: 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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Jourdain Searles, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024
The risks of gun violence in schools were made tragically clear again in Georgia, where a teenager stands accused of shooting his way through his high school and killing two students and two teachers.
—Christine Spolar, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
Roan missed her entire senior year of high school, skipping prom and graduation.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
The first year of high school is almost always marked by unknown variables: new classes, teachers, relationships and bus routes.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024
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Coach Heather and Jimmy’s mother Gloria are like two sides of the same coin: both were Warriors in high school and had a chance to go pro, but Gloria walked away from basketball while Heather can’t seem to quit it.
—Jourdain Searles, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024
The risks of gun violence in schools were made tragically clear again in Georgia, where a teenager stands accused of shooting his way through his high school and killing two students and two teachers.
—Christine Spolar, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
Roan missed her entire senior year of high school, skipping prom and graduation.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
The first year of high school is almost always marked by unknown variables: new classes, teachers, relationships and bus routes.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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