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an educational institution that includes the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades and often also the 9th grade
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Recent Examples of senior high school
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.
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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
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
The couple moved to Long Prairie in 1963, where Everett continued his 35-year teaching career in both junior and senior high school science.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2024
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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
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
The couple moved to Long Prairie in 1963, where Everett continued his 35-year teaching career in both junior and senior high school science.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior high school
- high school
- junior high school
- public school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- grammar school
- middle school
- primary 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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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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The first day of New York City public school will be unusually late this fall, according to the official 2026-27 school year calendar released Tuesday — forcing families to scramble for child care at the end of summer break.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Catawba County commissioners voted Monday to merge the county’s three public school systems, starting a yearslong consolidation despite strong opposition from educators and residents.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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People stand at the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 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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Our contract enabled the school district to implement mandatory recess for elementary school students; codify smaller class sizes; expand access to honors, arts, music and sports; and establish dual language schools in the Black community on the West and South sides.—
Stacy Davis Gates,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Jarvis and Rosen first rubbed elbows in elementary school.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 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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Vargas points to a significant move made by the Los Angeles Unified School District last year, impacting all elementary and middle school campuses.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez, whose family adopted Sibomana-Rodriguez when the teen was in middle school, then introduced him to the family sport.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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These key distinctions make AI education more than a buzzword, highlighting the real-world difference between pupils learning career-ready technical skills versus efforts to force the nascent technology into primary school classrooms.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Among the casualties of Operation Epic Fury’s first day were more than a hundred and seventy-five people, most of them little girls, at the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school, in the southern city of Minab.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Senior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20high%20school. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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