: 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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Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Oc Register, 17 Mar. 2026
His son, the oldest of his two active children, will start high school in the fall.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
The Japan Coast Guard said 18 of them were students from a Kyoto high school on two boats, 10 on Heiwa Maru and eight on the smaller Fukutsu, to observe the Henoko area as part of their peace education program.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Two Miami-Dade high school students brought knives onto the school bus Friday with the intention of using it against another student, police said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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—Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Oc Register, 17 Mar. 2026
His son, the oldest of his two active children, will start high school in the fall.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
The Japan Coast Guard said 18 of them were students from a Kyoto high school on two boats, 10 on Heiwa Maru and eight on the smaller Fukutsu, to observe the Henoko area as part of their peace education program.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Two Miami-Dade high school students brought knives onto the school bus Friday with the intention of using it against another student, police said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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