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Since 2006, the American School Blog has kept students, parents and school officials up to date on what’s happening at American School. Below are our most recent blog posts. Visit the American School Blog Archive to read noteworthy blogs from over the years.
Today’s Birthday: Daphne du Maurier
It’s May 13, and British author Daphne du Maurier was born on this date in 1907. She is best known for the novel Rebecca but she wrote many other novels and short stories too. Her birthday got us thinking about two of our accredited high school courses which focus...
American School Main Web Site Down Monday, May 13
American School’s main web site will be down for 2 to 4 hours on Monday, May 13, as its server moves to a new state-of-the-art facility. When the server is installed there, the site will be back online and ready to serve students in our accredited middle school...
Mother’s Day 2024
This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day, and so we are using today’s blog to thank all mothers and other motherly figures who have made American School their family’s distance education middle school or distance education high school. We are happy to provide your children...
American School Nominated for Practical Homeschooling Awards
American School was recently nominated for three Practical Homeschooling i-Learning Awards. Our online middle school courses were nominated in the Middle School Complete Curriculum category. Our online high school courses were nominated in the High School Complete...
2024 Teacher Appreciation Day
It’s May 7, and today is Teacher Appreciation Day. It’s the perfect day to thank our instructors who grade exams in middle school correspondence courses, online middle school courses, high school correspondence courses and online high school courses. Grading is just...
Today’s Anniversary: The Four-Minute Mile
It’s May 6, and on this date in 1954, Roger Bannister ran a mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. It was the first time anyone finished that distance in less than 4 minutes. Although many others have run a mile more quickly than Roger Bannister’s time 70 years ago today,...
American School Receives Updated American Red Cross Training
Last week the American Red Cross visited American School and provided updated training in adult first aid, CPR and AED to several staff members. We welcome the American Red Cross every two years to train staff members throughout the building so that they are ready to...
Lansing Fire Department Visits American School
The Lansing Fire Department recently visited American School to complete a fire inspection which the School passed. While here, the Lansing Fire Department also observed our staff members complete emergency drills such as a fire drill and a severe weather drill. ...
Today’s Anniversary: The Empire State Building
It’s May 1, and the Empire State Building opened on this date in 1931. It’s one of the most famous buildings in the world, and its anniversary got us thinking about the buildings we’ve called home over the years. Little is known about American School’s first...
Today’s Birthday: Andre Agassi
It’s April 29, and Andre Agassi was born on this date in 1970. You might know him from his illustrious tennis career which includes 8 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal, but before he won those titles, Andre Agassi earned another title: American...
Arbor Day 2024
It’s April 26, and today is Arbor Day. Arbor Day is a day to celebrate trees, realize their value to the environment and maybe even plant some trees of your own. The Arbor Day Foundation has information about what events are happening in your state today and how you...
Contacting Us About Exam Arrivals
Today’s blog has information about exam arrivals. Due to the large number of exams we receive from students in our middle school correspondence courses and high school correspondence courses, we cannot always reply to emails asking if exams have been received. If...
Administrative Professionals’ Day 2024
It’s April 24, and today is Administrative Professionals’ Day. It’s the perfect day to thank the administrative professionals here at American School who perform a variety of office tasks on a daily basis to help make our distance education middle school and distance...
Today’s Birthday: James Buchanan
It’s April 23, and James Buchanan was born on this date in 1791. He was the 15th President of the United States and is unique among presidents because he never married. If you’re a longtime reader of this blog, you know that we sometimes mention presidential homes...
Earth Day 2024
It’s April 22, and today is Earth Day. It’s the perfect occasion to remind you that we offer Environmental Science among our high school correspondence courses and Environmental Science among our online high school courses. Either one would be a great addition to...
Today’s Birthday: Hugh O’Brian
It’s April 19, and actor Hugh O’Brian was born on this date in 1925. In entertainment, he is perhaps best known for playing the title character in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, but one could argue that Hugh O’Brian has had a bigger impact on teenagers. That’s...
2024 National Week of FAFSA Action
It’s April 18, and we are in the middle of the 2024 National Week of FAFSA Action. It’s a week dedicated to reminding students that the 2024-2025 FAFSA form is available, and now would be a great time for you to complete it! If you are nearing the end of your...
Today’s Birthday: Thornton Wilder
It’s April 17, and author and playwright Thornton Wilder was born on this date in 1897. Our Town is among his most popular plays, and the title of that play got us thinking about our town and your town. Although we are based in Lansing, Illinois just south of...
Today’s Birthday: Selena
It’s April 16, and today’s blog remembers Selena on what would’ve been her 53rd birthday. She was known as the Queen of Tejano Music but another title she had was American School Graduate. Selena was a child prodigy in music and by the time she was ready to begin...
Jackie Robinson Day 2024
It’s April 15, and Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier on this date in 1947. Every year on this date MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in his honor, and last year two American School employees attended a MLB game on this date in which every...
Today’s Anniversary: The First Space Shuttle Launch
It’s April 12, and on this date in 1981, Columbia was launched in NASA’s first Space Shuttle mission. This historic first got us thinking about how students might use our high school courses to get their homeschool high school diploma program off the ground. Our...
Today’s Anniversary: The Apple I
It’s April 11, and the Apple I personal computer was released on this date in 1976. To say that computing has changed in the 48 years since then would be a massive understatement, but you can stay on top of all the latest developments and get prepared for life after...
2024 Convention #4: THSC Called To Teach Convention Fort Worth
American School’s fourth convention appearance of 2024 will occur next week at the THSC Called to Teach Convention in Fort Worth. Visit us in booth 203 at the Fort Worth Convention Center on Thursday, April 18, from 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; on Friday, April 19, from 10...
Today’s Special Occasion: The 100th Day of 2024
It’s April 9, and today is the 100th day of 2024. The number 100 is significant to us at American School because 100 is the highest score a student can receive when he or she submits an exam while doing our at home middle school or at home high school courses. ...
Today’s Special Occasion: The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
It’s April 8, and today a total solar eclipse will cross North America. The path of totality runs roughly from San Antonio, Texas in the southwest to Cleveland, Ohio in the northeast. Many communities within that path are having special events to safely view the...