high school

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Recent Examples of high school Some graduates earned their diplomas while still enrolled in high school through CCD programs. Justin Adams, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 May 2026 Pinea Matoshi, who plays Dua with a vulnerable yet understated intensity, was discovered during a search through every primary school and high school in Prishtina, Kosova, Basholli’s hometown. Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 May 2026 In places like Lower Merion Township, where Aliyah goes to high school, some are taking it even further. Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for high school
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Noun
  • On a recent episode of The Howard Stern Show, Antonoff reminisced about his struggles to fit in at public school in New Jersey around the turn of the millennium.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • So, after just one year at public school, Benyamin’s parents decided to homeschool him through an online program.
    Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Next year, the city’s junior high school campuses will have a more restrictive policy that includes limiting cellphone use during lunch.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The Denver Post will present the April Heinrichs Award to an extraordinary senior high school girls soccer player from Colorado who’s also a star in the classroom and the community.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Not only is Irish the Republic’s first official language, and compulsory from primary through to secondary school, it is required for entry into the civil service, and it is supported by its own radio station (Raidió na Gaeltachta) and TV station (TG4), and a range of promotional bodies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 May 2026
  • After completing secondary school, Keiko moved to the United States to attend Stony Brook University.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Some other basics include pull-ups, squats and endurance challenges, like running a mile — the kind of basics included in an elementary school fitness assessment.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Watson and Williams were friends since elementary school, ran track together in high school, and stayed close during their college years—during which Watson was a student athlete at UIC.
    Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Clark attended an elementary and a middle school in person at the district, but following the pandemic his family enrolled him online schooling full time, Canning said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • Joy has run workshops with kids, with adults who haven't done anything creative since middle school, and with people of varying physical abilities.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.
    Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025: Engineering Liberal Arts and Sciences New College Teachers College Design and the Arts Health Solutions Public Service and Community Solutions Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.
    Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Pinea Matoshi, who plays Dua with a vulnerable yet understated intensity, was discovered during a search through every primary school and high school in Prishtina, Kosova, Basholli’s hometown.
    Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • Lauryn, a primary school teacher, had an uncomplicated pregnancy, but things took a turn during labor and her daughter Lois was stillborn.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20school. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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