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Recent Examples of high school
Seventeen high school students were taken to the hospital Friday morning after a school bus and SUV collided in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Maine high school athlete Cassidy Carlisle spoke at a rally in Augusta opposing Gov. Janet Mills on the issue and made a trip to the White House to discuss the issue in her state Feb. 27.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Before attending Princeton, Blackburn was a standout high school student chosen as one of 2,500 students for the National Merit Scholarship in 2019, according to WAVE.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
In high school in Idaho, Loveland was all-everything.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Maine high school athlete Cassidy Carlisle spoke at a rally in Augusta opposing Gov. Janet Mills on the issue and made a trip to the White House to discuss the issue in her state Feb. 27.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Before attending Princeton, Blackburn was a standout high school student chosen as one of 2,500 students for the National Merit Scholarship in 2019, according to WAVE.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
In high school in Idaho, Loveland was all-everything.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 25 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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What about charter schools, another type of public school?—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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As a child, her brothers were relentlessly bullied at their local public school.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Isabel’s dedication to her craft is evident in her commitment to vocal training in both classical voice and musical theatre, having worked with her current voice teacher since junior high school.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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France saw a similar disconnect in 2020, when French junior high school teacher Samuel Paty was murdered by an Islamist extremist, after showing images of the prophet in class.—
Colette Davidson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Jan. 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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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 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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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 12 May. 2025.
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