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Recent Examples of middle school
A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said, in the second such shooting in the country in two days.
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
In Margate, the city provides police officers in elementary schools as well as a middle school, while Hallandale Beach supplies one for a K-8 school.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Prior to her position at Lincoln Elementary, Samuels served as principal of Gray Middle School in Tacoma, Washington, and as a middle school science, language arts and social studies teacher, and later assistant principal, in Chicago Public Schools for 18 years.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Drills from middle school, high school and college basketball’s distant memory; all of which for Lakers coach JJ Redick, come from the reality of not having Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves at his disposal.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
In Margate, the city provides police officers in elementary schools as well as a middle school, while Hallandale Beach supplies one for a K-8 school.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Prior to her position at Lincoln Elementary, Samuels served as principal of Gray Middle School in Tacoma, Washington, and as a middle school science, language arts and social studies teacher, and later assistant principal, in Chicago Public Schools for 18 years.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Drills from middle school, high school and college basketball’s distant memory; all of which for Lakers coach JJ Redick, come from the reality of not having Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves at his disposal.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- grammar school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- trade school
- senior high school
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But these three high school students aren't arranging bouquets in a floral shop.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.—
OCVarsity sports staff,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Years later, when his son was in junior high school, his teacher asked him to help his son with a history project.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The arrest comes a day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old boy inside her Bronx junior high school.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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After the school board decided not to appeal, the students returned to the grammar school.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
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The secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Her father was an elementary school principal, and her mother was a kindergarten teacher.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2026
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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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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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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
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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
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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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