secondary school
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Origin of secondary school
First recorded in 1825–35
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The executive director of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, Mark Reeves, said in an interview, “Hopefully, we can hang on to what we got—some semblance of control and order.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Their research focused on Gossau Upper Secondary School in the northeastern canton of St. Gallen, which introduced flexible school hours three years ago.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
Other deceased victims named by the police include Ticaria Lampert, 12, and Ezekiel Schofield, 13, who were both students at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
School shootings are extremely rare in Canada, which has strict gun laws, and nearly everyone in the town has a direct connection to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
There were six boys, and three of them, Alhaji, Musa, and Kanei, had attended Centennial Secondary School with me in Mattru Jong.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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