American schools begin in September after a long summer h oliday. There are two t e rms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children be gin to go to school when they ar e five years old . Most children are seventeen or eighteen years ol d when they finish high school . High school students study o nly four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day , and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things . After high school , m any students go to college. They can go to a small one or a lar ge one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.