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Recent Examples of preparatory school
Jesuit was founded in 1963 as the capital region’s only all-boys Catholic college preparatory school and has a student body of 953 as of the current school year, according to its website.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 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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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 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 duo joined stars like Brendan Fraser and Anthony Rapp as competitive prep school students in the 1992 drama School Ties.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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After a year at prep school, Grant went on to set school records for receiving yards and touchdowns at Assumption.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2026
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Then there were her nephews, Nicola and Arrigo, the sons of her sister Anna who died young, left fatherless years back and raised in boarding school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The school was founded in 1897 as a boarding school for Black students.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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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
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These groups provide financial help to elementary and secondary school students from low- and middle-income families.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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One month after Amber’s murder, Williams visited her daughter’s elementary school classmates.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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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
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Partnering with the Irish Department of Education, the commission asked primary school students to document the folklore in their own communities.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2025
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After leaving his post-graduate engineering job, Nye kicked off a career in comedy before landing a pilot that would land him in primary school classrooms for years to come.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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Production was delayed late last year as Cavill was injured during prep for the film.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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The new tax season launched on Monday, and TurboTax is taking some of the sting out of filing by providing its tax prep services free of charge, regardless of your tax situation.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the two professional development days, options will include adding time to each school day, taking a spring break day or adding days at the end of the year.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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The district pivoted and opted instead to pilot the course starting this school year, including it in ninth grade English or Honors English.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Marco Cenabre, for example, teaches literature at New Haven Academy, a public high school in New Haven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Knox’s were detained after the brawl at the high school dissipated last year.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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