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Gulf Shores High School

Gulf Shores High School
Address
Map
600 East 15th Avenue

Gulf Shores, Alabama
36542

United States
Coordinates30°16′09″N 87°40′34″W / 30.2691°N 87.6761°W / 30.2691; -87.6761
Information
School typePublic
School districtGulf Shores City Schools (2019-)
Baldwin County Public Schools (-2019)
CEEB code011334
NCES School ID010020202473[1]
PrincipalCindy Veazey
Teaching staff55.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment882 (2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.89[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Teal, Navy Blue & White
   
Athletics conferenceAHSAA 6A[2]
MascotSplash
NicknameDolphins
Websitewww.gsboe.org/gshs

Gulf Shores High School is a public high school located in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States. The school serves grades 9–12 and is part of the Gulf Shores City Schools 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.[3]

Gulf Shores High School's mascot is the dolphin.

History

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It was a part of the Baldwin County School District until 2019, when Gulf Shores's own school district was established.[4]

The school served Orange Beach and several unincorporated areas prior to the 2019 separation. For the 2019-2020 school year Orange Beach grade 7-10 students and grade 7-10 students in unincorporated areas had a choice between remaining with Gulf Shores schools or attending temporary classrooms established by Baldwin County schools.[5] Orange Beach Middle and High School opened in 2020.[6]

Administration

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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. 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.

Notable alumnus

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gulf Shores High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "AHSAA 24-26 Athletic Rankings" (PDF). Alabama High School Athletic Association. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Pearsall, Sally (April 15, 2014). "Gulf Shores announces plan to build combination high school, community college". AL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Gulf Shores city schools to start in the 2019-2020 school year". Al.com. April 20, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Work on Orange Beach school campus continues". Al.com. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Orange Beach high school opening". Al.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "From Orange Beach to the XFL, Silvers still hates to lose". Gulf Coast Media. March 24, 2023.