Gulf Shores High School
{{Short description|Public high school in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Gulf Shores High School
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| established =
| opened =
| enrollment = 882 (2023–24){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Miles=10&Zip=36542&ID=010020202473|title=Gulf Shores High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 21, 2025}}
| schooltype = Public
| ceeb = 011334
| us_nces_school_id = 010020202473
| teaching_staff = 55.50 (FTE)
| district = Gulf Shores City Schools (2019-)
Baldwin County Public Schools (-2019)
| streetaddress = 600 East 15th Avenue
| city = Gulf Shores, Alabama
| zipcode = 36542
| country = United States
| campus type = Suburban
| nickname = Dolphins
| athletics_conference = AHSAA 6A{{cite web|url=https://www.ahsaa.com/Portals/0/PDF's/AHSAA/AHSAA/Re-Classification/2024-2026/2024-2026%20Classification.pdf?ver=XeLnH50lceQ%3D×tamp=1702908624218#page=3|title=AHSAA 24-26 Athletic Rankings|publisher=Alabama High School Athletic Association|access-date=January 21, 2025}}
| mascot = Splash
| colors = Teal, Navy Blue & White
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| principal = Cindy Veazey
| coordinates = {{coord|30.2691|-87.6761|format=dms|type:edu_region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Alabama#USA
| website = {{URL|https://www.gsboe.org/gshs}}
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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.{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/live/2014/04/gulf_shores_announces_plan_to.html|title=Gulf Shores announces plan to build combination high school, community college|work=AL.com|first=Sally|last=Pearsall|date=April 15, 2014|accessdate=March 28, 2015}}
Gulf Shores High School's mascot is the dolphin.
History
It was a part of the Baldwin County School District until 2019, when Gulf Shores's own school district was established.{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2018/04/gulf_shores_city_schools_to_st.html|title=Gulf Shores city schools to start in the 2019-2020 school year|work=Al.com|date=April 20, 2018|accessdate=August 27, 2021}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/2019/08/work-on-orange-beach-school-campus-continues.html|title=Work on Orange Beach school campus continues|publisher=Al.com|date=August 9, 2019|accessdate=August 27, 2021}} Orange Beach Middle and High School opened in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/galleries/BVDNPZZIDNGSTAUQXUMNP6W2A4/|title=Orange Beach high school opening|work=Al.com|accessdate=August 27, 2021}}
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. 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
- Brandon Silvers (2012) professional football quarterback who played college football at Troy{{cite web |title=From Orange Beach to the XFL, Silvers still hates to lose |url=https://gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/from-orange-beach-to-the-xfl-silvers-still-hates-to-lose,160882 |website=Gulf Coast Media |language=en |date=March 24, 2023}}
References
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{{Baldwin County, Alabama High Schools}}
{{AHSAA Class 6A}}
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