high-school years

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But proponents argue that it’s unfair to judge the success or value of such programs by performance in the middle-school or high-school years — in part because there may be rebound effects later on.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2018

McInerney grew up all over the US as his father, a sales and marketing executive, frequently changed jobs, eventually settling in Pittsfield, Massachusetts for his high-school years and graduating from Williams College in 1976.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2016

Yet however hard they exercise they cannot extirpate the memories of their high-school years.

From Economist • Aug. 11, 2016

Badu’s high-school years, in the late eighties, coincided with the ascendance of hip-hop, which captivated her and her friends while also making them feel slightly self-conscious about their home town.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 25, 2016

Computer programming, a latent fascination throughout Stallman's high-school years, was becoming a full-fledged passion.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam