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1、AmericanHighSchoolLifeHighSchoolInAmerica,aftermiddleschoolcomeshighschool,whichincludesgrades9through12.StudentsarerequiredtotakecertainsubjectslikeEnglish,socialstudies,math,science,andphysicaleducation.Inaddition,theychooseamongelectivesubjectstocompletetheirhighschooleducation.Ele
2、ctivesincludesubjectsintechnology,music,art,andforeignlanguages.Eachstudentintheschoolhastheirownlockerforbooksandpersonalitems.Thisconveniencesavesstudentsfromcarryingtextbooks,andallowsstudentsasmallspacetheycandecoratewithpostersandfavoriteobjects.Cheatinginanyformisstrictlyprohibi
3、tedinAmericanschools・Andinfact,highschoolstudentsusuallydon'tcheat.Astudentcaughtinplagiarism,forgery,orcopyinganotherstudentfacesseverediscipline,evenexpulsion.SchoolActivitiesEachschoolholdscertainyearlyactivitiesfortheentireschoolbody,suchashomecoming,promnight,holidaycelebrations,
4、elc.Homecomingiscelebratedeachfall,usuallyonaweekend,andeventsleadinguptoitmaylastallweek・Whilehomecomingiscelebrateddifferentlyateachschool,itusuallyincludesaparadeandthecrowningoftheHomecomingKingandQueen,andendswithafootballgameandschooldance・Thepromisaformaldanceforstudentsingrade
5、s11and12,andisgenerallyanticipatedasthemostimportantsocialeventoftheschoolyear・Itcanalsobeatimeofanxiety,asboyshavetoworkupthecouragetoaskadatetotheprom,andgirlshopetherightboyinvitesthem・Thesecouplesdressinformalclothes一girlsinlonggowns,boysinsuits・Somestudentsevenarrangealimousinean
6、ddriverfortheirgroupoffriendstoarriveinstyle!Attheprom,studentsdance,havesnacksanddrinks,andchat.PromusuallyendswithaPromKingandQueenbeingannouncedandcrownedonstagebeforeanenviousaudience・BesideshostingeventsforholidayssuchastheFourthofJulyandHalloween,individualhighschoolsoftenhaveth
7、eirownspecialevents.Onedaymightbe44InsideOut/BackwardsDay/'wherestudentsandteachersshouldweartheirclothesreversedallday,perhapswalkandspeakbackwards,andevengotoclassesinoppositeorder.Andsomeschoolsholdcontestswhere,ifcertainacademicgoalsaremet,theprincipalwillkissapig,shavehismustache
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