: 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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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Griffin, 19, went to the same high school as Mangum, 29 – Jackson Preparatory in Flowood, Miss.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
The initiative, co-championed by home improvement retailer Lowe’s, entails working with elementary, middle and high schools to raise awareness.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Johnson then joined his high school’s theater club, and kept the acting going into college at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
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According to the 2024 Netflix documentaryThis Is the Zodiac Speaking, the high school students had been out for their first date before David drove them to a secluded area on Lake Herman Road in Benicia, Calif.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Griffin, 19, went to the same high school as Mangum, 29 – Jackson Preparatory in Flowood, Miss.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
The initiative, co-championed by home improvement retailer Lowe’s, entails working with elementary, middle and high schools to raise awareness.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Johnson then joined his high school’s theater club, and kept the acting going into college at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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