Prom tickets are already selling at a steady clip at Robertsdale High, as many students have come to the conclusion that it's better to buy two tickets for $20 a pop rather than wait until those same tickets go on sale for $30 or $40 each.

This year's prom, whose theme will be "Midnight in Paris," will be held at the Baldwin County Coliseum in Robertsdale the evening of April 14, from 7-11:30 p.m.

Prom meetings are currently being held after school in the library. During these meetings the prom committee is making plans for refreshments, flowers, assembling the decorating and clean-up crews, in addition to finding out who will help chaperone the event.

If an RHS student goes to Men's Warehouse to rent their tux, all they have to do is tell the clerks they are going to the Robertsdale Prom and they will immediately receive a $5 discount from their rental fee.

Anthony's boutique is expected to drop off prom gown brochures in the next week.

Coach Brian Campbell was introduced to the Robertsdale students, as well as the community, Thursday evening as the new athletic director and head football coach.

Following the pep rally, during which Campbell was introduced, the parents and other members of the Central Baldwin Community were treated to an open house.

There, they were able to meet Principal Craig Ross and his staff, in addition to the various instructors who teach their children on a daily basis.

The following day the students were dismissed at noon, as the RHS faculty held a professional development day.

On Saturday the Naval Jr. ROTC unit from RHS traveled to Moss Point, Miss., for the unit's annual Academic Challenge.

Each Friday morning the Golden Bear Band's Color Guard will be selling Chick-fil-A chicken biscuits for $3 as part of a fundraiser for the Guard.

Congratulations to Adam Sanders, a freshman in Theresa Lacey's, for having collected over numerous aluminum tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Mobile. The tabs will be turned over to the school's Naval Jr.ROTC unit who will then sell them and contribute the funds to this worthy charity.

Over the coming weeks the "Stop the Drop" program, which originated at Robertsdale High, will have a Chick-fil-A breakfast as they listen to a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent about the importance of staying in school.

Dr. Cindy Erickson said she would notify the students regarding the date the speaker would be at RHS.

The "Stop the Drop" program went state-wide after Erickson's class created and then tweaked it into its present form.

Carol Smith, BSN, who teaches the health occupations classes at the South Baldwin Center for Technology, said the Health Occupations Students of America and the American Red Cross would co-sponsor a blood drive on March 1 in the RHS Library.

Scott Harville, the women's varsity basketball coach, said he had Southern Belle sweatshirts and long-sleeve t-shirts for sale. Students can come by his room for more information.

The school's Mardi Gras Holiday will be held Feb. 20-21, as school will be dismissed for both days.

The Alabama High School Graduation Exam, a five-part test that must be passed by each of the graduating seniors, will be given March 19-23.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available. Seniors are encouraged to file as soon as possible at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The same holds true for the Snook Family Scholarship, which must be applied for online.