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High-school students are also engaging in collective acts of protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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 students gradually begin to suspect that their teachers are from another planet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019

I understand your concern: High-school students are building a transcript with ramifications for college acceptance, so it is wise to monitor your daughter’s grades and see where she needs help.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2018

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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