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Recent Examples of middle school
This year, Jake is in middle school and taking two classes — band and PE.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
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
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
To get into the courses that colleges want, students need to start taking certain classes in middle school — algebra, chemistry, biology — to set them up for success in high school.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
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
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
To get into the courses that colleges want, students need to start taking certain classes in middle school — algebra, chemistry, biology — to set them up for success in high school.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- grammar school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- trade school
- senior high school
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DeJean's old high school was covered this week with posters and signs celebrating their hometown hero.—
Matt Breen The Philadelphia Inquirer,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The institute maintains a massive database of education statistics and contracts with scientists and education companies to compile and make data public about schools each year, such as information about school crime and safety and high school science course completion.—
Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to allow public schools to deny enrollment for undocumented students, according to a Nashville TV station.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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Migrant children in Tennessee could soon face a major barrier to education as Republican lawmakers push a bill that would allow public schools to deny enrollment to undocumented students.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The opinion was also discussed that the study course at the Litchfield junior high school is too heavy for children of that age.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Evanston Academy will turn into a junior high school for seventh and eighth graders who previously attended Withrow.—
Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
11 Dec. 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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The queen consort officially opened the Mulberry Academy London Dock, a secondary school that is part of the Mulberry Schools Trust family of schools.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, Fort Worth Independent School District confirmed to USA TODAY that it had been notified about a substitute teacher, implying the immigration law enforcement agency should visit one of its secondary schools.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Mentors on elementary school levels prepare kids for high school while at the same time recognizing their influence by simply being themselves while striving to be the best versions of themselves.—
Brianti Downing,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Photo: Dave Burk Tiara Hughes As early as elementary school, Tiara Hughes was drawing designs for buildings.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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While money that students and families contribute to the account can be withdrawn, the city said the goal is for it to be put toward post-secondary education, such as college or a trade school.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Generation Lab conducts polling using a demographically representative sample frame of college students at community colleges, technical colleges, trade schools and public and private four-year institutions.—
Erica Pandey,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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About six companies specially recruit junior and senior high school students every fall, according to its website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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