continuation school

noun

1. a school providing extension courses for people who have left school in the elementary grades to go to work.

Word History and Origins

Origin of continuation school¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Barrios Gracián is keeping her job at Gilbert High, where she also heads the continuation school’s teen parent support program.

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My mom graduated from a continuation school, so it’s really big that I’m able to get here today and have their support as well.

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Sharaga, 33, introduces herself as a counselor at a continuation school in the Valley.

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Porter Ranch parents said they are concerned about their middle school students sharing a high school campus, especially one that also houses a continuation school, which serves students who fared poorly in a traditional high school.

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He attended Garfield High School, where he met his wife, and later graduated from a continuation school, Valencia said.

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