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Recent Examples of prep school
Lindor was selected out of Monteverde Academy prep school in the greater Orlando area.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
In this teen drama, Carpenter plays a prep school classmate of Black student Starr (Amandla Stenberg), who witnesses a cop shoot and kill her unarmed friend after a routine traffic stop.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
When Manhattan’s elite want to make sure their offspring get into the prep school and then college of their choice, Lawrence Grey is the man to call no matter their grades, test scores or personality.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
Mekhi Nelson, freshman, 5-10, 185: Reclassified as summer enrollee after one season in prep school following a successful Pennsylvania high school career.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
In this teen drama, Carpenter plays a prep school classmate of Black student Starr (Amandla Stenberg), who witnesses a cop shoot and kill her unarmed friend after a routine traffic stop.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
When Manhattan’s elite want to make sure their offspring get into the prep school and then college of their choice, Lawrence Grey is the man to call no matter their grades, test scores or personality.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
Mekhi Nelson, freshman, 5-10, 185: Reclassified as summer enrollee after one season in prep school following a successful Pennsylvania high school career.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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Founded in 2007, Pacific Ridge School serves over 660 students as an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory school for grades six through 12.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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About 600 girls up to ninth grade attend this elementary/preparatory school, located inside the Qalandia refugee camp.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
3 Dec. 2024
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Lammy was twelve and heading back to boarding school.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Erasing Tibetan Culture: In Tibet, the Chinese government is placing children in boarding schools in a drive to assimilate them into the national mainstream and mold them into loyal citizens. Terror in a Paradise: Islamic State militants have rampaged across northern Mozambique for years.—
Jack Nicas,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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In another part of the room was assistant coach Porter Ellett, who alluded to having his right arm amputated in high school.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
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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She was confirmed in September 2022 as the seventh president of the institution, which has six colleges, including a medical school.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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Having grown up in a Catholic family and community, Rae attended multiple private, religious schools.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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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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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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The cheapest one still offers a prep of your grill and windshield before going into the tunnel, an under body rinse, and complimentary towel dry and vacuums.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant was cited after inspectors found fruit flies flying around the prep area, county documents show.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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