middle school

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Recent Examples of middle school Margaret Marotta said grief-counseling will be available at the middle school Friday and Monday. Neal Riley, CBS News, 26 June 2026 The millage will also support other capital projects in the district, bringing in around $70 million for a new middle school and $20 million for a new indoor sports complex. Arkansas Online, 26 June 2026 While serving as a principal in Hartford, Connecticut, my elementary school shared a building with both a middle school and a high school. Kerri-Ann T. Thomas, AJC.com, 25 June 2026 For example, the Douglas County School District maintains a bell-to-bell ban for elementary and middle school students. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle school
Noun
  • The approach of the 250th anniversary has brought up complicated feelings for Galvan, 18, and Olivia Suarez, both of whom just finished high school in Long Beach, California.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Elle is in high school when her parents relocated to Seattle, and the first season follows her attempts to find a path in the Pacific Northwest, helped along by her mother’s guidance.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The two companies violated the law by repeatedly giving cash stipends and personal travel rewards to public school employees — primarily teachers — for organizing school trips and recruiting students for the trips, according to the State Ethics Commission.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Cothiere and Hill are both active public school teachers.
    Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Families can enter the junior high school through the bus turnaround on North Conejo Avenue near the gym.
    Brandon Downs, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The beginning of Operation Homecoming, the return of POWs, was scheduled for the same night as the junior high school’s Valentine’s Day dance, Saturday, February 10, 1973, just a few weeks after the official signing of the Paris Peace Accords, ending America’s military involvement in Vietnam.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • He was born in New York and grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, starting his grammar school’s first newspaper before writing a humor column for the newspaper while a student at Morristown High School.
    Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 15 June 2026
  • He was born in New York and grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, starting his grammar school’s first newspaper before writing a humor column for the newspaper while a student at Morristown High School.
    Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • According to the law, officers generally cannot arrest someone under SB 4 at a public or private primary or secondary school.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • At 16, Elizabeth had just written her Basic Education Certificate Examination, an important academic milestone for junior secondary school students in Ghana seeking to advance to higher education.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The required reading list will take effect beginning with the 2030-31 school year for elementary school students.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • The rollout will be staggered, starting with elementary school students in 2030.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Fortunately, some lenders offer student loans specifically designed for trade school, though they may be labeled as career training loans or something similar.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • More than 90% of the children in the student advocate program were accepted into college, trade school or the military after graduating high school, according to program records.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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