Gulf Shores High School is a public

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located in

Gulf Shores, Alabama Gulf Shores is a resort city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 9,741. Geography Gulf Shores is located on the Gulf of Mexico at 30°16'4.069" North, 87°42'5.285" West (30.267797, −87.7 ...

, United States. The school serves grades 9- 12 and is part of the

Gulf Shores City Schools Gulf Shores City Schools (GSCS), also known as Gulf Shores Board of Education (GSBOE), is a school district headquartered in Gulf Shores, Alabama Gulf Shores is a resort city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 Census, ...

district. The school is at the center of a plan to build a combination high school-junior college campus which would alleviate overcrowding at the present school while providing a close link with

Coastal Alabama Community College Coastal Alabama Community College (also known as Coastal Alabama Community College – South) is a public community college with nine campuses in southern Alabama: Bay Minette, Fairhope, Gulf Shores, Atmore, Brewton, Gilbertown, Jackson, Mon ...

. Gulf Shores High School's mascot is the

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History

It was a part of the

Baldwin County School District The Baldwin County Board of Education oversees most public schools in Baldwin County, Alabama, and is based in Bay Minette, Alabama. The Board serves the entire county. Over 30,000 students are within the supervision of the Board. 3,400 employe ...

until 2019, when Gulf Shores's own school district was established. The school served Orange Beach and several

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prior to the 2019 separation. For the 2019-2020 school year Orange Beach grade 7-10 students and grade 7-10 students in

had a choice between remaining with Gulf Shores schools or attending temporary classrooms established by Baldwin County schools. Orange Beach Middle and High School opened in 2020.

Administration

Along with Gulf Shores Elementary and Middle Schools, Gulf Shores High School is now part of the Gulf Shores City Schools system following the split from the Baldwin County school system, made official on June 3, 2019. School principal, Cindy Veazey, was a principal previously at

Wetumpka High School Wetumpka High School is a public high school in Wetumpka, Alabama, United States. It is one of four high schools in the Elmore County Public School System. History Wetumpka High School was founded in 1897 as the 5th District Agricultural Schoo ...

. Veazey was set to become principal of the new Orange Beach Middle and High School. However, she was appointed back to her position following the school split.

References

{{authority control Schools in Baldwin County, Alabama Public high schools in Alabama