: a school especially in the U.S. usually including grades 9–12 or 10–12
: a system of advanced exercises in horsemanship
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
This weekend, several high schools from around the state will bring their teams and fans to Fort Collins for the CHSAA state football championships.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
In this part of the state, job prospects for someone graduating high school are pretty sparse.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 6 Dec. 2025
The Texas high school football UIL Seminfinals are here.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
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Unfortunately, these drastic changes around the conference also had drastic ramifications on the three-day early national signing day period for high school recruits, which began on Wednesday.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
This weekend, several high schools from around the state will bring their teams and fans to Fort Collins for the CHSAA state football championships.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
In this part of the state, job prospects for someone graduating high school are pretty sparse.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 6 Dec. 2025
The Texas high school football UIL Seminfinals are here.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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