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| college |
a school or institution of higher learning beyond the level of high school, usu. providing education in general studies or liberal arts. [1/3 definitions] |
| dean |
a high school or college official who is responsible for administration, counseling, discipline, or extracurricular activities. [1/4 definitions] |
| dropout |
someone who has quit school, esp. high school, without graduating. [1/2 definitions] |
| exchange student |
a student who attends high school in a foreign country, while a student from that country studies in the country of the first. |
| freshman |
a first-year student at a high school, college, or university. [1/4 definitions] |
| home economics |
a high school or college course that teaches this. [1/2 definitions] |
| H.S. |
abbreviation of "High School," a school consisting of grades nine or ten through twelve or, formerly, grades seven through twelve (used in a proper name). |
| junior high school |
an intermediate school between elementary and high school, usu. including grades seven, eight, and nine; middle school. |
| letter |
to receive official recognition of having participated in a high school or college sport. [1/6 definitions] |
| lowerclassman |
a freshman or sophomore in a high school or college; underclassman. |
| normal school |
formerly, a two-year school that trained high school graduates to be elementary school teachers. |
| prom |
(informal) a formal dance for high school or college students; promenade. |
| secondary school |
a school that is intermediate between elementary school and college; junior high school or high school. |
| senior |
of or concerning a person or class in the final year of an academic program in a high school or undergraduate college or university. [2/7 definitions] |
| senior high school |
a secondary school comprising grades ten, eleven, and twelve, and sometimes grade nine; high school. |
| sophomore |
a second-year student at a high school or college. [1/2 definitions] |
| summer school |
a high school or college session conducted during the summer. |
| term paper |
a long essay or report required of a high school or college student at the end of a term or semester. |
| underclassman |
a freshman or sophomore student in a high school or college. |
| upper-class |
relating or belonging to the upper two classes in a high school, college, or university. [1/2 definitions] |
| upperclassman |
a member of the junior or senior class in a high school, college, or university. |
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