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
  • Nurse Heidy Justiniano had not decided who to vote for while already in line outside a public school in Lima.
    Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Nurse Heidy Justiniano had not decided who to vote for while already in line outside a public school in Lima.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Players still in secondary school are now potentially eligible, like college players, to sign lucrative Name, Image and Likeness sponsorship contracts.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 8 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
  • My family is zoned for a high-performing public elementary school in Texas — one where students consistently score above average on standardized tests.
    Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Her father was an elementary school principal, and her mother was a kindergarten teacher.
    Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 12 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
  • 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
  • Submissions are being accepted in three categories, from students in grades K-8, high school students, and college and trade school students.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Junior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior%20high%20school. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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