as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
a college that gives a higher priority to scholastic endeavors than to athletic pursuits
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A number of Florida schools are trekking to Atlanta to play in Georgia’s second boys scholastic showcase.
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Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Jamaica scholastic teams also maintained their increasingly strong presence in the field events by sweeping the medals High School Girls’ and Boys’ Triple Jump championships and scoring well in the Discus championship and other events.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024
At the June 1 ceremony, Emma Cate Davis and George Eastman, both students at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, were chosen to represent the region at the national Jimmy Awards — a scholastic theater competition — in New York City on June 24.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
While Connecticut offers several scholastic opportunities for students interested in esports, jobs aren’t exactly plentiful.
—Ally Lemaster, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2024
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Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Jamaica scholastic teams also maintained their increasingly strong presence in the field events by sweeping the medals High School Girls’ and Boys’ Triple Jump championships and scoring well in the Discus championship and other events.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024
At the June 1 ceremony, Emma Cate Davis and George Eastman, both students at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, were chosen to represent the region at the national Jimmy Awards — a scholastic theater competition — in New York City on June 24.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
While Connecticut offers several scholastic opportunities for students interested in esports, jobs aren’t exactly plentiful.
—Ally Lemaster, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Scholastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholastic. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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