School Spirit and Sports
This person leads cheers and performs stunts to support the school's sport's teams.
Who is a Cheerleader?
This is the "boss" of the school, the equivalent of the Director in Spain.
Who is the Principal?
This is the yellow vehicle that many students take to get to school for free.
What is a School Bus?
If a student is "cutting class" or "ditching," it means they are doing this.
What is skipping school / not going to class?
This is a book published every year filled with photos of all the students and teachers.
What is a Yearbook?
This is the name of the rules about what you can and cannot wear to school.
What is the Dress Code?
This animal or character represents the school and appears on all the sports uniforms.
What is a Mascot?
This is the name for a student in their very first year of high school (9th grade).
Who is a Freshman?
This is the metal box where students store their books and jackets between classes.
What is a Locker?
This 4-letter word is used to describe someone who studies too much or is obsessed with academics (used to be an insult, now it's often a compliment!).
What is a Nerd?
Students interested in politics might join this "Government" club to organize school events.
What is Student Council?
If you are "tardy," it means you have done this.
What is arrived late to class?
This is the formal dance at the end of the year for 11th and 12th graders.
What is Prom?
This is the name for a student in their final year of high school (12th grade).
Who is a Senior?
Instead of teachers moving rooms like in Spain, in the US, these people are the ones who move between periods.
Who are the students?
If a student "flunked" an exam, it means they got this grade.
What is an F (or they failed)?
If you enjoy acting or theater, you would join this specific club.
What is the Drama Club?
This is a common punishment where a student must stay at school late or come on a Saturday.
What is Detention?
In many US movies, students have ¨Promposals,¨ which is a creative way to do this.
What is ask someone to Prom?
This person is in charge of fixing the school building and cleaning the hallways.
Who is the Janitor (or Custodian)?
Most US students have to take this specific "class" where they play sports or run laps.
What is P.E. (Physical Education)?
If a test was extremely easy, a student might say, "That was a ______."
What is a breeze (or a piece of cake)?
This is the name for the school’s musical group that plays instruments while marching on a football field.
What is the Marching Band?
This is a written "ticket" given to a student for bad behavior that is sent to the Principal’s office.
What is a Referral?
This "spirited" week involves students dressing up in pajamas or wacky outfits to show school pride.
What is Spirit Week?
If you have a problem with your schedule or need help applying to college, you visit this person.
Who is a Guidance Counselor?
This is the name of the document that shows all your grades at the end of the semester.
What is a Report Card?
This term refers to the "cool" or popular group of students who sit together in the cafeteria.
What is a Clique?
This group of students writes and publishes the school's news every week or month.
What is the School Newspaper (or Journalism)?
This is the most serious punishment, where a student is banned from coming to school for several days.
What is a Suspension?