Orange Beach high school opening

A new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. In this picture, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and Baldwin County Superintendent Eddie Tyler cut the ribbon on the opening of the new school. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

A new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

Orange Beach high school principal Erika McCoy (right) and Orange Beach middle school principal Robbie Smith, speak during a ribbon cutting ceremony outside the new high school and middle school that was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

A new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

Baldwin County Superintendent Eddie Tyler speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony outside the new high school and middle school opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Orange Beach high school. The new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

Iris Ethridge, a former Orange Beach city council member, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony of a new high school and middle school that was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

A new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

A new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

A new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

A new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

Alabama state Senator Chris Elliott, R-Daphne, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony outside a new high school and middle school that officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

Baldwin County School Board President JaNay Dawson speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony outside a new high school and middle school that was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

A new high school and middle school was officially opened in Orange Beach, Ala., on Monday, August 10, 2020. The $34 million facility includes a $10 million auditorium that is being financed by the city of Orange Beach. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).