What is High School for?

I think the purpose of High School is to prepare students for college.  The foundations in English, Math, Science, History, Art and Tech Classes are set to give you a basic understanding of the major subjects and perhaps give you an insight into each so that maybe one subject will peak your interest for the future direction in studies that you might be interested in.  Peer pressure, competition, more homework, harder case loads, learning to drive/driving, jobs, relationships are all factors that students will/might experience and have to juggle while learning in an education program (experienced in both high school and college to different degrees).