ROBERTSDALE — Last year, Robertsdale High School’s NJROTC program did not have a SeaPerch team.This year, the first RHS SeaPerch team is heading to internationals.SeaPerch is a remotely …
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By Jessica Vaughn
Education Editor jessica@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/1/22 |
LOXLEY — Robertsdale High School senior Amberleigh Gibbs, of Loxley, was named the recipient of Mediacom Communications' World Class Scholarship program.The scholarship, worth $1,000, …
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6/1/22
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GULF SHORES — A new $12.4-million Eco Center and the addition of 23 acres on Bon Secour Bay are two environmental education projects planned by Gulf Shores city officials.The Alabama Department …
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By Guy Busby
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/31/22 |
AUBURN — Katie Pappas, a graduating senior in the Auburn University Theatre program from Daphne, Alabama, was selected to lead the College of Liberal Arts class of 2022 in the spring …
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5/31/22
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Birmingham native, Tequila Smith, knows what it is like to be the only African American female in the room.
Now the vice president of Corporate Sustainability for Georgia Power, Smith graduated …
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5/31/22
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ORANGE BEACH — The split between Orange Beach schools and the Baldwin County Board of Education moved ahead Monday, May 23, when city school board members signed the formal separation …
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By Guy Busby
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/30/22 |
ROBERTSDALE — Thirty members of the Robertsdale High School band found themselves sitting in the school cafeteria on Wednesday, May 25, with no idea of what awaited them in their band room.Just …
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By Jessica Vaughn
Education Editor jessica@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/27/22 |
ROBERTSDALE — Rosinton Elementary School student Orion Jordan, of Robertsdale, will head to Atlanta, Georgia this summer to take part in Envision's National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): …
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5/25/22
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FOLEY — Kiari Booth, a freshman at Foley High School, and Abbey McKee, a freshman at Baldwin County Virtual Secondary School, are two of 25 students selected from across Alabama to participate …
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5/25/22
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SUMMERDALE — Baldwin EMC recently announced its Shining Star Students for the months of April and May. The April recipient was seventh-grade student Pedro Paiva Silva of Foley Middle School. …
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5/25/22
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Spring Hill College recently announced a new Master of Public Health program. Students can complete the program in two years, and it has received approval from the Southern Association of Colleges …
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5/25/22
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Three years ago, a small group of trailblazing students walked into the temporary Orange Beach High School as the first sophomore class. On Tuesday, May 17, they crossed the stage at the Orange Beach …
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By Melanie LeCroy
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/24/22 |
LOXLEY — The construction of Novelis at Baldwin County’s Mega Site will bring money to county schools and may provide jobs for students at the new career tech high school. During the …
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By Jessica Vaughn
Education Editor jessica@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/20/22 |
Make a bed. Write a thank you letter. Host a cooking show, and a newscast and a late-night TV spot. Explain to an officer where exactly your seatbelt is.Could you do all of that, in quick succession, …
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By Allison Marlow
Managing Editor allisonm@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/19/22 |
Baldwin County High School's FFA students learned about shearing sheep and the wool they produce with a hands-on lesson recently.The school has one "Gulf Coast" hair sheep on campus as part of its …
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5/18/22
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ORANGE BEACH — City School Board members are working out staffing for the new municipal school system when the split from Baldwin County takes place in July.
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By Guy Busby
Government Editor guy@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/17/22 |
ROBERTSDALE — As a child, Drew Clukey and his sister looked forward to the days when the Professional Cowboys Association Rodeo would come to town. Clukey remembers his mom taking them to the …
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By Jessica Vaughn
Education Editor jessica@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/17/22 |
ORANGE BEACH — Denver Persinger, a senior at Spanish For High School, was awarded the second-ever The Wharf Scholarship, worth $10,000. He plans to attend the University of Denver in Colorado, …
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5/17/22
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LOXLEY — The Baldwin County Board of Education nominated and approved Jason Woerner as the newest board member during a special meeting on Thursday, May 5. Woerner will serve as the …
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By Jessica Vaughn
Education Editor jessica@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/17/22 |
DAPHNE — Rebecca Johnson, a school counselor at Daphne Elementary School, has been named the Alabama School Counselor of the Year by the Alabama School Counselor Association.Johnson has …
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By Jessica Vaughn
Education Editor jessica@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/13/22 |