WALKER - A new junior high school campus has opened in Walker, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony being held Thursday morning.

South Fork Junior High serves grades six through eight and replaces Walker Junior High School. The new campus cost $22 million and spans 80,000 square feet.

The school features a Broncos mascot, a gymnasium, a band room, modern classrooms, modern electrical and lighting services, a library and a dedicated room for computer science. It shares a cafeteria with the neighboring South Fork Elementary campus.

"It's a beautiful facility, been in the works for a couple years. It has a playing gym, band room, state-of-the-art classrooms, just a beautiful facility. I think kids will be very excited; I think the community is very excited to see that project wrapping up," Superintendent of Livingston Parish Public Schools Jody Purvis said.

Right now, the school has about 480 students with a capacity of anywhere between 650 and 700 kids.