Ortaokulda iken Tom Mary'ye çok fena tutuldu.
- Tom had a crush on Mary when he was in junior high school.
Tom hâlâ ortaokulda iken karate çalışmaya başladı.
- Tom began to study karate when he was still in junior high school.
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.
In junior high school, Tom was a better student than Mary.
- In junior high school, Tom was a better student than Mary was.
Tom was a junior high school student the first time I met him.
- Tom was a junior high school student when I first met him.