high school

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: a school especially in the U.S. usually including grades 9–12 or 10–12

high school

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Definition of high school (Entry 2 of 2)

: a system of advanced exercises in horsemanship

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun That's the case in the Osseo school district, where leaders were gradually expanding online course options for high school students, as a supplement to regular classes. — Erin Golden, Star Tribune, "Minnesota schools fast-track plans for permanent online learning options," 16 Feb. 2021 Nor were the reporters always ready for the confident, hothouse politics of elite American high school students. — New York Times, "Postcard From Peru: Why the Morality Plays Inside The Times Won’t Stop," 14 Feb. 2021 The Black History Month Challenge is a first-of-its-kind national competition to help high school students across the U.S. understand the Black American experience through historical perspectives. — Sam Boyer, cleveland, "Wondering about ordinary things exercises the brain: Whit & Whimsey," 12 Feb. 2021 The plan approved Tuesday night by the Pawtucket School Committee calls for bringing back elementary school students March 1; middle school students March 15; and high school students on a hybrid schedule March 29. — BostonGlobe.com, "R.I. Governor Raimondo defends vaccination rollout," 10 Feb. 2021 As CBS News reported in January, high school students are not yet included in Mr. Biden's reopening goal. — Bo Erickson, CBS News, "Many schools have reopened without White House guidance, but can be hard to track how they're teaching," 9 Feb. 2021 At the halfway point of the school year, 1 in every 5 Dallas ISD high school students — roughly 9,000 of them — have stopped attending classes with any regularity. — Corbett Smith, Dallas News, "With 1 of every 5 high schoolers not attending classes with regularity, Dallas ISD launches reconnection effort," 4 Feb. 2021 After the Mardi Gras break, as long as coronavirus trends remain favorable, other high school students will be able to return to their hybrid schedules. — Della Hasselle | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, "NOLA Public Schools to begin phased reopening of buildings starting Feb. 1," 27 Jan. 2021 No return date has been set for high school students. — Fox News, "Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district," 25 Jan. 2021

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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.

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high school

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: a school usually including the ninth to twelfth or tenth to twelfth grades

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