preparatory school

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He played soccer and went to Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School, a Catholic preparatory school in Arlington.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

In June, the independent preparatory school, which has educated children for almost 130 years, announced it would sell the tables, which generations of children had eaten at, ahead of its closure on 31 December.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

After graduating from the Loomis preparatory school in Windsor, Conn., Mr. Lowenstein studied international relations at Yale College, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1949.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

His sole coaching experience had come as head coach of Hebron Christian Academy, a college preparatory school in Georgia, from 2017-2020.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

Brinker looked the standard preparatory school article in his gray gabardine suit with square, hand-sewn-looking jacket pockets, a conservative necktie, and dark brown cordovan shoes.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles