junior class

Penultimate high schoolers

The junior class is the collective body of students in their third year of a four-year program, typically high school or college in the United States.

The term refers both to the group itself and to their shared identity or status: The junior class is hosting the prom this year.

Students in this year are called juniors.

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academic year progression

junior classsenior class

Final-year student body

freshman class · freshmen · seniors · graduating class · ninth graders

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