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Recent Examples of elementary school
The other team, meanwhile, trotted out one of the most recognizable pitchers in the game, Spencer Strider, who was in elementary school when Morton first got to the big leagues.
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Said Bravo, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
The incident led to the lockdown of nearby Christian Brothers High School and Father Keith B. Kenny and Oak Ridge elementary schools.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Unlike in elementary school, students in middle and high school often have up to seven different teachers each year.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
Edge United Methodist Church, 441 S. Main Ave., Groveland, will have its annual Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon July 14-18 for kids in elementary school.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Said Bravo, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
The incident led to the lockdown of nearby Christian Brothers High School and Father Keith B. Kenny and Oak Ridge elementary schools.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Unlike in elementary school, students in middle and high school often have up to seven different teachers each year.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
Edge United Methodist Church, 441 S. Main Ave., Groveland, will have its annual Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon July 14-18 for kids in elementary school.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementary school
- secondary school
- primary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- grammar school
- middle school
- senior high school
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This is Heartlands Academy, a secondary school in Nechells, Birmingham, close to Spaghetti Junction and precisely two miles from Villa Park.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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The trend began slowly, in the nineteen-eighties, when secondary schools with big-time basketball programs—notably, Oak Hill Academy, in rural Virginia, the alma mater of Rod Strickland, Anthony, and Durant—began recruiting the country’s best players.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Many reminisced about eating the dish at their grandmother’s house or for a primary school lunch.—
Kasia Pilat,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Looking at primary schools alone, the U.S. spends the sixth most of the 37 countries, with $15,270 per pupil.—
Caleb McCullough,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Years later, those students were also less likely to drop out of high school.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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Gottlieb is incredibly open to being a mentor to anyone interested, from high school and college students to medical students and residents.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The move sparked anxiety, confusion and intense pushback from public school districts and advocates nationwide.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
27 July 2025
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This year, state lawmakers approved a $8.5 billion bump for public schools, the first comprehensive increase in state funding for public schools since 2019.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The family lived in the Indianhead Lake Estates in Sherwood, where Sawaya started junior high school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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The Cups 4 Cancer fundraiser will be dedicated to Austin’s former junior high school teammate Dylan Krestan, who has battled Hodgkin lymphoma for the last several months.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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But what can’t be turned into banter is the fact that Dyer’s mother was responsible for cooking much of that food—at the very school young Geoff attended before grammar school.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The facility was also home to a grammar school for orphans, choirboys and boys who lived on the hospital’s land.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Children in the Waukegan Park District’s Before and After School program (BASE) get an opportunity to form friendships with youngsters who are not in the same elementary school, but may become classmates in middle school and certainly in high school.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Finally, one of your suggestions is connect with other parents with similar mindsets on phones/social media before your kids get to middle school.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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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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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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