sophomore
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Rosary, which is the sister school for Servite, featured sophomore Tra’via Flournoy, senior Justine Wilson, junior Pfeiffer Lee and sophomore Maliyah Collins running 44.23, breaking Long Beach Poly’s 22-year-old state record of 44.50.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
The sophomore novel marked the arrival of an intuitive stylist gifted at polyphonic prose.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Elias Pike, a sophomore criminology major, lives in an eight-person dorm suite that he shares with only one other student.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Andrew Castellano had tough news for his parents over the winter break: He was taking a leave of absence from Harvard University halfway through his sophomore year to work full-time on his AI startup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Nonetheless, Trent was disproportionately popular among Chapel Hill High School’s sophomore class.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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