Definition of high school
: a school especially in the U.S. usually including grades 9–12 or 10–12
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Officials say the wounded girl was hospitalized in stable condition after the stabbing Friday morning at the high school in Waverly, roughly 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Columbus.
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Several of the high school coaches listed above were voted as 2018 Bob King Coaches of the Year by their peers.
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At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Damico was seventh on the list of Maryland’s winningest active high school football coaches.
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The 44-year-old Zafrani has worked in the moving business since high school.
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Expected at the reception are his rec league coach, Firmin Simms, and his high school coach at Jeuit, Kevin Trower, the family said.
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In 2017, when Tomjanovich was also a finalist, Kansas' Bill Self, Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw and long-time Fort Worth area high school coach Robert Hughes were inducted as coaches.
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John Carey, a Hall of Fame high school coach from New York, is wearing a 50th anniversary Maguire jacket from the 2012 trip to New Orleans.
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The former longtime high school coach prefers a simple approach to teaching defense.
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First Known Use of high school
15th century
Origin and Etymology of high school
translation of French haute école
HIGH SCHOOL Defined for Kids
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Definition of high school for Students
: a school usually including the ninth to twelfth or tenth to twelfth grades
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