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senior high school

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noun

  1. a school attended after junior high school and usually consisting of grades 10 through 12.


Etymology

Origin of senior high school

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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As grades become more important to adolescents and teens in junior and senior high school, many parents also include academic considerations in their sick day decision.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

Beefy forward Mason Gillis was an Indiana Junior All-Star and one of the state’s top baseball players before a knee injury cost him his senior high school season.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023

In 2014, a department of the U.K. government published a study of history and English papers produced by online-essay writing services for senior high school students.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2022

Children are entitled to an education from "kindergarten to senior high school" according to China's State Council, but this doesn't always happen.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2022

Ma had promised we’d all work together to pay for senior high school for me, and that she’d borrow money if she had to.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo