Definition of "interscholastic" [interscholastic]

• Existing or conducted between or among schools. (adjective)

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• "Yet according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, an NBA team will eventually draft only 3 in 10,000 high school senior boys playing interscholastic basketball."
• "Only 8 in 10,000 -- still less than one tenth of one percent--of high school senior boys playing interscholastic football will eventually be drafted by an NFL team."
• "In tough economic times can we really afford to maintain interscholastic teams at the expense of text books, class size, and other essential academic concerns?"