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Recent Examples of junior high school
Kim attended Southfield Christian School for elementary and junior high school.
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Chase was Trevor’s best man Trevor and his wife, Marissa, met as children but began dating in junior high school.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
The Baker neighborhood took its name in the 1970s from the junior high school, which honors James Hutchins Baker, the first principal of Denver High School (now East High), according to research compiled by the Denver Public Library.
—John Frank, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
Chance is remembered by his parents, siblings and his junior high school sweetheart, who is a cheerleader for the high school football team, Norton said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Chase was Trevor’s best man Trevor and his wife, Marissa, met as children but began dating in junior high school.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
The Baker neighborhood took its name in the 1970s from the junior high school, which honors James Hutchins Baker, the first principal of Denver High School (now East High), according to research compiled by the Denver Public Library.
—John Frank, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
Chance is remembered by his parents, siblings and his junior high school sweetheart, who is a cheerleader for the high school football team, Norton said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior high school
- high school
- senior high school
- public school
- secondary school
- grammar school
- elementary school
- middle school
- trade school
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Winning is something both girls are accustomed to in high school.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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For example, my teenage son is senior in high school.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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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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School Board members must remember that their constituents are not only public school students and their parents, but Broward taxpayers as well.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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State officials reportedly pegged the total of the hurricane’s damage for western North Carolina public schools to be about $85 million.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, the district voted him secondary school teacher of the year.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
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The first day of school for elementary and secondary schools in the 2025-2026 school year is set for Aug. 14, 2025 and the last day of school is June 4, 2026.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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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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The couple met in elementary school and began dating in high school.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Other revelations in the diary include information about Henderson’s social media accounts being suspended for praising acts of mass violence and other school shootings, including a massacre at a Nashville elementary school in 2023.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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No one in the group is a stranger—a handful of them are the surfer and skater boys that so many of us had crushes on in middle school.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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This year’s finalists include two U.S. History high school teachers, a teacher of appliance and refrigeration repair at a technical school and a middle school orchestra teacher.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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About 62% of high school (or equivalent) graduates go on to postsecondary study, which can refer to trade school or a four-year university, the Education Data Initiative, a collective of education data researchers, reports.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
12 Dec. 2024
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Our goal is to prepare high school students for major life decisions that will impact their future, such as college, trade school or a post-high school job.—
Shelby Slade,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Nov. 2024
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“Junior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior%20high%20school. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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