US schools part 1
How many years is high school in the US?
4 (usually)
What are public and private?
On prom night, students elect their classmates to these two honorary titles.
Prom king and queen
Necklaces, earrings, and bracelets are all examples of this.
What is jewelry?
Originally a German tradition, this animal is now associated with Easter in many countries.
In this series, teens at Hawkins High School and Middle School search for their missing friend while supernatura events happen in their Indiana town (2016)
Schule besuchen (not "to go to")
to attend school
Name three team sports typically offered at many American high schools
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Students ___ after 4 years of high school.
graduate
An adjective describing people who aren't short.
Tall (not high!)
In this country, hot cross buns are a common Easter snack.
What is the UK?
A basketball student tries singing and stars in a school play in this movie that made Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens famous (2006)
High School Musical
What are electives?
About ___ in 10 students in the US go to a private school.
1
This big dance happens earlier than prom, after a fall football game.
What is homecoming?
Long hair can be tied up in one of these styles, with an animal-inspired name.
Ponytail
Easter eggs are carried in this kind of woven container.
What is a basket?
A romantic comedy in which Lara Jean Covey's sister sends out Lara's old letters to boys she had a crush on (2018)
To All The Boys I've Loved Before
A 7 year old child goes to this school.
What is elementary school?
The lowest passing letter grade in most US schools
D(-)
A flower arrangement usually worn around the wrist by girls at prom.
What is a corsage?
This hair structure comes in fishtail, French, Dutch, and other varieties. It's also a great shape for bread!
These flowers are symbolic of Easter.
What are lilies?
Lindsey Lohan stars as Cady Heron, a homeschooled 16-year-old who starts going to high school in suburban Illinois and becomes part of a popular clique called "The Plastics" (2004)
Mean Girls (Girls Club - Vorsicht bissig!)
Students applying to college have to take one of these two tests (either counts)
What are the SAT and ACT?
A student in his/her last year of high school.
What is a senior?
This person ranks just ahead of the salutatorian, though both of these top two students speak at graduation.
What is a valedictorian?
It's another word to describe curved eyebrows.
What is arched?
"Fastenzeit" in English
A high school senior fakes illness to stay home, then goes on an adventure with his friends.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Ferris macht blau)