Pros:
(*I will address the nature of this "non-course" in the "other thoughts" section*)
The one real positive aspect about this "course" is the fact that Athey Creek Middle School has 9 brand-new Innova Discatcher baskets. I noticed that the baskets had the logo for local outdoor store and long-time disc golf supporter Next Adventure on them, so I'm hopeful that they might be working in partnership to eventually construct an actual long-term course on the property. Other than the baskets, the school has a very large campus, with the *potential* to make a few interesting holes, and potentially short and long pads, as many of the baskets were spaced quite a ways apart.
As of right now, the main "pro" is that someone in the neighborhood could utilize this space as a good field practice space. A few of the holes behind the back side of the school have some nice natural undulations, and someone with some creativity could make up something of a course for their own sake. The other good side to this course is that I can picture a PE class in the middle school making good use of the wide spread of nice baskets to set up age-appropriate holes as most of the baskets are in open, unguarded locations.
Cons:
As of July 2018, there aren't any tee pads, signage, or other information about this course/property. Even absent tee signs, if I tried to "play" the course just from basket to basket, it doesn't flow well, as there are several baskets that are very isolated, or stuck next to the tennis court or entry road to the parking lot. Even if a course is laid out, it should be noted here that I imagine that it wouldn't be playable during school hours, as many of the holes play very close to school recreational areas. If a course was completed, with the baskets where they are now, I imagine most, if not all of the holes would lack much in the way of obstacles, and would just be open field shots. Only 2 or 3 of the baskets were even close to any trees/other features.
Other Thoughts:
As of my visit in July 2018, this property really just has 9 baskets in the ground at this point. It's hard to tell without any additional information whether the school is planning to implement a full-time course open to the public. I showed up in the summer, at 5pm on a weekday and the property was open, there was ample parking, and the property itself seemed like a very well-kept, multi-use space with tennis courts, soccer fields, play structures and baseball diamonds. Unfortunately to some degree, the baskets are placed in ways that would like interfere with some of these recreational activities throughout the year.
The reason I am not leaving a .5 or 0 out of 5 review for this non-course is that I reserve those ratings for courses I believe are actively antagonistic to disc golf itself. As it stands, a good PE teacher could utilize these fantastic baskets to teach kids how to play disc golf. While the holes are very spread out, I could see that working to the advantage of a class of kids all out throwing around the grounds. I can imagine a course being put in eventually that could utilize the space effectively, and if I get wind that a real course is in the works, I will update this review accordingly.