Tom hâlâ ortaokulda iken karate çalışmaya başladı.
- Tom began to study karate when he was still in junior high school.
Ortaokulda iken Tom Mary'ye çok fena tutuldu.
- Tom had a crush on Mary when he was 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.