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Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
In Don’t Get High, an alpha dork and her merry gang of dweebs start an anti-drug group at their high school to make friends and influence people.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Robinson grew up in Washington, Utah, and earned a scholarship to attend Utah State University after a strong academic record in high school, but dropped out after just one semester, according to public records, social media and a university statement.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Now in its 20th year, the high school baseball showcase will for the first time be available nationwide on the GameChanger app, giving fans, families and scouts real-time access to every pitch.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
In Don’t Get High, an alpha dork and her merry gang of dweebs start an anti-drug group at their high school to make friends and influence people.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Robinson grew up in Washington, Utah, and earned a scholarship to attend Utah State University after a strong academic record in high school, but dropped out after just one semester, according to public records, social media and a university statement.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Now in its 20th year, the high school baseball showcase will for the first time be available nationwide on the GameChanger app, giving fans, families and scouts real-time access to every pitch.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high school
- public school
- junior high school
- senior high school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- middle school
- common school
- primary school
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To be sure, students who switch to homeschooling make up a small percentage of the number of students leaving the district overall — nearly 13,000 students withdrew from Fort Worth ISD last year, about half of them to go to other Texas public school districts or charter schools.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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The court found that as a charter school, the school was in fact a public school and state actor.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mayor Shiro Suzuki, along with members of the Nagasaki City Council, 16 junior high school students, and others, are in St. Paul to commemorate 70 years of partnership as sister cities.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
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Today Vineyard is an international body of churches, but at the time one of its only chapters met in Dad’s old junior high school.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by the colonial Singapore gangsters rulers, four girls, at a modern-day regimented elite secondary school form their own gang cam-recording petty acts of rebellion, led by firebrand freethinking lesbian Choo Xin Yu.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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During a soccer game in secondary school, Kamara accidentally fouled his friend, who fell and broke his arm.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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Every girl in my elementary school wanted them.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Officials have pointed to the success of the Mason, a full-inclusion elementary school that has served the community for decades.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Roughly 55% of students enrolled in the accounts program for the 2025-26 school year are in kindergarten through fifth grade, while 23% are in middle school and 22% are in high school, according to Smith.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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In middle school cafeterias, high school hallways and across college campuses, Charlie Kirk's death spread phone to phone.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Dec. 2024
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Ronan’s character, Maria, is a beleaguered primary school teacher whose life is tough enough without the relentless onslaught of bad behavior by young Danny (Eddie Waller, in his debut role).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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After stepping back from public duties in 2002, the duchess, who had a deep passion for music and played the piano, organ and violin, taught the subject at a primary school in Hull, northeastern England, for several years.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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