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Recent Examples of high school
The overall rate of high school graduates choosing to enroll in community college and short-term credentialing programs is rising, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Renteria finished high school with honors, ranked as one of the top students in his class.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
After high school in South Florida, Brady was a wide receiver at William & Mary.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Mellencamp had his first child, Michelle, with ex Priscilla Esterline, just out of high school.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Renteria finished high school with honors, ranked as one of the top students in his class.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
After high school in South Florida, Brady was a wide receiver at William & Mary.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Mellencamp had his first child, Michelle, with ex Priscilla Esterline, just out of high school.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high school
- public school
- junior high school
- senior high school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- middle school
- common school
- primary school
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Married to a public school teacher and dad to two daughters.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Also annually, a third element is $300,000 to each of 13 state public school collegiate athletic departments.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Obviously, those people failed their junior high school math class.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2025
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The fourth annual Home Run Derby, a fundraising event that supports scholarships for South Bay senior high school athletes, is set for Nov. 22 at Eastlake High School.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Prince George is also facing another major change, as he is set to turn 13 on July 22 and begin his secondary school career in the fall.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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These groups provide financial help to elementary and secondary school students from low- and middle-income families.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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One month after Amber’s murder, Williams visited her daughter’s elementary school classmates.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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New Elementary School on Park Road CMS is constructing a new 45-classroom elementary school to serve students in Sedgefield and Dilworth, replacing Dilworth Elementary.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Investigators accuse him of coercing middle school football players to perform nude exercises in a locker room and secretly photographing them in various stages of undress.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The other case was brought by a West Virginia middle school student barred by state law from competing in school sports.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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Lawyers representing charter school interests argued such funding is constitutional as charter schools are held accountable by the state and fit the Kentucky Constitution's definition of a common school.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Partnering with the Irish Department of Education, the commission asked primary school students to document the folklore in their own communities.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2025
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After leaving his post-graduate engineering job, Nye kicked off a career in comedy before landing a pilot that would land him in primary school classrooms for years to come.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20school. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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