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Recent Examples of elementary school
While renovating an elementary school in Mexico, workers stumbled upon a historic coffin and collection of burials — and confirmed an urban legend about the 400-year-old building.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
The district found lead at over three times the state’s allowable limit of 80 milligrams per kilogram of soil next to Blair High School’s tennis courts and over double the limit at four elementary schools.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
On the same day she was sworn into office, Pirro unveiled on Wednesday evening the punishment for two men who carried out a broad-daylight drive-by shooting near a D.C. elementary school.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2025
The new 45-classroom elementary school will sit on the former site of Park Road Montessori.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
The district found lead at over three times the state’s allowable limit of 80 milligrams per kilogram of soil next to Blair High School’s tennis courts and over double the limit at four elementary schools.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
On the same day she was sworn into office, Pirro unveiled on Wednesday evening the punishment for two men who carried out a broad-daylight drive-by shooting near a D.C. elementary school.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2025
The new 45-classroom elementary school will sit on the former site of Park Road Montessori.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementary school
- secondary school
- primary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- grammar school
- middle school
- senior high school
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The measure sponsored by Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, called for restricting participation in girls sports at the elementary and secondary school levels to biological females as determined by genetics and reproductive organs.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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And every year, 23 million more girls are completing secondary school compared to a decade ago.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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After the show, the garden–which has won a Best in Show Silver-will be relocated to a primary school in Arbroath to inspire creativity and connection with nature.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Founded in 1912, Yoshimoto Kogyo’s Tokyo office is inside an old primary school (shown below).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Dear Eric: An old high school girlfriend of my husband’s (more than 40 years) creates social media posts about him and tags him, including photos of him or of the two of them together.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The childhood Dodgers fan, who went to high school in Los Angeles, also totaled eight hits, zero walks, three strikeouts and 75 pitches in his first loss of the year.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Díaz began his career as a social-studies teacher and coached baseball in Miami-Dade County public schools.—
Dara Kam,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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Led by its first-rate public schools, Johns Creek ranks No. 24 in our analysis for quality of life.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Baker’s 14-year-old daughter and Todd’s 14-year-old son were both in the junior high school class that Evans was teaching at the time, the mothers said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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Isabel’s dedication to her craft is evident in her commitment to vocal training in both classical voice and musical theatre, having worked with her current voice teacher since junior high school.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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In 1966, the school was moved to Breightmet, maintaining its status as a grammar school.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The settlement boasted both a high school and a grammar school – yet the lecture hall of the complex was only unearthed this past March.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Philip can read at a middle school level, Kristin said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Who was Jonelle Matthews? Jonelle was a 12-year-old middle school student living in Greeley with her parents, Jim Matthews and Gloria Matthews, and her older sister, Jennifer Mogensen.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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