freshman

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Ira Rootman had three hits and freshman Louis Lappe contributed two hits and three RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Reduced personnel expenses allow the school to operate with as few as 1,200 students, he said, and enrollment in this year’s freshman class ticked up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“He was 8,000 times smarter than any freshman I’d ever seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He never played organized sports until joining the track team as a freshman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

She is the guidance counselor/social worker/lover of poetry who has been our advisor since my freshman year.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan