senior high school

noun

Definition of senior high schoolnext
as in high school
US 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. — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026 Principals could designate supervised areas where more senior high school students can briefly use their phones for multifactor authentication. — Corinne Brion, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026 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 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 See All Example Sentences for senior high school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior high school
  1. high school
  2. junior high school
  3. public school
  4. secondary school
  5. elementary school
  6. grammar school
  7. middle school
  8. primary school
Noun
  • Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Cody’s script follows Roxanne, an obsessive high school senior who goes to her ex-boyfriend’s college campus to win him back, only to wage war on his new girlfriend and accidentally find the first person who truly understands her.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • From medicine to computer science After his kindergarten experience watching a brain surgery video, Alwakeel had little opportunity to pursue his medical dreams in elementary and junior high school.
    — Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Becerra was quiet and serious when Franco first met him in junior high school, but slowly warmed up to other students.
    — Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of junior high school
Noun
  • More than 100 developers, attorneys and professionals crowded into a conference room in downtown Miami to hear from Rigg, top public school officials at Broward and Palm Beach counties and other private school and real estate professionals.
    — Austin Horn October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Public school officials and advocates generally have no objection to the portion of the program that benefits public school students.
    — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • Students carry out a blocking protest at the Cesar Baggio secondary school in Lille on September 29, 2026.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The killing took place last October at the secondary school in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur, defense attorney Kitson Foong said, per the Independent.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • Brossard, 43, worked in education as an elementary school teacher and served on school site councils and district advisory committees.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As an elementary school student, Selwynn Howard would sometimes accompany his father to Lawson State Junior College, where his dad taught chemistry.
    — Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of elementary school
Noun
  • Library patron Betsie Hale did quilling years ago when her children were in grammar school, making Christmas ornaments on white paper with pearls or rhinestones for her kids to give away as presents.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Lowden and Smith were grammar school classmates and later served time together in Wethersfield.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of grammar school
Noun
  • The Olathe Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday night to close six schools in the district — five elementary schools and one middle school — after a lengthy discussion about financial woes and parent opposition.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • E’Mari, a Springfield middle school student, was among more than 800 students from numerous districts attending end of school year field trips at the resort, which frequently hosts such events for schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of middle school
Noun
  • This week, as Spanish children across the country started their school year, the Reina Sofia primary school in Ceuta did its best to prepare for a normal first week, too – getting the front entrance clean and putting photos of teachers on the wall.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
  • In each session, tutors also assist students with their homework assigned by their primary school.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of primary school

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