Ortaokulda iken Tom Mary'ye çok fena tutuldu.
- Tom had a crush on Mary when he was in junior high school.
Sonunda ortaokuldan mezun oldum.
- I finally graduated from junior high school.
Lise son sınıf öğrencisi misin?
- Are you a senior high school student?
Liseden onur derecesiyle mezun oldu.
- He graduated from a senior high school with honors.
In California the term originally used was intermediate high school, later shortened to intermediate school, but the term junior high school is rapidly supplanting the others.