ORANGE BEACH, AL – Orange Beach Elementary School is taking applications for its Pre-K class for the 2016-17 school year.

To apply for the program parents must bring by the child’s state-certified birth certificate and two proof of residence documents. Those can be power, water, cable, garbage bills, a deed or rental agreement.

The last day to register is April 15. Registration is open from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. daily at the school. Eligible children must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 2 2016.

There are 18 slots available in the class and there will be a lottery drawing on May 5 at 5 p.m. at the Baldwin County Board of Education offices in Loxley.