instruction: What things could a high school graduate do in a gap year between high school and college?
response: Go to community college, take different classes and see which subjects he likes.
  
  Travel / backpacking in a very different part of the world.
  
  Get a job, earn some money and get work experience.
  
  Take on a passion project and try to make it work.
  
  Volunteer at a non-profit in an area he might want to pursue as a career.