ores ▁City ▁School ▁Board ▁members ▁are : ▁ ▁Kevin ▁S . ▁Cor cor an ▁ ▁Ralph ▁R . ▁Gold , ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Nich ole ▁( N icky ) ▁P . ▁Got sch all ▁ ▁D ale ▁Kay ser ▁J ern igan ▁R N , ▁MS N ▁ ▁Kelly ▁L . ▁Walker ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁is ▁currently ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bald win ▁County ▁Public ▁School s ▁system . ▁ ▁Coast al ▁Alabama ▁Community ▁College ▁ ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁High ▁School ▁( gr ades ▁ 9 - 1 2 ) ▁ ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁Middle ▁School ▁( gr ades ▁ 7 - 8 ) ▁ ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁Element ary ▁School ▁( gr ades ▁K - 6 ) ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁coast al ▁communities , ▁tour ism ▁plays ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁economy ▁of ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁B P ▁oil ▁sp ill ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁sever ely ▁affect ▁both ▁local ▁real ▁estate ▁and ▁beach ▁tour ism . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁rough ▁year , ▁the ▁tour ism ▁economy ▁in ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁returned ▁to ▁pre - sp ill ▁levels . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁city ▁began ▁a ▁brand ing ▁campaign ▁to ▁help ▁it ▁stand ▁out ▁from ▁other ▁coast al ▁destin ations ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Ocean ▁fish ing , ▁be aches , ▁bo ating ▁cru ises , ▁and ▁especially ▁golf ▁are ▁major ▁draw s ▁for ▁the ▁area