noun ( in the US ) ⇨ See also ↑ school
ADJECTIVE
▪ junior , senior
▪ local , private , public
▪ Catholic
VERB + HIGH SCHOOL
▪ enter , start
▪ go to
▪
I went to ~ in Ohio.
▪ complete , finish , graduate from
▪ drop out of
▪
He dropped out of ~ when he was seventeen.
HIGH-SCHOOL + NOUN
▪ class
▪
Jessica went to Yale after graduating at the top of her high-school class.
▪ freshman , junior , senior , sophomore
▪ grad ( AmE , informal ), graduate
▪ dropout
▪ buddy ( informal ), classmate , friend , sweetheart
▪
He married his high-school sweetheart.
▪ dance , graduation , prom
▪ degree , diploma
▪ education
▪ career
▪
During her high-school career in Virginia she won ten state titles.
▪ days , years
▪
Mitsuka was almost at the end of her high-school years.
▪ yearbook
▪ reunion
▪ athlete , cheerleader , coach , player
▪ athletics , ball ( AmE ), basketball , football , etc.
▪
He played high-school ball at St. Peters.
▪ gym
▪ biology , chemistry , etc.
▪ level
▪
physics classes at the high-school level
PREPOSITION
▪ after ~
▪
What do you plan to do after ~?
▪ during ~
▪
Janine dated many boys during ~.
▪ from ~
▪
an old friend from ~
▪ in ~
▪
I was a senior in ~.
▪
We knew each other back in ~.
▪
I'd known her since my sophomore year in ~.
▪ through ~
▪
She had good grades all the way through ~.
PHRASES
▪ fresh out of ~ , right out of ~ , straight out of ~
▪
an 18-year-old kid who is fresh out of ~