In America， after middle school comes high school， which includes grades 9 through 12. Students are required to take certain subjects like English， social studies， math， science， and physical education. In addition， they choose among elective subjects to complete their high school education. Elective subjects include technology， music， art， and foreign languages.

Each student in the school has their own locker for books and personal items. This convenience saves students from carrying textbooks， and allows students a small space they can decorate with posters and favorite objects.

Cheating in any form is strictly prohibited in American schools. And in fact， high school students usually dont cheat. A student caught in plagiarism， forgery， or copying another student faces severe discipline， even expulsion.

School Activities

Each school holds certain yearly activities for the entire school body， such as homecoming， prom night， holiday celebrations， etc..

Homecoming is celebrated each fall， usually on a weekend， and events leading up to it may last all week. While homecoming is celebrated differently at each school， it usually includes a parade and the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen， and ends with a football game and school dance.

The prom is a formal dance for students in grades 11 and 12， and is generally anticipated as the most important social event of the school year. It can also be a time of anxiety， as boys have to work up the courage to ask a date to the prom， and girls hope the right boy invites them. These couples dress in formal clothes—girls in long gowns， boys in suits. At the prom， students dance， have snacks and drinks， and chat. Prom usually ends with a Prom King and Queen being announced and crowned on stage before an envious audience.

在美國，初中學(xué)業(yè)一結(jié)束就進(jìn)入高中，高中包括9到12年級(jí)。學(xué)生們要完成某些必修課，如：英語、社會(huì)學(xué)、數(shù)學(xué)、自然科學(xué)和體育。此外，學(xué)生們選修一些課程來完成高中教育，選修科目有科技、音樂、美術(shù)和外語。

每位學(xué)生在學(xué)校都有自己的儲(chǔ)物柜，用來存放書本或私人物品。這很方便，學(xué)生們不需要攜帶課本，而且還使得他們有個(gè)小小的空間，可以裝飾海報(bào)及心愛之物。

任何形式的作弊在美國學(xué)校里都是嚴(yán)令禁止的。事實(shí)上，高中生們一般不會(huì)作弊。若學(xué)生在剽竊、弄虛作假或抄其他學(xué)生的作業(yè)時(shí)被發(fā)現(xiàn)，都會(huì)受到嚴(yán)厲的處分，甚至是開除。

學(xué)校活動(dòng)

各學(xué)校每年都會(huì)舉辦一些全校性活動(dòng)，如：返校節(jié)、學(xué)年舞會(huì)、節(jié)日慶典等等。

返校節(jié)在每年秋季舉辦，通常選在周末，相關(guān)活動(dòng)可能持續(xù)一周。每所學(xué)校舉辦返校節(jié)的方式有所不同，不過通常都包括游行、返校節(jié)“舞會(huì)國王”與“舞會(huì)王后”的加冕，并以橄欖球賽及全校性舞會(huì)來壓軸。

學(xué)年舞會(huì)是為11和12年級(jí)學(xué)生舉辦的正式舞會(huì)。學(xué)生通常會(huì)把它看成是學(xué)年中最重要的社交活動(dòng)，這也是令人焦躁不安的時(shí)刻，因?yàn)槟泻⒆觽兊霉淖阌職鈱ふ椅璋槿⒓舆@個(gè)舞會(huì)，而女孩子們則希望自己的意中人能向自己發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)。男生女生要著正式服裝（女孩子穿長禮服，男孩子著西裝）。舞會(huì)上，學(xué)生們翩翩起舞、吃點(diǎn)心、喝飲料、輕松地閑聊。舞會(huì)結(jié)尾，公布“舞會(huì)國王”及“舞會(huì)王后”的名字。在一群艷羨的觀眾前，“國王”和“王后”登臺(tái)加冕。