Bell Schedules
The color of the bus students take to school.
What is yellow?
What are 5 required subjects that students have to take?
Math/Science/Social Studies (aka Social Studies)/English/PE (Physical Education)
What is the biggest sport at an American high school?
Football
Students wear these two things during graduation
What is a cap and gown?
By law (Title 9) -- there must be an equal number of boys and girls sports at American schools (50/50)
The number of years students study in American high school
What is 4 years?
What are 3 examples of art classes that students can take?
Band/Choir/Painting and drawing/Photography/ Theater
What is the American English term for the student activity with pom-poms, flips, and songs supporting your school's sports teams?
Cheerleading
The students who can go to Homecoming dance.
Who is everyone?
The number of foreign languages (not English) spoken at home in Charlie's old school district?
What is over 200?
The title for an American English 1st year student in high school.
What is a freshmen?
Do American students have to study a foreign language?
No
What is the name of the dance and football game in the fall / autumn at American schools?
Homecoming
What's the name of one of the university entrance exams American students take?
SAT + ACT
This is in addition to: Advanced Placement (University Credit) / Final Exams (for classes) / SOLs (Standards of Learning)
The percentage of Charlie's old classmates who were not born in the USA.
What is 33%
The punishment parents receive for allowing their child to miss school too many times (truancy).
What is up to one year of jail time and $2,500 fine.
The name of the head of an American high school.
What is a principal?
How many Olympic gold medalists does West Springfield High School have?
2
What do students do at the end of their graduation ceremony?
They toss their caps
The percentage of students in Charlie's old school district that had a disability (wheelchair, intellectual disability, learning disability, long term illness)
What is 15%?
Around when summer break starts and ends for American high school students.
When is June 11th and August 19th?
Name all 4 languages that I mentioned a student could take (other than English).
Spanish, French, German, and Latin
What is the term for the all-school meeting in the gym to energize everyone before a big sports game against a rival school?
Pep Rally
What are the 4 things universities look at when deciding whether to admit a student to their school?
1. GPA (Grade Point Average)
2. Entrance Exam (SAT or ACT)
3. Afterschool Activity
4. Essay or Personal Story