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Located in Lisle, Illinois, Benet Academy is a private Catholic college preparatory school that competes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was washed away by floodwaters while the family was inside.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Schott posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday to commend the K-12 preparatory school's low rate.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Nutley was the director of academic services at St. Xavier High School, a private all-boys college preparatory school in Cincinnati, prosecutors said, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was washed away by floodwaters while the family was inside.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Schott posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday to commend the K-12 preparatory school's low rate.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Nutley was the director of academic services at St. Xavier High School, a private all-boys college preparatory school in Cincinnati, prosecutors said, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparatory school
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The state does have a long history in women’s hockey, as the prep school’s began fielding teams more than 50 years ago.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sophomore guard Roosevelt Thomas also left for a prep school in the middle of the winter.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Two days earlier, Allman had been arrested for causing a disturbance at a boarding school in Concord.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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During his senior year at a boarding school in Pretoria, American colleges aggressively recruited Bennett, who won the stroke-play portion of the 2023 Nomads South Africa Boys Under-19 Championship by 21 strokes.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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The species name goes to David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher in Wales who taught the lead author.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the past week, the Department of War bombed an elementary school for young girls.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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In early January, an Apopka mother heard reports of ICE raids near her daughter’s Orange County elementary school.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Among the dead are a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grade student, who were killed in their home, and an eighth-grader who also died with her mother, according to the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Among the dead were a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grader, killed in their home; and an eighth-grader who also died with her mother, according to the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov.—
Susie Blann,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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After winning the state prep golf title for Bemidji in 1992, and winning the Minnesota State Open in 1996, Andy turned professional as a golfer.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Colorado prep hoops icon, best known for his incredible tip-in at the buzzer to capture the 2012 state title for Chaparral, leads an athletic and versatile team headlined by 6-foot-9 forward Kade Speckman (Indiana State).—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rusadze didn’t attend fashion school, but grew up learning from local Georgian artisans, before launching Situationist in 2016.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The hotel is also collaborating with government technical schools to develop a training program, contributing to educational advancement and offering a career path to residents.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Senate Education and Youth Committee meets to discuss House Bill 1284, which would require local school boards to award high school diplomas to students who are diagnosed with a terminal condition.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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