American High School Traditions
What is the name of the school dance that happens at the end of the year for juniors and seniors?
Prom
What school does Harry Potter attend?
Hogwarts
How many years long is high school?
4
What does it mean if a student is a “teacher’s pet”?
They are the teacher's favorite
What is the name of the large room where students eat lunch?
Cafeteria
What is the big football game and celebration that welcomes students back to school in the fall?
Homecoming
This popular TV show follows the lives of wealthy high school students in New York City. The characters' secrets are constantly revealed by an anonymous blogger.
Gossip Girl
Youth in the U.S. are required by law to attend school until this age.
16
What does it mean to “cram for a test”?
To study a lot in a short period of time
What do students receive at the end of the year to remember their classmates?
Yearbook
What is the school tradition where students wear costumes or themed outfits each day for a week?
Spirit week
What 2004 movie features the quote "“On Wednesdays we wear pink.”
Mean Girls
While most public schools in the U.S. do not have school uniforms, they do usually have this set of rules regarding what students wear.
Dress code
If a student “flunks” a test, what happened?
You failed it
What do you call a student in their first year of high school?
Freshman
These two pieces of attire are traditionally worn for high school graduation ceremonies in the U.S
cap and gown
This TV show, inspired by the Archie Comics, follows a group of teenagers in a small town as they uncover dark secrets and face mysteries involving murder, betrayal, and hidden identities.
Riverdale
In the United States, what is the term for a student’s academic standing, which takes into account their grades and class rank?
GPA (Grade Point Average)
If someone says they are “winging it” on a presentation, what does that mean?
They are doing it without preparation
If a student has straight A’s, what is their Grade Point Average (GPA) in most U.S. high schools?
4.0
Students in their final year of high school work together to plan and try to get away with this mischievous act.
Senior prank
In High School Musical, what sport does Troy Bolton play?
Basketball
A student who finishes in second place academically in their class is given what title?
Salutatorian
What does it mean "to hit the books?"
To start studying
If a student gets in trouble for being late too many times, they might get this type of punishment after school.
Detention