities.