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1、AmericanHighSchoolLifeHighSchoolInAmerica,aftermiddleschoolcomeshighschool,whichincludesgrades9through12.StudentsarerequiredtotakecertainsubjectslikeEnglish,socialstudies,math,science,andphysicaleducation.Inaddition,theychooseamongelectivesubjectstocompletet
2、heirhighschooleducation.Electivesincludesubjectsintechnology,music,art,andforeignlanguages.Eachstudentintheschoolhastheirownlockerforbooksandpersonalitems.Thisconveniencesavesstudentsfromcarryingtextbooks,andallowsstudentsasmallspacetheycandecoratewithposter
3、sandfavoriteobjects.CheatinginanyformisstrictlyprohibitedinAmericanschools.Andinfact,highschoolstudentsusuallydon’tcheat.Astudentcaughtinplagiarism,forgery,orcopyinganotherstudentfacesseverediscipline,evenexpulsion.SchoolActivitiesEachschoolholdscertainyearl
4、yactivitiesfortheentireschoolbody,suchashomecoming,promnight,holidaycelebrations,etc.Homecomingiscelebratedeachfall,usuallyonaweekend,andeventsleadinguptoitmaylastallweek.Whilehomecomingiscelebrateddifferentlyateachschool,itusuallyincludesaparadeandthecrowni
5、ngoftheHomecomingKingandQueen,andendswithafootballgameandschooldance.Thepromisaformaldanceforstudentsingrades11and12,andisgenerallyanticipatedasthemostimportantsocialeventoftheschoolyear.Itcanalsobeatimeofanxiety,asboyshavetoworkupthecouragetoaskadatetothepr
6、om,andgirlshopetherightboyinvitesthem.Thesecouplesdressinformalclothes—girlsinlonggowns,boysinsuits.Somestudentsevenarrangealimousineanddriverfortheirgroupoffriendstoarriveinstyle!Attheprom,studentsdance,havesnacksanddrinks,andchat.PromusuallyendswithaPromKi
7、ngandQueenbeingannouncedandcrownedonstagebeforeanenviousaudience.BesideshostingeventsforholidayssuchastheFourthofJulyandHalloween,individualhighschoolsoftenhavetheirownspecialevents.Onedaymightbe“InsideOut/BackwardsDay,”wherestudentsandteachersshouldwearthei
8、rclothesreversedallday,perhapswalkandspeakbackwards,andevengotoclassesinoppositeorder.Andsomeschoolsholdcontestswhere,ifcertainacademicgoalsaremet,theprincipalwillkissapig,shavehismustache,ordre
