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grammar school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of grammar school After the school board decided not to appeal, the students returned to the grammar school. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 Meyers’ father, Michael, coached for 23 years at grammar schools and high schools on the South Side of Chicago. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026 After Cathedral School, a grammar school across Gough Street, closed, Sacred Heart Cathedral arranged a long-term lease and turned that lot into a too-small grass practice field for football, soccer and lacrosse, called Coach Bill Henneberry Practice Field. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026 For instance, throughout the Middle Ages, grammar schools began with letter sounds and memorization of the Psalms for practice. — Daniel Buck, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grammar school

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Noun

Despite those difficulties, Fiesta Hispana remained free and continued its support of educational opportunities for high school and college students and nonprofit organizations.

— J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
But the changes came after the early signing day for high school recruits and just before the transfer portal opened — not much time for new staffers to assess FSU’s personnel and fortify its roster.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

In 2020, a sheriff’s deputy shot trade school student Andres Guardado, 18, in the back several times, killing him.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Whether students are considering college, trade school or another path altogether, families increasingly want evidence that the choice will pay off.

— Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of trade school

Noun

New York City's public school students are scheduled return to the classroom next week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
New York — New York City is banning the use of generative artificial intelligence for public school students from 2K through 8th grade, part of a larger move to restrict classroom technology in the nation’s largest school district.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of public school

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From medicine to computer science After his kindergarten experience watching a brain surgery video, Alwakeel had little opportunity to pursue his medical dreams in elementary and junior high school.

— Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 27 Aug. 2026
Becerra was quiet and serious when Franco first met him in junior high school, but slowly warmed up to other students.

— Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of junior high school

Noun

At an elementary school, Salomon picks up three trash bins full of cafeteria food refuse, including what appears to be leftover Sloppy Joe meat in a clear bag swarmed by flies.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Bush was visiting an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida, when Chief of Staff Andrew Card informed him that planes had struck the World Trade Center.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

His parents got divorced in middle school, and that forced him to find his independence.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
New York City's schools will ban elementary and middle school students from using generative AI tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday.

— Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of middle school

Noun

Seventy percent of Gen Z women who started playing sports continued through the end of high or secondary school, compared with 62% of Baby Boomers.

— Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
The ban has been in place long enough that an entire cohort of girls has passed through adolescence without stepping foot in a secondary school classroom.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of senior high school

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