middle school

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Recent Examples of middle school Future high school coach Joe Gillespie introduced him to former SMU quarterback Kelan Luker for some training in middle school. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026 Perhaps middle school basketball just means more in Kentucky. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026 The conversion will add one middle school grade a year starting in August 2027 so that the school that now serves children through fifth grade will eventually serve all the middle school grades. Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026 Loyal Devotion started his journey as an artist, doodling on his schoolwork while a sixth grader at Neal Math and Science Academy middle school in North Chicago. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle school
Noun
  • His high school career lasted just two games before a broken collarbone ended it prematurely.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • In many parts of the country, over half of high school graduates are only capable of the most rudimentary reading tasks.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Wang Le, Zichen and Haoyue's computer skills teacher at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Affiliated Primary School, a public school, said that the Ministry of Education has enacted a new framework.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Candidates for public office, including mayor, City Council, and public school boards, often run unopposed in elections after receiving a Caucus endorsement.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Obviously, those people failed their junior high school math class.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Collier won a place at a grammar school and then at Oxford.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2025
  • At the same time, across the border, the Illinois governor delivered an address asking federal officials to suspend operations through the holiday weekend after their agents deployed tear gas and interrupted a Chicago grammar school’s Halloween festivities.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • These groups provide financial help to elementary and secondary school students from low- and middle-income families.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • One month after Amber’s murder, Williams visited her daughter’s elementary school classmates.
    Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Aside from trade school, students can also pursue apprenticeships, career-training programs, boot camps, industry certifications, and occupational licenses.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
  • After that, Wadsworth went to a trade school in Arizona before relocating to Charlotte and finding a home in NASCAR.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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