: a school especially in the U.S. usually including grades 9–12 or 10–12
: a system of advanced exercises in horsemanship
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CBS News, 25 Aug. 2024
Courtesy of Morgan Academy A high school quarterback in Alabama has died after suffering a brain injury during a football game on Friday night.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2024
For Zegler, a Broadway fanatic who spent her high school years in New Jersey playing the lead in musicals, saying yes took a little more consideration.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
Wheeler grew up in Houston and attended a private high school in the football-rich state where public school action is king.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
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An Alabama high school football player died after he was critically injured during a game on Friday.
—CBS News, 25 Aug. 2024
Courtesy of Morgan Academy A high school quarterback in Alabama has died after suffering a brain injury during a football game on Friday night.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2024
For Zegler, a Broadway fanatic who spent her high school years in New Jersey playing the lead in musicals, saying yes took a little more consideration.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
Wheeler grew up in Houston and attended a private high school in the football-rich state where public school action is king.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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