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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, 14 May 2026 At junior high schools, phones must be away during classes and passing periods, but students may use them during lunch for communication purposes only.—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026 An upcoming rally at a Chino Hills junior high school celebrating America's 250th birthday is creating some confusion and tension among parents.—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Two days after the hearing a class of junior high school students unrolled a fifty-foot-long petition down the middle aisle of the city council chamber in nearby Baytown.—Scott W. Stern, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for junior high school