junior high school

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Recent Examples of junior high school My junior high school yearbook picture drives that truth home. Josh Browning, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025 As the mean girl of the town's junior high school, Amber uses her popularity to hurt Kat instead of treating her nicely. Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 George Clinton and the Parliaments played at my junior high school. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025 The words were handwritten in pencil by a junior high school student named Katie Hawkins in 1953. April White, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for junior high school
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Noun
  • But these three high school students aren't arranging bouquets in a floral shop.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.
    OCVarsity sports staff, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Denver Post will present the April Heinrichs Award to an extraordinary senior high school girls soccer player from Colorado who’s also a star in the classroom and the community.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Principals could designate supervised areas where more senior high school students can briefly use their phones for multifactor authentication.
    Corinne Brion, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The first day of New York City public school will be unusually late this fall, according to the official 2026-27 school year calendar released Tuesday — forcing families to scramble for child care at the end of summer break.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Catawba County commissioners voted Monday to merge the county’s three public school systems, starting a yearslong consolidation despite strong opposition from educators and residents.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • People stand at the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Our contract enabled the school district to implement mandatory recess for elementary school students; codify smaller class sizes; expand access to honors, arts, music and sports; and establish dual language schools in the Black community on the West and South sides.
    Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Jarvis and Rosen first rubbed elbows in elementary school.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Vargas points to a significant move made by the Los Angeles Unified School District last year, impacting all elementary and middle school campuses.
    Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Rodriguez, whose family adopted Sibomana-Rodriguez when the teen was in middle school, then introduced him to the family sport.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Reyes said her son planned to enroll in trade school to become a mechanic.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
  • By having a trade school on the property, students will have the opportunity to work on productions while also getting an education.
    Samuel O’Neal Updated April 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026

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