While there are no particular high school committees wherein students have voting power and, therein, autonomy on a school level, there are student councils where students can vote on class representatives. There are also extracurricular student clubs, such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes (religious athletic society) and Delta Phi Alpha (German National Honor Society) that offer a variety of activities that may or may not be organized by school officials. For school subjects, students can also form Math or History Clubs as well and branch off into academic competitive groups such as Debate Club or Science Club. Finally, students can form clubs within their respective sports, band, drama, etc. teams as well.

Like most aspects of general education in the U.S., each state decides when students will have their holidays. So, while the school calendar dates in the United States can be somewhat similar such as Summer or Christmas break, many states celebrate completely different days, such as schools in the north celebrating Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day or schools in the south celebrating Mardi Gras Holidays. The activities that youth engage in during these holidays vary tremendously and are often dependent on the socio-economic background of their family. Some students go on family trips and vacations, while other students are doing overtime at work. Further, Summer Camps and study abroad trips are similarly often dependent on a youth’s income background, though there are often scholarships available as well. Wealthier schools typically have the resources required to organize trips abroad, but typically trips abroad are organized by private organizations.