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When Kai Honda was running a 10.73-second 100 meters last spring at an elite prep school in New Hampshire, Phillips Exeter Academy, many were impressed with his speed.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Over five years, the film follows two young Black teenagers in Chicago who get recruited to play basketball at an upscale prep school.
—Eric Farwell and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
As for Lorelai’s romance arc, Bishop is Team Luke
Fans also have squabbled over the question of which love interest was best for Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), who started the series dating one of Rory’s prep school teachers, Max Medina (Scott Cohen).
—Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
However, don’t think that white button-ups are just prep school apropos; rather, treat them as a hero item that can serve with both fashion and function, no matter your silhouette or style preference.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Over five years, the film follows two young Black teenagers in Chicago who get recruited to play basketball at an upscale prep school.
—Eric Farwell and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
As for Lorelai’s romance arc, Bishop is Team Luke
Fans also have squabbled over the question of which love interest was best for Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), who started the series dating one of Rory’s prep school teachers, Max Medina (Scott Cohen).
—Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
However, don’t think that white button-ups are just prep school apropos; rather, treat them as a hero item that can serve with both fashion and function, no matter your silhouette or style preference.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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In season 2 of Bel-Air, Ali took on a recurring role as Mrs. Hughes, Ashley’s English literature teacher at preparatory school.Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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What to know about Oxbridge Academy Barron is set to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, an elite preparatory school for grades six through 12.Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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At the height of the boarding school era, Arizona had 59 schools.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Many children who attended these boarding schools endured emotional and physical abuse, and some died, the Department of the Interior detailed.Willie James Inman, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Matthew, a former NCAA hockey star with Boston College who became an assistant head coach for their high school hockey team in recent years, was 29.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Dealing with typical high school woes, Sam has a major crush on popular senior Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling), while awkward freshman Ted (Anthony Michael Hall) harbors a not-so-secret crush on her.Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Reading and math scores among third through eighth graders who took the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test rose 4.6 and 0.8 points, respectively, from the 2022-23 school year to 2023-2024, per CPS data.Monica Eng, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Some 250 million children around the world have no school experience, and two-thirds of the world’s adults who can’t read are women, according to Room to Read.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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The pop singer and Shapiro-Barnum visited a Brooklyn elementary public school class for the episode exclusively premiering with Rolling Stone on Monday.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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Attend any public school district budget presentation, regardless of the location, and the talk is bound to move toward a graph showing state public school funding since 2003 compared to inflation, and the gap between the two lines.Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Bureau of Indian Education funds 183 elementary and secondary schools and residential facilities across the nation.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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The company also makes air quality sensors that Cheyenne Mountain hangs in secondary school bathrooms to detect students vaping.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
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Those graduates should be prepared to move on to college, trade school, apprenticeship or the workforce.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
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During segregation, locals were opening colleges and trade schools, shops, theaters and other businesses that catered to, and cared for, the community.Samantha Conti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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But the meal prep takes a sinister turn when supernatural forces start to interfere.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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But, while several companies including White Castle, Sweetgreen and Chipotle are currently testing out ways to automate food prep, circuits and software haven’t yet taken over.Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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