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Recent Examples of high school
There are 25 regular performers in the ensemble and four alternates representing 12 high schools in DuPage County.
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Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Graham, The Times’ high school player of the year in 2021, was an All-American at Michigan.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
This fall, though, Notre Dame will start an inexperienced quarterback who signed with the college out of high school.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In a series regular role, Pietz will play Donna, the no-nonsense high school secretary.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Graham, The Times’ high school player of the year in 2021, was an All-American at Michigan.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
This fall, though, Notre Dame will start an inexperienced quarterback who signed with the college out of high school.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In a series regular role, Pietz will play Donna, the no-nonsense high school secretary.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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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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That drop has stabilized in recent years, according to the National Catholic Educational Association, as the pandemic brought broader shifts in enrollment away from traditional public schooling (though most kids still attend public schools).—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Any board member who’s solely worried about re-election and winning a popularity contest with voters should step down and let others take their place who can make sound fiscal decisions, while striving to improve the education of all public school students.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2025
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And in a third incident, Sobel said, a junior high school student in Weston found two swastikas in his football locker.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2025
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But then in junior high school my world was rocked by one man: Bobby Caldwell.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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About six companies specially recruit junior and senior high school students every fall, according to its website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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In France and Switzerland, secondary schools are beginning to use Beekee devices to give students digital access without exposing them fully to the internet during class.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jaz Johnson, a 23-year-old from Brighton, is a pastoral officer (a British cross between a social worker, guidance counselor, and student support staff) at a local secondary school.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Ware said three public elementary schools in the upscale suburb of San Rafael were burglarized: Lucas Valley, Mary Silveira and Venetia Valley.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Those laws have not been tested much so far, but a notable case occurred this month at two elementary schools in Los Angeles.—
Soumya Karlamangla,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The beloved quartet of novels follows members of a middle school track team; each student has their own book, including Ghost, a finalist for the National Book Award, Patina, Sunny and Lu.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Her first inspiration: Catherine C. Blackwell, a pioneer in African and African-American studies and the namesake of Brewer’s middle school.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
1 May 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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Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Dec. 2024
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The primary school layout also has an endearing charm, as each office was once a classroom for kids.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The primary school layout also has an endearing charm, as each office was once a classroom for kids.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20school. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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