American Schools Re: June's OT Board Dictionary Launched

[annemehr]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...>
wrote:

> My theory now is that football (not soccer) is *very* competitive in 
> my hometown, and instead of building a third high school that would 
> dilute the talent pool, they elected to convert two old schools into 
> these Freshman schools. Don't know if it's true, but believe me it 
> *could* be true, which is bad enough ;). 
> 
> Jen

Yes, American football is extremely important anywhere I've ever been
in the U.S.  That's why you will always have High Schools with
Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors (grades 10, 11, and 12) -- you need
them for the team. The 9th graders (freshmen) are less and less often
included.

The simplest way to think of the American school system is that there
are twelve grades, with 1st grade beginning with 6-year-olds
(depending on the age cut-off date).

Elementary schools will be 1st grade through around 4th-6th (it really
just depends on the size and number of the school buildings available).

At the other end is High School which is always 10th, 11th, and 12,
and sometimes also includes 9th.

In between you will have schools called whatever is convenient.  For
instance, our school district goes from Elementary (1st-5th), to
Middle (6th & 7th), to Intermediate (8th & 9th) to High School
(10th-12th), just because that's the best way to fit the students into
 the buildings they have.

But no matter what, you start 1st grade at around 6, complete 12
grades, and then you graduate.

Annemehr
who of course hasn't even mentioned Kindergarten (before 1st) and
preschool (before Kindergarten)...heh, heh...