as in high school
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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 former five-star prospect missed his entire senior high school season and freshman college season due to a torn ACL, reinjuring the same knee that had already been surgically repaired.
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Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
This is the podcast that would make my senior high school English teacher, Mr. Bergeron, very happy.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
This is the podcast that would make my senior high school English teacher, Mr. Bergeron, very happy.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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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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Very common to see in UIL Texas high school basketball playoffs.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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Only about 2% of high school football players land full athletic scholarships, making America’s favorite sport a difficult ticket to secure for a player.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Families can enter the junior high school through the bus turnaround on North Conejo Avenue near the gym.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The beginning of Operation Homecoming, the return of POWs, was scheduled for the same night as the junior high school’s Valentine’s Day dance, Saturday, February 10, 1973, just a few weeks after the official signing of the Paris Peace Accords, ending America’s military involvement in Vietnam.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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School safety grants were issued to public school districts across the state for a dollar amount that would cover a Centegix system, and those systems have since been installed across Georgia.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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According to the California Department of Education, San Francisco is the sixth largest public school district in the state, with about 55,000 students.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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In the Boston case, the states argued that the policy impedes their ability to hire primary and secondary school educators and to staff public colleges and universities, will stymie academic research and will lead to a decline in medical workers.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The march was organized by the Confederation of Chilean Students and supported by other organizations, including the Teachers’ Union, secondary school student associations, and feminist groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Shalit started his elementary school newspaper, and wrote for his high school newspaper’s humor column.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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At Hi-Mount, according to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction records, average daily attendance in recent years has been around 75%, which is very low for an elementary school.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
12 June 2026
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The son of a minor industrialist in Karachi, Naqvi studied at a British-style grammar school and then the London School of Economics, before working at Amex and Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm that would later be destroyed in the Enron scandal.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 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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Amid a national push to reduce screen time in schools, elementary and middle school students report less of their free time is spent reading.—
Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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In October 2025, a rabid raccoon was captured inside a Baltimore middle school after getting in through an open door.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The regulations include draconian restrictions on women and girls, including bans on education beyond primary school and what women can wear.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The young Brooks’s disciplinary problems began with fights in primary school and culminated in his expulsion from college for threatening a policeman with a firearm.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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“Senior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20high%20school. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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