OK, so I need help..

[takhallus]

I'm writing high school AU, which would be great except I don't really know much about American high schools. So I have a few questions if anyone would be so kind as to help...


1. Would the last lesson of the day be called 'last period'?

2. Would a 17 year old be in Senior year?

3. Are they called terms or semesters? Do they use the word semester in school?

4. What month would senior prom be?


Ta!

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[levitatethis.livejournal.com]

Wait...your British? LOL I had no idea :-)

When I was in high school we had a fall and spring term so September-December was the fall term (with exams in December) and then January-May was spring with exams in June.

The other reason this is a bit odd for me to answer (especially since your story is in the US) is that in the province of Ontario I was in the last age group that had a fifth year (Grade 13 aka OAC...Ontario Academic Credit) of high school. Some kids fast tracked and got out by the end of grade 12 but a lot of us stuck around for the extra year.

Not that that matters to your story :-)

[takhallus.livejournal.com]

OK, well I can deal with that timescale, cheers!

In Britain you are in school til 16 and then you either stay to do higher qualifications or just go to a college, so I was getting confused.

Thanks!