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.
Essential Math 1 and Essential Math 2 Discontinued
Today’s blog announces that our paper-based Essential Math 1 and Essential Math 2 courses have been discontinued. These two courses were part of our accredited high school program for a very long time, and thousands of students took one or both of them en route to...
Last Week to Enroll in AP Courses for 2022-2023
If you have been thinking about enrolling in our Advanced Placement courses for 2022-2023, this is your last week to enroll. Enrollment in these online high school courses must end on September 2 so that applications can be processed and students have access to the...
Today’s Special Occasion: National Dog Day
It’s August 26, and today is National Dog Day. If you wish to have a dog as a pet, you know that you can pick from hundreds of breeds or even mixed breeds and find your perfect canine companion. Similarly, if you wish to take accredited middle school courses or...
From Enrolling to Starting Classes
Today’s blog is about what happens between enrolling and starting classes. Students who enroll in our online middle school courses or online high school courses do not get instant access to their courses. Instead, their enrollment application needs to be processed,...
New Enrollment Applications Now Available
New enrollment applications for American School’s accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and individual subjects for credit recovery or enrichment are now available on the enrollment page of our web site. This blog will highlight some of the...
New Individual Subjects Policies and Procedures Page
Today’s blog concludes a series of three blogs announcing new pages on our web site which contain policies and procedures specific to certain enrollment types. Our new Individual Subjects Policies and Procedures page contains information for students in our...
New High School Policies and Procedures Page
Today’s blog is the second of three blogs announcing new pages on our web site which contain policies and procedures specific to certain enrollment types. Our new High School Policies and Procedures page contains information about our accredited high school program. ...
New Middle School Policies and Procedures Page
Friday's blog referred to an updated Policies and Procedures page which contains all of our policies and procedures in one place. Today’s blog begins a series of three blogs announcing new pages on our web site which contain policies and procedures specific to...
American School Updates Policies and Procedures Page
Today’s blog announces that we have updated our Policies and Procedures web page which lists important policies for students in our accredited middle school program and accredited high school program as well as policies for students who take individual subjects with...
New Computing for College and Careers Course Now Available
American School is proud to announce the release of a new Computing for College and Careers course. This online course is intended as a practical, hands-on guide to help you understand the computer skills required during your college education and when pursuing a...
New Financial Math Course Now Available
American School is proud to announce the addition of a new Financial Mathematics course. Financial Mathematics is designed to introduce students to financial algebra and may be taken as part of an accredited high school program or independent study program. The...
American School Prepares to Update Enrollment Applications
Today’s blog announces that we are preparing to update and release new enrollment applications for students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program, and independent study program by the end of August but perhaps sooner. When we update...
Today’s Special Occasion: Relaxation Day
It’s August 15, and today is Relaxation Day. That got us thinking about the thing that students like best about studying with us, and that is the ability to work at their own pace. Working at your own pace means you can study when you want and relax when you want. ...
About Electives
Today’s blog is about electives. From time to time students and parents will contact us and ask us to provide a list of elective courses. No such list is available because in reality any course that is not required as part of an accredited middle school program or...
Today’s Special Occasion: Son and Daughter Day
It’s August 11, and today is Son and Daughter Day. That got us thinking about the millions of sons and daughters we have served over the years. In total we have served more than three million of them, and, while some of them made their own decision to enroll in our...
Today’s Anniversary: Missouri
It’s August 10, and Missouri became a state on this date in 1821. Missouri is known as the Show Me State and so today’s blog is going to talk about showing work in math courses. When students have a math course among their paper-based middle school courses or...
Remembering Olivia Newton-John
Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John passed away yesterday at age 73, leaving behind a legacy of entertainment and courage as she fought cancer for decades. Longtime readers of this blog may recall that sometimes we pay tribute to famous singers on their birthdays...
American School Trustees Hold 2022 Summer Meeting
It’s August 8, and American School’s Board of Trustees recently held their summer meeting. The quarterly meeting was a great opportunity to review the accomplishments and challenges of the year so far and to plan for the rest of 2022. The goals of every American...
Four Weeks Left to Enroll in AP Courses for 2022-2023
Today’s blog is a reminder that enrollment in Advanced Placement courses for 2022-2023 has been open for one month and will conclude four weeks from today on September 2. If you are interested in adding AP: English Literature and Composition and/or AP: Calculus AB to...
About Email Subject Lines
Today’s blog is about email subject lines. When you send an email to someone, whether it be to a friend, family member, employer or us, it is proper etiquette to include a short subject line so that the recipient knows the topic of the email. The subject line should...
Today’s Birthday: Elisha Otis
It’s August 3, and elevator pioneer Elisha Otis was born on this date in 1811. He founded the elevator company that bears his name, and we have two Otis elevators in our building. If you’re looking to elevate your curriculum, consider enrolling with American...
Today’s Anniversary: Colorado
It’s August 1, and Colorado became a state on this date in 1876. Colorado is famous for the Rocky Mountains, and if your academic career has been rocky itself, American School can help. We offer self-paced middle school courses and high school courses, and students...
Today’s Anniversary: American School on Twitter
It's July 29, and American School joined Twitter on this day in 2009. You can find us there @as_hsdiploma, and while we don't use our Twitter page as much as we use our Facebook page, we hope you will follow us at one or both of our social media pages. As a...
Today’s Birthday: Beatrix Potter
It’s July 28, and author Beatrix Potter was born on this date in 1866. Her most famous book was her first one, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which has sold more than 45 million copies in 36 different languages since its publication in 1901. Beatrix Potter wrote books...
Today’s Birthday: Norman Lear
It's July 27 and television producer Norman Lear turns 100 years old today. Although he is still active in the entertainment business even as he begins his second century, he is perhaps best known for his involvement with several television series in the 1970s and...
