as in high school
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Recent Examples of middle school
Students are given great flexibility, including the opportunity to take university courses while in middle school.
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Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the original TikTok video, made by former middle school teacher and current toddler mom Amy Garrett (@sahmthingsup), Dinosaur Time is best performed over the kitchen sink for minimal mess.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Other must reads In the Coachella Valley, a team of middle school girls is helping keep escaramuza alive.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Size 4 is another size suitable for youth ages but in the 10- to 14-year-old range, as this size is commonly used in middle school and some high school leagues.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the original TikTok video, made by former middle school teacher and current toddler mom Amy Garrett (@sahmthingsup), Dinosaur Time is best performed over the kitchen sink for minimal mess.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Other must reads In the Coachella Valley, a team of middle school girls is helping keep escaramuza alive.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Size 4 is another size suitable for youth ages but in the 10- to 14-year-old range, as this size is commonly used in middle school and some high school leagues.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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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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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
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In high school in Idaho, Loveland was all-everything.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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That drop has stabilized in recent years, according to the National Catholic Educational Association, as the pandemic brought broader shifts in enrollment away from traditional public schooling (though most kids still attend public schools).—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Any board member who’s solely worried about re-election and winning a popularity contest with voters should step down and let others take their place who can make sound fiscal decisions, while striving to improve the education of all public school students.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2025
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And in a third incident, Sobel said, a junior high school student in Weston found two swastikas in his football locker.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2025
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But then in junior high school my world was rocked by one man: Bobby Caldwell.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The settlement boasted both a high school and a grammar school – yet the lecture hall of the complex was only unearthed this past March.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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As a kid in Los Angeles’s Chatsworth neighborhood, growing up on a property that had once belonged to cowboy star Roy Rogers, Kilmer began studying acting in grammar school, already dreaming of emulating Hollywood’s eccentric nonpareil, Marlon Brando.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
8 Apr. 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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In exchange for their volunteer service, members receive modest living stipends and money for college or trade school expenses.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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The national scholarship is paid directly to the American college, vocational, technical or trade school of the winner’s choice within five years after high school graduation.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 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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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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