| college |
a school that you go to after high school. Most college programs require four years of study. |
| dean |
a high school or college official who is responsible for administration, counseling, discipline, or extracurricular activities. [1/4 definitions] |
| diploma |
an official piece of paper stating that a student has earned a degree or finished a course of study. High schools, colleges, and universities give out diplomas. |
| dropout |
someone who has quit school, esp. high school, without graduating. [1/2 definitions] |
| exchange student |
a student who attends high school in a foreign country, while a student from that country studies in the country of the first. |
| freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
| GED |
an abbreviation for "General Educational Development." You can take the GED test and get a diploma if you did not finish high school. |
| graduate |
a person who has finished the required studies at a high school or college. [1/3 definitions] |
| graduation |
the act or process of successfully completing required studies at a high school or college. [1/2 definitions] |
| high school |
a school that begins with grades nine or ten and ends with grade twelve. You get a diploma when you graduate from high school. |
| home economics |
a high school or college course that teaches this. [1/2 definitions] |
| H.S. |
abbreviation of "High School," a school consisting of grades nine or ten through twelve or, formerly, grades seven through twelve (used in a proper name). |
| junior |
used as a name or after a name, when a person's name is the same as his father's name. "Junior" is written "Jr." [2 definitions] |
| junior high school |
a school before high school in the United States. Junior high school usually includes grades seven, eight, and nine. Another name for junior high school is middle school. |
| letter |
to receive official recognition of having participated in a high school or college sport. [1/6 definitions] |
| lowerclassman |
a freshman or sophomore in a high school or college; underclassman. |
| middle school |
a school that includes middle grades, usually grades six through eight. Children go to middle school after elementary school and before high school. |
| normal school |
formerly, a two-year school that trained high school graduates to be elementary school teachers. |
| prom |
(informal) a formal dance for high school or college students; promenade. |
| public school |
in the US, an elementary, middle, or high school that is free and supported by people's taxes. [1/2 definitions] |
| secondary school |
a school that is intermediate between elementary school and college; junior high school or high school. |