Seventy-First Classical Middle School, public school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Seventy-First Classical Middle School is a school building in Fayetteville created in 1924 from the merger of six smaller schools and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004. The brick structure features Collegiate Gothic style with tall windows and decorative brickwork, displays an H-shaped layout with nine sections in the main section and two side wings, and includes secondary buildings such as a gymnasium from 1951 and a cafeteria building from the early 1950s.
The school was founded in 1924 by consolidating six smaller schools from the Seventy-First area and began with 367 students and classroom space for high school instruction. In the early 1960s it transitioned from serving as a high school to becoming an elementary school, and today operates as a middle school for grades six through eight.
The school's name reflects its origin from six smaller schools merged together in 1924 to create one larger institution. Today it serves as a gathering place where students explore their interests through clubs, dances held roughly every two months, and the annual basketball rivalry with another classical school.
The building is located on Raeford Road in Fayetteville with school days beginning around 7:30 in the morning and ending at 2:40 in the afternoon. Visitors should know that the school operates eight class periods with English and Math receiving double periods, so understanding the H-shaped floor plan helps orient yourself to the daily rhythm.
The annual Classical Challenge is the school's only major sporting event, a basketball game against Reid Ross Classical that takes place each spring. The school has won this game for three consecutive years from 2023 through 2025, a remarkable achievement for a school without a regular sports league.
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