high school

Grades nine through twelve

High school is the educational institution covering the final years before college, typically grades 9 through 12 in the United States.

Students enter around age 14 and graduate around 18.

The term functions as an adjective for things associated with this period: high school diploma, high school sweetheart, high school reunion.

The phrase can evoke adolescent immaturity: That's so high school.

social

prom

High school formal dance

yearbook · cliques · friendships · dating · gossip · hallways · lockers · classmates · student council · parties

sports

varsity

Primary school squad

basketball · soccer · track · baseball · volleyball · cheerleading · gymnasium · coach · team captain · letterman jacket

academics

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

history · biology · chemistry · physics · algebra · geometry · calculus · essays · experiments · homework

adolescence

teenagers

People aged thirteen to nineteen

peer pressure · coming-of-age · crushes · awkwardness · rebellion · insecurity · angst · acne · growth spurts · driver's license

graduation

diploma

Academic completion document

salutatorian · ceremony · tassel · honors · alumni · baccalaureate · senior year · celebration · class rings · graduation photos

extracurricular

clubs

Heavy striking sticks

  • bandGroup playing music together
  • orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
  • choirOrganized group of singers

theater · debate · robotics · newspaper · drama club · art club · STEM · Model UN · field trips · talent show

Categories
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educational level

high schoolelementary school

Institution for young pupils

primary school · grade school · kindergarten · university · college

life stage/maturity

high schoolearly childhood

First years of life

infancy · adulthood · kindergarten · preschool · graduate school

Family

school, height, highly, higher, highest, hiking, heights, heighten, highland

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G