: a school especially in the U.S. usually including grades 9–12 or 10–12
: a system of advanced exercises in horsemanship
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New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Davila began collecting records in high school, when collecting was popular on social media blogging site Tumblr.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
The Guadalupe Centers district — which serves 1,600 students — has a library in its elementary school, but not in the middle or high schools.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
Leaders of Margolin School, which runs from pre-kindergarten through high school, have said safety measures installed over recent years deterred Bowman's entry.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
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Even my high school mascot, the Bombers, treated history as something abstract.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Davila began collecting records in high school, when collecting was popular on social media blogging site Tumblr.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
The Guadalupe Centers district — which serves 1,600 students — has a library in its elementary school, but not in the middle or high schools.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
Leaders of Margolin School, which runs from pre-kindergarten through high school, have said safety measures installed over recent years deterred Bowman's entry.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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