Ortaokulda iken Tom Mary'ye çok fena tutuldu.
- Tom had a crush on Mary when he was in junior high school.
Ben bir ortaokul öğrencisiyim.
- I'm a junior high school student.
Onun yüzü bana lise günlerimdeki arkadaşlarımdan birini hatırlatıyor.
- His face reminded me of one of my friends in my senior high school days.
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.