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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 Anniversary: Presidential Inaugurations
It’s January 20, and today is the day Presidents of the United States typically get inaugurated. Over the years presidents have been inaugurated on different days for different reasons, but since 1937 most presidents have been inaugurated on this day. Inaugurations...
American School Closed January 19, 2026
American School will be closed on Monday, January 19. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, January 20, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that...
Today’s Birthday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It’s January 15, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on this day in 1929. As we have in the past, we will use this occasion to refer you to the websites of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park and the King Center. These websites will bring your...
2026 AFA Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship Information
Today’s blog contains a link for more information about the 2026 AFA Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2026. As always, we do our best to share scholarship information with students in our accredited high school program or...
Today’s Anniversary: The National Geographic Society
It’s January 13, and the National Geographic Society was founded on this day in 1888. Naturally we are going to use this occasion to promote our geography courses. World Geography is covered in grade 6 of our accredited middle school program. For high school...
Today’s Birthday: Ray Harroun
It’s January 12, and Ray Harroun was born on this day in 1879. His claim to fame is winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911, and so one can safely assume that he knew something about cars. If you want to learn more about cars, consider taking our Auto...
Today’s Anniversary: Connecticut
It’s January 9, and Connecticut became a state on this day in 1788. One of Connecticut’s nicknames is The Land of Steady Habits, and that unusual nickname got us thinking about the study habits of students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high...
Today’s Anniversary: The State of the Union
It’s January 8, and George Washington gave the first State of the Union address on this day in 1790. The President of the United States is required by law to give an update to Congress from time to time, and this update is known as the State of the Union, a speech...
Today’s Anniversary: The First Commercial Bank
It’s January 7, and the Bank of North America opened in Philadelphia on this day in 1782. It was the first commercial bank in the United States, and this anniversary got us thinking about the various ways people can pay us for their print and online middle school...
Today’s Anniversary: New Mexico
It’s January 6, and New Mexico became a state on this day in 1912. New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment, and more than 3 million homeschooling students in New Mexico and across the country and around the world have been enchanted by our self-paced courses...
The First Blog of 2026
It’s January 5, and American School is back open after our annual winter break. Since this is our first day of operations in 2026, it’s also the first blog of 2026, and that got us thinking about goals and resolutions for the new year. People often make new year’s...
American School Closed December 24, 2025 to January 4, 2026
Today’s blog contains one final reminder that American School will be closed for our annual year-end break starting Wednesday, December 24, 2025. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, January 5, 2026, and look forward to assisting you with your...
First Day of Winter
It’s December 22, and today is the first full day of winter. People equate winter with snow and cold temperatures, but deciding to homeschool with American School during the winter months can warm the hearts of your family. That’s because American School’s...
American School Celebrates Spirit Week
For the first time American School staff celebrated Spirit Week. The event concluded today and was held in conjunction with the School’s 128th anniversary on Wednesday. Each day of the week staff members were asked to consider dressing in a certain theme. Monday...
Today’s Anniversary: New Jersey
It’s December 18, and New Jersey became a state on this day in 1787. New Jersey has a high population density, but if being in any overcrowded space isn’t your thing, consider homeschooling with American School. Our students work in a classroom of one whenever and...
American School Celebrates 128th Anniversary
It’s December 17, and American School was founded on this day in 1897. As we celebrate our 128th anniversary as a leading distance learning middle school and distance learning high school, we can’t help but be grateful to everyone who has chosen to homeschool with us...
Today’s Birthday: Jane Austen
It’s December 16, and author Jane Austen was born on this day in 1775. Her novel Sense and Sensibility is part of our British Literature course. It’s one of many high school correspondence courses we have in our curriculum and would make a great addition to your...
American School Closing Early December 17, 2025
American School will close at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 17, for a staff event. We will reopen with regular business hours on Thursday, December 18, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses at...
Today’s Anniversary: Pennsylvania
It’s December 12, and Pennsylvania became a state on this day in 1787. It’s a good opportunity to remind you that states can have unique rules and regulations when it comes to homeschooling, and Pennsylvania is one of them. Whether you live in Pennsylvania or not,...
Today’s Anniversary: Indiana
It’s December 11, and Indiana became a state on this day in 1816. Indiana is sometimes referred to as the Crossroads of America, and in fact an intersection in Northwest Indiana calls itself by that same name. If you’re at an educational crossroads, American School...
Today’s Anniversary: Mississippi
It’s December 10, and Mississippi became a state on this day in 1817. One of Mississippi’s nicknames is The Hospitality State, and so today is the perfect opportunity for us to promote our Hospitality Services course, which is one of many high school correspondence...
American School Completes Lighting Project
Crews recently completed a project which upgraded lighting throughout our building. American School now has new energy-efficient lighting that will help us better serve homeschooling students. Now that the project is complete, it is safe to say that American School...
Remembering Pearl Harbor
It’s December 8, and yesterday was the 84th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Over the years this blog has encouraged homeschool students to visit Hawaii and see the sites affected by the events of the date which will live in infamy, but we know traveling to...
Today’s Birthday: Martin Van Buren
It’s December 5, and Martin Van Buren was born on this day in 1782. He was the 8th President of the United States, and some say that his hometown of Kinderhook, New York and his nickname of Old Kinderhook played a part in the creation of the abbreviation that we know...
Winter Weather Reminder
The calendar has flipped to December which means there is a greater potential for winter weather. In the event of inclement weather near American School’s office near Chicago, School leadership will always put employee safety first. That means there could be School...