high school

1 of 2

noun (1)

: a school especially in the U.S. usually including grades 9–12 or 10–12
high schooler noun

high school

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noun (2)

: a system of advanced exercises in horsemanship

Examples of high school in a Sentence

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What screening looks like Most athletes, even those in high school, will have a cardiac screening. Amanda Sealy, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024 Smith is Louisiana’s all-time winningest high school coach. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024 During an April 3 appearance on Kit Hoover's The Coop with Kit podcast, the actress, 51, opened up about her experiences while attending an all-girls high school in the 1980s. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024 In high school, Lasiewski lost a close friend to suicide and fell into a deep depression. Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024 Some of my high school and college buddies are in town, so my wife and I meet them for brunch at Randolph Beer on Prospect Street. Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 But Coulter was quick to divert from big business to champion small ones and the proverbial little guys and gals — those struggling to pay for education after high school, or to rent or buy homes, or to start small businesses. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024 He was focused on graduating from high school and for the most part had stayed out of trouble, his mother said. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024 Written by Barry Michael Cooper, the film tells the story about a promising New York City high school basketball star and his complicated relationships with a drug dealer and a former basketball star. Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

translation of French haute école

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high school was in the 15th century

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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

high school

noun
: a secondary school usually including the 9th to 12th or 10th to 12th years of study
high schooler noun
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