preparatory school

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But when Paul Andrew Perez, the head of drama at an American college preparatory school, died suddenly, the last thing his students wanted to do was put on a show.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 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

The dispute began in September at a college preparatory school for girls in Udupi, a city in southwestern Karnataka, when teachers there barred several Muslim students from entering their classrooms while wearing hijabs.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

The accident occurred Thursday as the Brunswick school, a college preparatory school for boys in Greenwich, played St. Luke’s School, a private co-educational school from New Canaan.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 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