Ben bir ortaokul öğrencisiyim.
- I'm a junior high school student.
Ortaokulda iken Tom Mary'ye çok fena tutuldu.
- Tom had a crush on Mary when he was in junior high school.
Ben bir lise öğrencisiyim.
- I'm a senior high school student.
Lise son sınıf öğrencisi misin?
- Are you a senior high school student?
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.