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Located in Lisle, Illinois, Benet Academy is a private Catholic college preparatory school that competes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was washed away by floodwaters while the family was inside.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Schott posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday to commend the K-12 preparatory school's low rate.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Nutley was the director of academic services at St. Xavier High School, a private all-boys college preparatory school in Cincinnati, prosecutors said, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was washed away by floodwaters while the family was inside.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Schott posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday to commend the K-12 preparatory school's low rate.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Nutley was the director of academic services at St. Xavier High School, a private all-boys college preparatory school in Cincinnati, prosecutors said, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparatory school
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But that was for a Florida prep school and not a college role.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The trio talks a lot about prep school hockey, which is beginning to change amid broader changes at the college hockey level.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Andrew was schooled at Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire, England, and later at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland (where both Philip and Charles also attended).—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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This had required another of the frequent uprootings of my growing up—from a Swiss boarding school, in this instance.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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The species name goes to David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher in Wales who taught the lead author.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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The vaccination rates vary sharply, according to public records for the 2024-25 school year, including 100% fully vaccinated at the Tootin’ Hills elementary school in West Simsbury and 98% at the Noah Wallace and East Farms elementary schools in Farmington.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hegseth was asked for an update about the investigation into the deadly strike on the elementary school in Iran that occurred soon after the operation began.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wunmi also developed a curious daily ritual of coming home every day after primary school, drinking cartons of long-life milk, and watching Annie.—
Kemi Alemoru,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
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Among the dead are a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grade student, who were killed in their home, and an eighth-grader who also died with her mother, according to the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sporty jackets, argyle sweaters, and pleated midiskirts were key to last season’s modern prep revival.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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Zendaya‘s prep for her new dark comedy The Drama?—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Storms across the nation's eastern half forced airlines to cancel roughly 4,000 flights nationwide Monday, and many schools closed early in the mid-Atlantic states, where high winds and tornadoes were in the forecast for the evening.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Discerning HNWs, either with school/college age children, or 'SKIers' (Spend the Kids Inheritance) older clients looking to travel and experience the sort of things their kids seem to be doing every other weekend.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Faces off the field gives a revealing look into the thoughts and lives of high school student-athletes from the Austin area.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Just before Christian started high school, Dietrich lost his job.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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