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Recent Examples of preparatory school
In season 2 of Bel-Air, Ali took on a recurring role as Mrs. Hughes, Ashley’s English literature teacher at preparatory school.
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Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
What to know about Oxbridge Academy Barron is set to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, an elite preparatory school for grades six through 12.
—Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
Oxbridge Academy is a private preparatory school for grades 6-12.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The future of the private college preparatory school was ultimately spared through a legal settlement last summer with parents and alumni who had sued the institution’s interim head of the school and board of trustees.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
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Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
What to know about Oxbridge Academy Barron is set to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, an elite preparatory school for grades six through 12.
—Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
Oxbridge Academy is a private preparatory school for grades 6-12.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The future of the private college preparatory school was ultimately spared through a legal settlement last summer with parents and alumni who had sued the institution’s interim head of the school and board of trustees.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparatory school
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If that type of opportunity doesn’t materialize, Williams could consider attending prep school.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mangione was reportedly valedictorian of the class of 2016 at the Gilman School, an all-boys prep school in Baltimore.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
9 Dec. 2024
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Drew Barrymore Is Screaming, Then Speechless as The Facts of Life Stars Reunite for Her Birthday The Facts of Life, which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1988, centered on the misadventures of a group of students at a fictional all-girls boarding school.—
John Russell,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia traded blame over a deadly strike on a former boarding school on Saturday in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops have been holding territory after launching a shock incursion last summer.—
Mariya Knight,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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The queen consort officially opened the Mulberry Academy London Dock, a secondary school that is part of the Mulberry Schools Trust family of schools.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, Fort Worth Independent School District confirmed to USA TODAY that it had been notified about a substitute teacher, implying the immigration law enforcement agency should visit one of its secondary schools.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Photo: Dave Burk Tiara Hughes As early as elementary school, Tiara Hughes was drawing designs for buildings.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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Mentors on elementary school levels prepare kids for high school while at the same time recognizing their influence by simply being themselves while striving to be the best versions of themselves.—
Brianti Downing,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Fighters from Tel Rifaat have remained temporarily on duty, occupying a former Kurdish militia base in the primary school and guarding checkpoints on the edge of town.—
Carlotta Gall,
New York Times,
15 Dec. 2024
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Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who uses only one name, also directed all primary schools to shift to online classes.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
15 Nov. 2024
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Designed for dry, brittle, or discolored nails, the three-step renewal system starts with a prep treatment, which uses glycolic acid for exfoliation.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2025
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What’s your prep plan for the show? Be with my wife and kiddo.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Colleges permit student transfers so long as a school decides to admit a student and agrees to accept all or some of their credits–in other words, a transfer is an academic matter that each school decides on its own, rather than by colluding with other colleges on allowable rules.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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The organization teams up with local nonprofits to put resource centers at the schools that need them.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Mueller, who transferred to South Elgin from Wheaton St. Francis at the semester break this winter, didn’t play football his first two years of high school, concentrating on basketball and track.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Prior to The Bee, Smith covered high school sports at the Citrus Heights Sentinel.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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