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  2. High school in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, Boston Latin School, founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Boston Latin School was initially a private school, so although it did become the first public high school, a school system in Dedham, Massachusetts was the first to be ...

  3. Graduation - Wikipedia

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    Ceremonies for graduating students date from the first universities in Europe in the twelfth century. At that time, Latin was the language of scholars. A universitas was a guild of masters (such as MAs) with license to teach. The etymology of "degree" and "graduate" originates from gradus, meaning "step". The first step was admission to a ...

  4. Secondary education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first. as classified by the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), is the lower secondary phase, either called a middle school or junior high school. A middle school is for students sixth grade, seventh grade and eighth grade and a junior high school is only for students in seventh and eighth grade.

  5. Valedictorian - Wikipedia

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    It is an oration at commencement (in Canada, called convocation in university and graduation in high school) exercises in U.S. and some Canadian high schools, colleges, and universities delivered by one of the graduates. The mode of discourse generally is inspirational and persuasive.

  6. Reclassification (education) - Wikipedia

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    As an alternative to repeating a grade, some students delay entering college for a year by enrolling in a postgraduate program at a prep school after high school. [ 3 ] [ 18 ] [ 9 ] Some opt for a prep school due to academic issues, but that is not always the reason. [ 19 ]

  7. Secondary education - Wikipedia

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    A high school senior classroom in the United States. Secondary education is the education level following Primary education and preceding Tertiary education.. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final phase of basic education, and level 3 upper secondary education or senior secondary education is the stage before tertiary ...

  8. High school diploma - Wikipedia

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    A high school diploma (sometimes referred to as a high school degree) is a diploma awarded upon graduation of high school. A high school diploma is awarded after completion of courses of studies lasting four years, from grade 9 to grade 12. It is the school leaving qualification in the United States and Canada.

  9. Salutatorian - Wikipedia

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    In a high school setting, a salutatorian may also be asked to speak about the current graduating class or to deliver an invocation or benediction. In some instances, the salutatorian may even deliver an introduction for the valedictorian.