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Recent Examples of elementary school
At the elementary school level, Fickett and other staff members give extra support to the youngest students with the goal of closing academic gaps early.
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Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 27 May 2025
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office searched the property and the surrounding woods and area but there were no signs of the elementary school teacher.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 27 May 2025
All this was heady stuff for a Kansas elementary school kid.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
In 2019, Hardin pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in connection with the 1997 rape of a Rogers elementary school teacher, according to previous reports from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
—Parker Mancino, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
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Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 27 May 2025
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office searched the property and the surrounding woods and area but there were no signs of the elementary school teacher.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 27 May 2025
All this was heady stuff for a Kansas elementary school kid.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
In 2019, Hardin pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in connection with the 1997 rape of a Rogers elementary school teacher, according to previous reports from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
—Parker Mancino, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
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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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In a small town in western Ireland, Jamie O’Neill is about to start secondary school, a Catholic school run by a fanatic and filled with plenty of bullies looking for someone just like Jamie to persecute.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
1 June 2025
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Their double act had begun at secondary school, in North London, where Mulcahy protected the diminutive Duffy from bullies.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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After the show, the garden–which has won a Best in Show Silver-will be relocated to a primary school in Arbroath to inspire creativity and connection with nature.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Founded in 1912, Yoshimoto Kogyo’s Tokyo office is inside an old primary school (shown below).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Dear Eric: An old high school girlfriend of my husband’s (more than 40 years) creates social media posts about him and tags him, including photos of him or of the two of them together.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The Australian high school student, now 14, had only performed in one school play before deciding to put herself out there for Bring Her Back, a horror movie from directors Danny and Michael Phiippou, the twisted minds behind 2023’s Talk to Me.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Díaz began his career as a social-studies teacher and coached baseball in Miami-Dade County public schools.—
Dara Kam,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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In Gaines County — the epicenter of the current outbreak — about 90% of public school students were up-to-date on their measles vaccine by middle school, but fewer than half of students had their shots in a few individual schools.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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Baker’s 14-year-old daughter and Todd’s 14-year-old son were both in the junior high school class that Evans was teaching at the time, the mothers said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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Isabel’s dedication to her craft is evident in her commitment to vocal training in both classical voice and musical theatre, having worked with her current voice teacher since junior high school.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 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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The settlement boasted both a high school and a grammar school – yet the lecture hall of the complex was only unearthed this past March.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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When Natalia was in middle school, her life flipped upside down.—
Megan Greenwell,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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Chronic absenteeism also surged in elementary schools, from 18% to 28%, and in middle schools, from 18% to 31%.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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The couple moved to Long Prairie in 1963, where Everett continued his 35-year teaching career in both junior and senior high school science.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
20 Feb. 2024
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elementary%20school. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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