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1、AmericanHighSchoolLifeHighSchoolInAmerica,aftermiddleschoolcomeshighschool,whichincludesgrades9through12.StudentsarerequiredtotakecertainsubjectslikeEnglish,socialstudies,math,science,andphysicaleducation.Inaddition,theychooseamongelectivesubjectstocompletetheirhighschooleducation.Electiv
2、esincludesubjectsintechnology,music,art,andforeignlanguages.Eachstudentintheschoolhastheirownlockerforbooksandpersonalitems.Thisconveniencesavesstudentsfromcarryingtextbooks,andallowsstudentsasmallspacetheycandecoratewithpostersandfavoriteobjects.CheatinginanyformisstrictlyprohibitedinAme
3、ricanschools.Andinfact,highschoolstudentsusuallydon’tcheat.Astudentcaughtinplagiarism,forgery,orcopyinganotherstudentfacesseverediscipline,evenexpulsion.SchoolActivitiesEachschoolholdscertainyearlyactivitiesfortheentireschoolbody,suchashomecoming,promnight,holidaycelebrations,etc.Homecomi
4、ngiscelebratedeachfall,usuallyonaweekend,andeventsleadinguptoitmaylastallweek.Whilehomecomingiscelebrateddifferentlyateachschool,itusuallyincludesaparadeandthecrowningoftheHomecomingKingandQueen,andendswithafootballgameandschooldance.Thepromisaformaldanceforstudentsingrades11and12,andisge
5、nerallyanticipatedasthemostimportantsocialeventoftheschoolyear.Itcanalsobeatimeofanxiety,asboyshavetoworkupthecouragetoaskadatetotheprom,andgirlshopetherightboyinvitesthem.Thesecouplesdressinformalclothes—girlsinlonggowns,boysinsuits.Somestudentsevenarrangealimousineanddriverfortheirgroup
6、offriendstoarriveinstyle!Attheprom,studentsdance,havesnacksanddrinks,andchat.PromusuallyendswithaPromKingandQueenbeingannouncedandcrownedonstagebeforeanenviousaudience.BesideshostingeventsforholidayssuchastheFourthofJulyandHalloween,individualhighschoolsoftenhavetheirownspecialevents.Oned
7、aymightbe“InsideOut/BackwardsDay,”wherestudentsandteachersshouldweartheirclothesreversedallday,perhapswalkandspeakbackwards,andevengotoclassesinoppositeorder.Andsomeschoolsholdcontestswhere,ifcertainacademicgoalsaremet,theprincipalwillkissapig,shavehismustache,ordre