Corpus Christi ISD has named its new southeast middle school. See what it will be called.
A new middle school in Corpus Christi will be called Lexington Middle School after the Corpus Christi Independent School District board of trustees voted to approve the name Monday evening.
The school, located in southeast Corpus Christi near Creekside Elementary School, is being constructed as a result of a bond approved by voters in 2022.
The building will be nearly 159,000 square feet with a 900-student capacity. The facility includes 26 classrooms, two collaboration spaces, a fine arts wing, a media center, cafetorium, competition gym, practice gym and weight room.
The school will open to students in August 2025.
The "Lexington" name was chosen from a list of 30 submissions. A committee of district leadership narrowed down the list, with Lexington Middle School recommended by the district to the board for approval.
Corpus Christi is home to the USS Lexington, a World War II aircraft carrier. Lexington is also the name of a subdivision in town and was previously used as the name of a now-closed elementary school in the district.
Lexington Middle School will be part of the Veterans Memorial High School learning community. Students from nearby Creekside Elementary School will feed into Lexington Middle School.
The name was approved by a slim board majority. Trustees Don Clark, Eric Villarreal, Dolly Gonzales-Trolley and Jaime Arredondo voted in favor of the name. Trustees Marty Bell, Alice Upshaw Hawkins and Steve Barrera voted against the name.
Bell said during the meeting that he thought the district could 'do better' than Lexington, such as by honoring an individual who has contributed to the district.
Many Corpus Christi schools are named after individuals; however, several recently opened schools have been named after neighborhoods or geographical descriptions, such as Creekside Elementary School and Cullen Place Elementary School.
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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Name chosen for new Corpus Christi ISD middle school
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