upperclassman
noun
up·per·class·man
ˌə-pər-ˈklas-mən 
: a member of the junior or senior class in a school or college
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Only upperclassmen can go off-campus for lunch.
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Grapevine’s greatest asset is arguably its experience — several of the upperclassmen who were on the state championship team in 2024 know the value of remaining calm during tough moments.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
All of which points to Summers eying a trifecta of golds as an upperclassman, as his goal is to sweep triple jump, long jump and high jump titles in 1A the next two years.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
With the Tigers graduating four key seniors in 2024 and only two starting upperclassmen returning to the squad (Kara Daly and Crenshaw), there was plenty of room for Walker to take on a bigger role with the team.
—True Deck, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
Dart was a first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and a finalist for the Manning Award (given to the top college football QB) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (given to the nation’s top upperclassman QB).
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
All of which points to Summers eying a trifecta of golds as an upperclassman, as his goal is to sweep triple jump, long jump and high jump titles in 1A the next two years.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
With the Tigers graduating four key seniors in 2024 and only two starting upperclassmen returning to the squad (Kara Daly and Crenshaw), there was plenty of room for Walker to take on a bigger role with the team.
—True Deck, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
Dart was a first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and a finalist for the Manning Award (given to the top college football QB) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (given to the nation’s top upperclassman QB).
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upperclassman. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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upperclassman
noun
up·per·class·man
ˌəp-ər-ˈklas-mən
: a student in the third or fourth year of a four-year college or a high school
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