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Recent Examples of middle school
The 18 schools are primarily elementary and middle schools, and the decision to close them was made to make up for revenue loss from declining enrollment.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
The district had just added a pool, auditorium, fieldhouse and 10 classrooms to the middle school and high school.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
As a high school and middle school teacher in Galveston, Texas, Jorge has brought students to Space Camp, as well as attended Space Academy for Educators herself.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 31 May 2025
Samir, who has known Billie at least since middle school, needs a job (and to get the water heater fixed) and is flummoxed by simple interactions.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
The district had just added a pool, auditorium, fieldhouse and 10 classrooms to the middle school and high school.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
As a high school and middle school teacher in Galveston, Texas, Jorge has brought students to Space Camp, as well as attended Space Academy for Educators herself.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 31 May 2025
Samir, who has known Billie at least since middle school, needs a job (and to get the water heater fixed) and is flummoxed by simple interactions.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 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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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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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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The following year, Hardin was charged for a 1997 rape of an elementary school teacher based on DNA taken following his murder conviction.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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Leff taught samba music to students at an elementary school.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2025
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While there's still a healthy demand for community colleges and four-year university programs, the financial incentives for trade schools in most states are hard to ignore.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Community Colleges and Trade Schools Community colleges and trade schools provide affordable, classes that equip students with workforce-ready skills in a short time.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
15 May 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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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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