n.开始）of something that teachers call "senioritis ."Thisis not a real disease（注：disease
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n. 疾病）, but it is a word that describes（注：describe[dis｀kraib]vt.描写，描述） a group
of problems seen in many seniors in their last days in school. The main issue isa lack
of desire to do anything other than have fun.Schoolwork becomes less and less importan t.After Spring Break, there are a couple of other activities that occur forseniors only.A t the high school I attended, we had a seniorbreakfast. This was a gathering of all the seniors in theschool for a breakfast. Some teachers came,too.At this event,we gave out awards on which the senior class had voted.These awards included "Best Smile "and "Most Likely to S ucceed,"among others.Each school has its own set of special awards.Another event for seniors
only is called "Senior Skip Day." In some schools, this is an official event, one which t heschool administration OKs.In others,it is not .This is a daywhen all the seniors skip（注： skip[skip]n.［口］ 有意缺席）school . " To skip school" means not to come to school , to be abse nt. I think it is fairly obvious why some schooladministrations might not OK this activ ity. There is anotheractivity that,in some schools, is for seniors only, but inothers it may be for seniors and juniors or for all students.This is called Prom（注：prom
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n.［美］班级舞会）.It is a formal dance generally preceded（注：precede
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vt.先于）by a dinner. The dinner may be held directlyin conjunction with（注：in conju nction with 连同）the danceso that all the people attending the dance eat together in ahall,o r often,the couples go to dinner at a restaurant oftheir choice before the dance.The you ng men who attend promusually rent a tuxedo（注：tuxedo