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.
American School Opening Late on Monday, June 27
American School will have a delayed opening on Monday, June 27, due to a staff event. We expect to be open and ready to assist you with your accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses by 10 a.m. Part-time instructors are not affected by this...
American School Nominated for 2022 Practical Homeschooling i-Learn Awards
American School is proud to receive two nominations for the 2022 Practical Homeschooling i-Learn Awards. Our online middle school courses are nominated in the Middle School Complete Curriculum category, and our online high school courses are nominated in the High...
Today’s Special Occasion: The First Full Day of Summer
It’s June 22, and today is the first full day of summer. We can say that because summer began in the wee hours of yesterday morning, so for at least a couple hours it was still spring on June 21. When people think of summer they think of warm weather, beaches,...
Today’s Anniversary: New Hampshire
It’s June 21, and New Hampshire became a state on this date in 1788. New Hampshire’s nickname is the Granite State, and that got us thinking about rocks and solid foundations. A correspondence high school diploma or online high school diploma from American School...
Happy Father’s Day from American School
It’s June 17, and Sunday is Father’s Day. In this blog we wish to thank all American School fathers for choosing our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program for their children. We also wish to acknowledge that...
American School Closed Monday, June 20
American School will be closed Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, June 21, and look forward to helping you with your online middle school courses, paper-based middle school courses, online high school...
Today’s Anniversary: Arkansas
It’s June 15, and Arkansas became a state on this date in 1836. One of the nicknames of Arkansas is the Land of Opportunity, and you might think of American School as the School of Opportunity. That’s because we offer accredited middle school courses and accredited...
Today’s Special Occasion: Flag Day
It’s June 14, and today is Flag Day. You’re probably not surprised we’re featuring Flag Day in today’s blog because we’re the American School after all and the flag is a symbol of America, but there are many things about the flag and Flag Day that you might not...
Today’s Anniversary: Charles Lindbergh’s Ticker-Tape Parade
It's June 13, and on this date in 1927, Charles Lindbergh received a ticker-tape parade in New York City in celebration of his solo transatlantic flight. People called it a ticker-tape parade because employees in high-rise office buildings along the parade route...
This Weekend’s Anniversary: High School Graduation
It’s June 10, and the person who regularly writes these blogs graduated from high school on this weekend many years ago. Four years prior, deciding where to attend high school was a difficult decision, but the decision that was made turned out to be the correct...
American School Announces AP Courses for 2022-2023
American School is proud to announce that we will offer two Advanced Placement courses for the 2022-2023 academic year. They are AP: English Literature and Composition and AP: Calculus AB. Full details are available on the AP page of our web site linked above. ...
Today’s Special Occasion: World Oceans Day
It’s June 8, and today is World Oceans Day. It’s a day set aside to learn more about oceans and how to sustain them so that future generations can get the same benefits from oceans as past and present generations have. American School once offered an oceanography...
American School and GEDs
Today’s blog is a reminder that American School does not offer GED courses. We offer online high school courses and paper-based high school courses which may be taken individually for credit recovery or enrichment. Our accredited high school courses may also be...
Today’s Anniversary: D-Day
It’s June 6, and a major turning point in World War 2 occurred on this date in 1944. This turning point is called D-Day, and you can read about it and the heroism shown that day by clicking the link in today’s blog. Today the term “D-Day” is often used to symbolize...
Today’s Special Occasion: National Donut Day
It’s June 3, and today is National Donut Day. There are many types of donuts and all of them are good. These include cake donuts, yeast donuts, chocolate donuts, donuts with icing, donuts with sprinkles, and one of our personal favorites, the French cruller. No...
American School to Attend 2022 HEAV Convention
American School is pleased to attend the 2022 HEAV Convention next weekend in Richmond, Virginia. Join us in booth 436 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Thursday, June 9, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; on Friday, June 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m; and on Saturday,...
Today’s Anniversaries: Kentucky and Tennessee
It’s June 1, and Kentucky and Tennessee became states on this date in 1792 and 1796 respectively. American School has attended conventions in both states over the years and is happy to return to one of them later this year. We attend state school counseling...
Class Rings
Today’s blog is about class rings. Every so often graduates of our accredited high school program will contact us and ask if they can order a class ring. We would be happy to honor their requests, but American School no longer offers official class rings. We...
American School Closed Monday, May 30
American School will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, May 31, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent...
American School to Attend 2022 THSC Called to Teach Convention in The Woodlands
American School is pleased to exhibit at the 2022 THSC Called to Teach Convention in The Woodlands, Texas next week. We will be in booth 519 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott on Thursday, June 2, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; on Friday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.;...
Better Business Bureau Complaints
American School is proud of its decades-long affiliation with the Better Business Bureau which goes back to June 1, 1934, and our 125 years of fine, upstanding service to our students. There are times, however, when students and parents are not satisfied with the...
American School and the French Open
The French Open tennis tournament is underway at Roland Garros in Paris, and so today is a good opportunity for us to look back at some of the tournament's most memorable moments involving American School graduates. Andre Agassi was runner-up in 1990 and 1991 but...
Today’s Anniversary: South Carolina
It’s May 23, and South Carolina became a state on this date in 1788. We have attended conventions in the Palmetto State in the past and may do so again in the future. Each year we try to get to as many conventions as possible while taking several things into...
Today’s Special Occasion: World Bee Day
It’s May 20, and today is World Bee Day. It’s a day set aside each year to recognize the importance of bees and all the things bees do to keep the world’s ecosystem thriving. Many years ago when American School introduced its Spelling course, the study materials...
American School to Attend 2022 FPEA Florida Homeschool Convention
American School is pleased to exhibit at the 2022 FPEA Florida Homeschool Convention next week in Orlando. We’ll be in booth 1102 at the Rosen Shingle Creek on Thursday, May 26, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; on Friday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and on Saturday, May...
