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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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Seals and Crofts were native Texans who had known each other since high school and played together in various groups before becoming a duo, Seals & Crofts, in the late 1960s.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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An over-the-top hazing event involving members of a high school baseball team is under investigation in southeastern North Carolina, according to deputies.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 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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This year, more than 2,600 OCPS students left public school to use those scholarships, also called vouchers, according to Step Up For Students, which administers most of Florida’s scholarships.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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My father was a public school teacher.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the stakes of state legislation that would create new hurdles for immigrant children to attend elementary and secondary school would arguably be much higher.—
William McCorkle,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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United Teachers Los Angeles represents more than 30,000 classroom teachers, psychologists, attendance counselors, guidance counselors, nurses and secondary school librarians.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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In August, fast-growing Star will welcome around 600 students to a new elementary school on North Pollard Lane.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cajon Valley is a growing elementary school district serving nearly 18,000 students, among them many refugees and recent immigrants.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 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 announcement Tuesday was accompanied by bagpipe music from the Chicago Stockyard Kitty Band, and a procession of St. Christina grammar school students.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Ksenia Matson was a special education teacher at the middle school.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pair met in middle school; Hammond was in seventh grade, and Betts was in eighth.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Talankin was a beloved events coordinator and school videographer at his primary school in the remote Russian town of Karabash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Wunmi also developed a curious daily ritual of coming home every day after primary school, drinking cartons of long-life milk, and watching Annie.—
Kemi Alemoru,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Senior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20high%20school. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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