WHS
- noun
- Jargon
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WHS
- Surprisingly, many of the students' parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents attended WHS, which explains why there is such strong alumni support.
- WHS program
- evaluation of WHS
- students in the WHS
Examples
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The WHS community analysis revealed that it is the oldest high school in Fremont, founded in the 1890s.
Academic text (2005) -
No one at WHS had a credit card.
Fiction book (2002) -
We describe the development and initial evaluation of the efficacy of We Have Skills! (WHS), a video-based social skills instructional program for early elementary school students.
Academic text (2014) -
Our initial evaluation of WHS clearly documented the program's social validity—a necessary prerequisite to its use—and its promise of effectiveness in changing student behavior.
Academic text (2014) -
Students at WHS often participate in a variety of extracurricular activities.
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During the graduation ceremony at WHS, the principal congratulated all the students for their achievements.
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Many traditions at WHS have been passed down through generations of graduates.
Surface Forms
Morphology
WHS = West + High school (opaque) = W + H + S
WHS as a school initialism depends on a specific institution's name; the letters alone do not transparently indicate the full school name to learners.
Etymology
WHS is a common abbreviation for a high school whose name starts with W, for example West High School or Westminster High School, and it works like the letters on a school sweatshirt to show which school someone belongs to.
