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1、AmericanHighSchoolLifeHighSchoolInAmerica,aftermiddleschoolcomeshighschool,whichincludesgrades9through12.StudentsarerequiredtotakecertainsubjectslikeEnglish,socialstudies,math,science,andphysicaleducation.Inaddition,theychooseamongelectivesubjectstocomple
2、tetheirhighschooleducation.Electivesincludesubjectsintechnology,music,art,andforeignlanguages.Eachstudentintheschoolhastheirownlockerforbooksandpersonalitems.Thisconveniencesavesstudentsfromcarryingtextbooks,andallowsstudentsasmallspacetheycandecoratewith
3、postersandfavoriteobjects.CheatinginanyformisstrictlyprohibitedinAmericanschools.Andinfact,highschoolstudentsusuallydon’tcheat.Astudentcaughtinplagiarism,forgery,orcopyinganotherstudentfacesseverediscipline,evenexpulsion.SchoolActivitiesEachschoolholdscer
4、tainyearlyactivitiesfortheentireschoolbody,suchashomecoming,promnight,holidaycelebrations,etc.Homecomingiscelebratedeachfall,usuallyonaweekend,andeventsleadinguptoitmaylastallweek.Whilehomecomingiscelebrateddifferentlyateachschool,itusuallyincludesaparade
5、andthecrowningoftheHomecomingKingandQueen,andendswithafootballgameandschooldance.Thepromisaformaldanceforstudentsingrades11and12,andisgenerallyanticipatedasthemostimportantsocialeventoftheschoolyear.Itcanalsobeatimeofanxiety,asboyshavetoworkupthecourageto
6、askadatetotheprom,andgirlshopetherightboyinvitesthem.Thesecouplesdressinformalclothes—girlsinlonggowns,boysinsuits.Somestudentsevenarrangealimousineanddriverfortheirgroupoffriendstoarriveinstyle!Attheprom,studentsdance,havesnacksanddrinks,andchat.Promusua
7、llyendswithaPromKingandQueenbeingannouncedandcrownedonstagebeforeanenviousaudience.BesideshostingeventsforholidayssuchastheFourthofJulyandHalloween,individualhighschoolsoftenhavetheirownspecialevents.Onedaymightbe“InsideOut/BackwardsDay,”wherestudentsandt
8、eachersshouldweartheirclothesreversedallday,perhapswalkandspeakbackwards,andevengotoclassesinoppositeorder.Andsomeschoolsholdcontestswhere,ifcertainacademicgoalsaremet,theprincipalwillkissapig,shavehismustache,ordre
