senior high school

noun

Synonyms of senior high schoolnext
: a school usually including grades 10 to 12

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This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026 Principals could designate supervised areas where more senior high school students can briefly use their phones for multifactor authentication. — Corinne Brion, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 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 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 See All Example Sentences for senior high school

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First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of senior high school was in 1909

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“Senior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20high%20school. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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