junior high school

noun

: a school usually including grades seven to nine

called also junior high

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Mayor Shiro Suzuki, along with members of the Nagasaki City Council, 16 junior high school students, and others, are in St. Paul to commemorate 70 years of partnership as sister cities. Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025 University Junior High, jointly run by AISD and the University of Texas, was the first public junior high school in Austin to become racially integrated. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 District officials said the renovations, which also have been done at other junior high schools, help prepare students for college and careers by exposing them to the new technology. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025 Certificate: Yes – program completion and participation One of the most prestigious STEM programs for junior high school students, MITES Semester is a two-phase experience. Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for junior high school

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of junior high school was in 1907

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“Junior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20high%20school. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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junior high school

noun
: a school usually including the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades

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