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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: Moby-Dick
It’s November 14, and Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick was published in the United States for the first time on this day in 1851. The work is considered to be one of the great American novels, and so today’s blog is going to spotlight our American literature...
2025 Convention #12: ISCA Conference
American School’s 12th and final convention appearance of 2025 will occur next week at the Indiana School Counselor Association Conference in Indianapolis. Visit us in booth 4 at the Indianapolis Marriott East Hotel and Convention Center on Thursday, November 20,...
Today’s Birthday: Auguste Rodin
It’s November 12, and artist Auguste Rodin was born on this day in 1840. His best-known sculpture is called “The Thinker” and that name got us, well, thinking about the amount of thinking students do while taking our homeschool middle school courses or homeschool...
American School Closed Tuesday, November 11, 2025
American School will be closed on Tuesday, November 11. We will reopen with regular business hours on Wednesday, November 12, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at...
Today’s Birthday: Marie Curie
It’s November 7, and scientist Marie Curie was born on this day in 1867. She did extensive research on radioactivity, and so today is the perfect day to promote our three chemistry courses. We have a Chemistry (Lab) course and a Chemistry (Non-Lab) course among our...
2025 Convention #11: ISCA Conference
American School’s 11th convention appearance of 2025 will occur next week at the Illinois School Counselor Association Conference in Itasca, Illinois. Visit us at the Westin Itasca on Thursday, November 13, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Friday, November 14, from...
American School Earns Best of the Best Recognition
American School recently earned Best of the Best recognition from homeschoolawards.com and How to Homeschool’s 2025 Homeschool Curriculum Buyer’s Guide. We are grateful for this honor which shows how much homeschooling families appreciate our homeschool courses for...
Election Day 2025
It’s November 4, and today is Election Day. Even though American School is politically neutral and even though there are no major federal offices on ballots today, we’re using Election Day to share why you should vote for us as your distance education middle school...
National Distance Learning Week 2025
It’s November 3, and today is the first day of National Distance Learning Week sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association. American School is proud to be a leader in distance learning since 1897, and we continue to adapt to serve students in our...
Today’s Anniversary: Nevada
It’s October 31, and Nevada became a state on this day in 1864. Many people think of Las Vegas when they think of Nevada, but you don’t want to gamble when it comes to your education. American School offers a general high school program for people planning to join...
2025 Convention #10: AMLE Annual Conference
American School’s 10th convention appearance of 2025 will occur next week at the Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference in Indianapolis. Visit us in booth 310 at the Indianapolis Convention Center on Thursday, November 6, and Friday, November 7,...
American School Begins Lighting Project
Earlier this week American School began a project to upgrade lighting throughout our building. Once completed, our building will have new energy-efficient lighting that will help us better serve homeschooling students. During the upgrade there may be very brief...
Today’s Anniversary: The Statue of Liberty
It’s October 28, and President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty on this day in 1886. This anniversary got us thinking about the word “liberty” and how it affects our homeschooling students. Students who homeschool with us have the liberty to enroll...
American School Holds 128th Annual Meeting
Today American School held its 128th Annual Meeting of Trustees and Corporate Members. The annual meeting is a chance to look back at the challenges and accomplishments of the past year and look ahead to a brighter future for American School students and staff...
American School Year-End Break Reminder
Today’s blog contains another reminder about American School’s annual year-end break. In 2025 our last day of operations will be Tuesday, December 23. We will be closed starting Wednesday, December 24, and will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, January...
2025 ISBE America 250 Art Contest
As we know, the United States is turning 250 next year, and the Illinois State Board of Education and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum have teamed up to sponsor an art contest for students who live in Illinois including those are homeschooling and those...
Today’s Birthday: N.C. Wyeth
It’s October 22, and artist N.C. Wyeth was born on this day in 1882. He was the grandfather of Jamie Wyeth, and in addition to being a famous artist in his own right, Jamie Wyeth was an American School student. We are proud of Jamie and all of our students who go on...
Today’s Anniversary: Portland Cement
It’s October 21, and Portland cement, the most common form of cement anywhere in the world, was patented by Joseph Aspdin on this day in 1824. We mention this today because we know that sometimes people feel like they’re stuck in cement when it comes to their...
American School Completes Annual Employee Reviews
American School leadership recently completed annual reviews of every employee. The reviews are an opportunity for employees, supervisors and School leadership to assess job performances and make plans to help employees serve students, guarantors and school officials...
Boss’s Day 2025
It’s October 16, and today is Boss’s Day. It’s a good chance to recognize American School’s presidents, the first of whom was R.T. Miller. He founded American School in 1897, and more than 125 years later, his successors have adapted to the changing times to...
Today’s Anniversary: The Gregorian Calendar
It’s October 15, and the Gregorian Calendar began being adopted on this day in 1582. Back then there were many different calendars, but Pope Gregory XIII helped clarify things by introducing the calendar that bears his name. Because people had different...
Today’s Anniversary: Jim Hines Breaks the 10-Second Barrier
It’s October 14, and on this day in 1968 Jim Hines became the first man to run the 100-meter dash in less than 10 seconds. This anniversary got us thinking about how quickly our students work in their accredited middle school courses or accredited high school...
American School Closed Monday, October 13, 2025
American School will be closed on Monday, October 13. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, October 14, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that...
Today’s Anniversary: The Hangul Alphabet
It’s October 9, and the Hangul alphabet was published for the first time on this day in 1446. Nearly 600 years later, it’s the modern writing system of the Korean language, and so today’s blog is going to talk about our Korean 1 course. It’s one of many online high...
Today’s Anniversary: Don Larsen’s Perfect Game
It’s October 8, and on this day in 1956, Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in the World Series. Nearly 70 years later it remains the only perfect game in World Series history. This anniversary got us thinking about perfection and how our homeschool students should...