: 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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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Prior to The Bee, Smith covered high school sports at the Citrus Heights Sentinel.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
About 800,000 of California’s 1.76 million high school students participate in school athletics.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
The group is also gearing up to award more than $1,000 in scholarships this spring to local high school students who are pursuing an art career.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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The Georgia High School Association, the state’s governing body for high school sports, passed a rule the same year mandating students’ participation in athletics will be determined by their original birth certificate.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Prior to The Bee, Smith covered high school sports at the Citrus Heights Sentinel.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
About 800,000 of California’s 1.76 million high school students participate in school athletics.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
The group is also gearing up to award more than $1,000 in scholarships this spring to local high school students who are pursuing an art career.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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