{"id":5574,"date":"2026-02-10T20:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/highschool\/?p=5574"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:16:41","slug":"high-school-update-february-9th-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/highschool\/2026\/02\/10\/high-school-update-february-9th-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Update: February 9th &#8211; 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Algebra 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are covering some integral higher-level math concepts involving exponents and rationalization. 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