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High-school students such as Karen Aparicio Acosta are getting their nursing certificates to secure a job after graduation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

High-school proms in the US are a rite of passage - long-idealised in countless coming-of-age movies - and are an opportunity for some to make a statement about identity and fashion.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

High-school prospects are competing for scholarships with experienced college players who entered the portal along with junior-college players.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023

High-school students suspect that sinister forces are controlling their too-perfect classmates.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2019

High-school students from Tulsa, Oklahoma, sent the FCC a petition with sixty-six signatures asking that CBS air The War of the Worlds again.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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