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Recent Examples of elementary school
Her long-term goal: become an elementary school teacher.
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John Johnston, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
Additionally, elementary school students in districts with four-day weeks reported getting more sleep, but there was no difference for middle school and high school students.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
On Friday, police investigated a report of a threatening text targeting a Westport elementary school, later suspected to be a case of swatting.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
The men had been best friends since elementary school, and had enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps together.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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John Johnston, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
Additionally, elementary school students in districts with four-day weeks reported getting more sleep, but there was no difference for middle school and high school students.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
On Friday, police investigated a report of a threatening text targeting a Westport elementary school, later suspected to be a case of swatting.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
The men had been best friends since elementary school, and had enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps together.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for elementary school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementary school
- secondary school
- primary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- grammar school
- middle school
- senior high school
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Of the 293 new Illinois laws taking effect in the new year, one prohibits corporal punishment in nonpublic elementary and secondary schools.Jim Talamonti | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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To celebrate his nomination, Williams spoke to 800 secondary school students and fashion, music and films students at UNESCO headquarters at a screening of his LEGO biopic Piece by Piece.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
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The key can be found in the country’s primary school system, observes filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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The extreme pollution prompted Lahore officials to close primary schools for one week and place restrictions on barbecue restaurants, motorcycle rickshaws, and construction activities.Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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When Gottlieb injured her knee as a high school senior, Auriemma reached out to offer his help.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Our team will see you at a high school football stadium this season.Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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That opens one of the top public school coaching positions in the Southland. . .Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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That’s no small achievement given the big challenges Baltimore public schools face.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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Students as young as 12 at the nearby junior high school also have been issued tickets.Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
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But being in your early thirties and playing yourself as a junior high school student and then surrounding yourself with age-appropriate actors who are actually going through that hellish rite of passage brings a whole new layer of cringe and humor.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 1715, Franklin’s money-conscious father removed his young son from the Boston grammar school that might have led to a college education and sent him to learn writing and arithmetic in preparation for a printing apprenticeship.James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Peruvian President Pedro Castillo all attended local grammar schools, high schools, and colleges.Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2022
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Ashley Weiss, a middle school teacher from Timnath, about 9 miles southeast of Fort Collins, was found guilty by a jury of careless driving resulting in a death.Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Snell wrapped up his middle school season last week.Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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During the early 1960s, Cher was dating a senior high school boy who lived down the street from her family.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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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
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elementary%20school. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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