parochial school

Example Sentences

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He grew up in New Orleans, where he attended parochial school.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

I was raised as a Catholic, spent my K-12 years in a parochial school system, and attended a Jesuit medical school.

From Salon • May 31, 2023

Salmond found herself testifying before Missouri lawmakers, taking a graduate class so she could tutor her daughter and eventually moving her from a suburban Kansas City district to a parochial school.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

The nuns at his parochial school removed their traditional habits, and his sixth-grade math teacher, Sister Maryann, occasionally taught the class Simon & Garfunkel songs instead of long division.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2023

On the far right was the scout who recruited for an athletically high-powered parochial school.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben