as in high school
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an educational institution that includes the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades and often also the 9th grade
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Recent Examples of senior high school
During the early 1960s, Cher was dating a senior high school boy who lived down the street from her family.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Our education should include practical lifetime skills such as a general financial class in junior or senior high school, civics, and unadulterated American history.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
At Wayne Local Schools, Shelby Herlihy is the new assistant principal at the junior/senior high school and Kevin Wright is the new director of student services and special education.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
The bond issue would have paid for: Classroom additions to the junior and senior high schools along with Spaulding Elementary School.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Our education should include practical lifetime skills such as a general financial class in junior or senior high school, civics, and unadulterated American history.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
At Wayne Local Schools, Shelby Herlihy is the new assistant principal at the junior/senior high school and Kevin Wright is the new director of student services and special education.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
The bond issue would have paid for: Classroom additions to the junior and senior high schools along with Spaulding Elementary School.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior high school
- high school
- junior high school
- public school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- grammar school
- middle school
- primary school
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LeBron James, who was a few days younger when the Cleveland Cavaliers selected him in 2003 out of high school.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Conor Schroeder, 18, is a senior in his fifth year of high school who is striving to graduate.—
Ashley Schwartz-Lavares,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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The Cups 4 Cancer fundraiser will be dedicated to Austin’s former junior high school teammate Dylan Krestan, who has battled Hodgkin lymphoma for the last several months.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The controversy in Loudoun County came the day after parents and residents clashed at a school board meeting in the Chicago area on Monday after a trans junior high school student won multiple events at a local track meet.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Yet, 80 percent of public school teachers are white, and less than 2 percent are Black men.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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At least 13 Tennessee counties saw books removed from public school libraries from December 2023 to January 2025, marking the highest number of book removals the state has seen since the passage of the Age Appropriate Materials Act in 2022.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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For example, enrollment in Catholic secondary schools in the United States was at just over one million students around the late 1960s and early 1970s, according to NCES data.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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The selective integration of Austin secondary schools was expanded.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Edge United Methodist Church, 441 S. Main Ave., Groveland, will have its annual Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon July 14-18 for kids in elementary school.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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After Carpenter’s exit, Yolanda Cargile stepped into the role of Hickman Mills superintendent, closing two elementary schools during her tenure and leaving with little warning February 2020 to become superintendent of the Center School District.—
Ilana Arougheti
July 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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The facility was also home to a grammar school for orphans, choirboys and boys who lived on the hospital’s land.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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In 1966, the school was moved to Breightmet, maintaining its status as a grammar school.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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But many of the strongest math students take algebra in middle school, so high schools don’t get credit for those students’ algebra scores.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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The prioritization of middle school career exploration in multiple accountability systems reflects its clear importance in the state.—
Matt Gandal,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Looking at primary schools alone, the U.S. spends the sixth most of the 37 countries, with $15,270 per pupil.—
Caleb McCullough,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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According to the World Economic Forum, 65% of today’s primary school kids will work in jobs that don’t yet exist.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Senior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20high%20school. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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