Student culture in the United States

name for various local and national holidays

bugle call; musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals (American version)

thumb|150px|Sophomore class artwork, from East Texas State Normal College's 1920 Locust yearbook In the United States, a sophomore ( or ) is a person in the second year at an educational institution; usually at a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions. In high school, a sophomore is equivalent to a tenth grade or Class-10 student.

thumb|"Queen of the May" East Texas State Normal College in 1921, a predecessor of the modern homecoming queen Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States and Canada.