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noun

a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.

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Origin of high school

First recorded in 1815–25

OTHER WORDS FROM high school

high school, adjectivehigh schooler, noun

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How to use high school in a sentence

The pandemic is showing us which friendships are worth keepingThey met in high school.
What’s sexy in a pandemic? Caution.|Lisa Bonos|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
The ease with which he had dominated in high school, the defensive lapses he got away with because of his physical tools — that was all nonexistent against the grown men, some of whom had collected NBA paychecks, he was playing against now.
An NBA experiment lets draft prospects skip college, stay home and get paid to play|Michael Lee|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Pacific Lutheran Coach Brant McAdams, Thomas’s former defensive coordinator, mentioned the idea after he’d seen high school football coaches discussing it on Twitter in the fall.
For this college football team, covid means the season starts in February — with Senior Day|Glynn A. Hill|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Gelfond is hoping his senior year of high school will take place inside a school building.
The loneliness of an interrupted adolescence|Ellen McCarthy|February 11, 2021|Washington Post

After dropping out of high school and working, you then applied to The Citadel, where you would be the first woman to graduate.
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace on the Capitol insurrection: ‘We need to rebuild our party’|KK Ottesen|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future|Jonah Edelman|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Interviews in Serial (including ones from Adnan) do acknowledge that Jay was known as a resident bad boy at Woodlawn High School.
The Deal With Serial’s Jay? He’s Pissed Off, Mucks Up Our Timeline|Emily Shire|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this clip, a teenage Minaj gets heated and throws a phone in a play rehearsal during her tenure at LaGuardia High School.
Nicki Minaj: High School Actress|Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2007, at Jamaica high school in Queens, teachers started calling 911 to get police to help them deal with disorderly students.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why had teachers at Jamaica High School resorted to overusing 911 for common classroom disruptions?
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Keeps her gal in high school when shed ought to be in a store or a factory, earnin her keep.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
And all the fal-lals and di-does they larn em in high school now doesnt amount to a row of pins in practical life.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
It is now a generally accepted truth that the study of English should continue through the four years of a high-school course.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Nowadays a high-school would ignore such distinctions and absorb them all—whether for better or worse is a matter of opinion.
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth
For the first time in years there was to be a prize contest in the Sunbridge High School.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

British Dictionary definitions for high school

high school

noun

British another term for grammar school

US and NZ a secondary school from grade 7 to grade 12

Canadian a secondary school, the grades covered depending on the province

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