8th graders

Thirteen-year-old students

8th graders are students in the eighth grade, typically thirteen or fourteen years old—the final year of middle school or junior high in the American educational system.

The term often carries connotations of awkward adolescence, social drama, and the cusp of high school: The 8th graders think they run the school.

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adolescents · awkward phase · growth spurt · puberty · juveniles · junior high · classmates · middle schoolers · dances · cliques · lunch table · peer pressure · youngsters · bullying · school dances · electives · youths · schoolchildren

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educational progression

8th graderskindergarteners

First-year elementary students

kindergartners · 1st graders · seniors · 12th graders · preschoolers

middle school status

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Students aged eleven-twelve

5th graders · 7th graders

developmental stage

8th gradersadults

Fully mature individuals

senior citizens · retirees · toddlers · infants · elderly

Family

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