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Started in 1958 as a prep school for boys, the remote rural college was never very large.—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026 These prep school student-athletes stood out in their respective sports and earned Herald All-Scholastic honors.—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 Since June's departure from Gilead at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, Lydia's picked up a new sparring partner in Aunt Vidala, the second-in-command at Lydia's rigorous pre-marital prep school for girls.—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 Most prep school players take a pit stop for a year in the USHL or Canadian Jr.—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prep school