: 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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Shayla Martin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Jaquez is the only recruit from California on the team, playing her whole high school career at Camarillo High School.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Senator Lisa Frizell grew up in an era when women did not have the same rights as men to compete in high school or collegiate athletics.
—Lisa Frizell, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Enjoying a full life, Harold became nostalgic about his high school days.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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How in the world had my mother, a young Black woman and the eldest of four, raised by two parents who had never finished high school in a segregated town in southwestern Louisiana, spent a summer in Europe in the 1960s?
—Shayla Martin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Jaquez is the only recruit from California on the team, playing her whole high school career at Camarillo High School.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Senator Lisa Frizell grew up in an era when women did not have the same rights as men to compete in high school or collegiate athletics.
—Lisa Frizell, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Enjoying a full life, Harold became nostalgic about his high school days.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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