A word for a school you attended - WordReference Forums
It's normally reserved for high school and university, not elementary schools or junior highs, but even there, it wouldn't sound odd terribly odd to me if someone pointed to a junior high and said "That's my alma mater." To me, old school means "the school I formerly attended," not "the school I graduated from."

meaning - Can “alma mater” refer to any school you’ve graduated from ...
They have a tradition of "introducing" each team's starters with a video snippet, where the player states his name and alma mater (e.g., "Tony Romo, Eastern Illinois University"). Some time back, a few players started saying the names of their high school instead (e.g., "Andy Dalton, Katy High School").

What to call Primary School + High School, but not College
I went to a K-8 school, but it did have different terms for what the grades were. Kindergarten was just kindergarten, grades 1-3 were elementary school, grades 4-5 were grade school, and grades 6-8 were middle school. After that, I went to a different school for high school, grades 9-12. –

word for a student who is going to graduate
Depending on the degree/diploma, you may even specify, e.g.— high school graduate or college/university graduate. For a bachelors, Masters or doctorate, you might say a bachelor, an MA/MS/MBA/etc., or doctor OR ... who holds a ... Also, graduate with a ... (degree type). anticipated is another option. I anticipate graduating with a ...

in high school / at high school | WordReference Forums
At/In High school b) When I was In/at high school IN Use 'in' with spaces: in a room / in a building; in a garden / in a park; Use 'at' with static (non-movement) verbs and places: at the cinema; at work; at home; AT Use 'at' with places: at the bus-stop; at the door; at the cinema; at the end of the street

What's the difference between "teacher" and "professor"?
teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school : a high school teacher. principal ( also headteacher British English ) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college : The teacher sent him to the principal’s office. tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor ...

What can I call other students if I am also a student?
Not at all. 'Peer pressure' is definitely a well-known phenomenon, however that phrase is far from the only use of the word 'peer'. Your peers are basically just the people who are at the same level as you in one way or another. It is quite a context sensitive word. At a school, peers might mean fellow students (or teachers, if you're a teacher).

STLtoday.com - Sports - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
BattleHawks talk Join the discussion about the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. Moderator: STLtoday Forum Moderators

terms for students who are younger/older than me
Edit: I've never heard of "lowerclassman". If you're not an upperclassman, you're a "first year". If you're a second year, you're a second year. And I would never answer "I'm a senior" to the question "what year are you?" though this would be acceptable in high school.

      >