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: Alfred Nobel
It’s October 21, and Alfred Nobel was born on this date in 1833. As a scientist, he is best-known for inventing dynamite, but you might know him better for establishing the Nobel Prizes, which, according to the Nobel Prize web site, are awarded to “those who, during...
Today’s Anniversary: The Sydney Opera House
It’s October 20, and the Sydney Opera House opened on this date in 1973. The Australian building is one of the most recognizable structures in the world, and today’s anniversary got us thinking about the two buildings American School has called home for most of our...
About Refunds
Today's blog is about refunds. Sometimes people will contact us and ask for refunds for their accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses, and we are happy to accommodate those requests as best we can. Our responses are always based on the...
Today’s Special Occasion: Alaska Day
It’s October 18, and today is Alaska Day in our 49th state because on this date in 1867 the United States took possession of the Alaska Territory from Russia. Alaska would not become a state until 1959, but American School has had a big presence in Alaska for...
National Boss’s Day
It’s October 15, and tomorrow is National Boss’s Day. American School has had eight presidents or bosses in its 124-year history. The first was R.T. Miller, who founded American School and served as president for 48 years. The most recent is Valerie J. Riley, who...
Today’s Anniversary: Breaking the Sound Barrier
It's October 14, and on this date in 1947, pilot Chuck Yeager few an aircraft that traveled faster than the speed of sound. This breaking of the sound barrier got us thinking about some of the barriers that might be in the way of you getting an accredited high school...
Today’s Anniversary: The White House Cornerstone
It’s October 13, and the cornerstone of the White House was laid on this date in 1792. That event got us thinking about cornerstones in both the literal and the metaphorical sense. We know a cornerstone is an important part of any building because it helps to...
Textbook Update
Today’s blog is about textbooks for our middle school correspondence courses and high school correspondence courses. Over the last 19 months since the start of the pandemic, many things have been in short supply, and textbooks are among them. When a textbook for one...
American School Closed Monday, October 11
American School will be closed Monday, October 11. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, October 12. We look forward to assisting you with your middle school courses and high school courses when we reopen on Tuesday. Thank you for making us your...
Testimonial Thursday
It’s Thursday, and so we have another testimonial from one of our students. Jose from Illinois writes, “What I really liked about American School is how the instructors helped and gave me advice on certain problems I didn’t understand. The study guide really helped...
New World History Study Guide Available
A new study guide is available for our paper-based World History course. Students who have World History in their accredited high school program or plan to take it as part of an independent study high school program will receive this new study guide along with the...
Correct Email Addresses
Today's blog is about the importance of having a correct email address on your account. This is particularly important for students taking our online middle school courses or online high school courses because we send course log-in information to whatever email...
Today’s Anniversary: The Land Speed Record
It’s October 4, and on this date in 1983, Richard Noble set the land speed record by traveling 633 miles per hour in a jet-propelled car in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. His record lasted until 1997, when Andy Green drove another type of car 763 miles per hour, but...
Today’s Anniversary: Walt Disney World
It’s October 1, and Walt Disney World opened in Florida 50 years ago today. Today the Walt Disney World resort complex consists of four major theme parks, and we can make an American School connection to each of them. Let’s start with the Magic Kingdom, home to...
Today’s Anniversary: The Hoover Dam
It’s September 30, and the Hoover Dam was dedicated on this date in 1935. It provides power and water to the southwest region of the United States and is a popular tourist attraction due to its impressive design. Just as a dam blocks water, sometimes things might...
50 Years of The Price is Right
It’s September 29, and tomorrow evening CBS will air a two-hour special celebrating 50 years of The Price is Right. Bob Barker hosted the show for its first 35 years, and Drew Carey has hosted for the last 15 years. When Bob Barker retired in 2007, we did a whole...
Today’s Anniversary: Ted Williams
It’s September 28, and on this date in 1941, Ted Williams became the most recent baseball player to hit at least .400 for an entire season when he went 6 for 8 for the Boston Red Sox in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics to conclude the season with a...
Today’s Anniversary: Google
It's September 27, and Google is celebrating its 23rd anniversary today with a doodle on its homepage. We know that students who take our accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses use Google for a variety of purposes, including searches,...
Today’s Birthday: Jim Henson
It’s September 24, and today would’ve been puppeteer Jim Henson’s 85th birthday. He was the creator of the Muppets and provided the voices for many of them, including Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Rowlf and Guy Smiley. Some of them appeared on Sesame Street, a show that...
American School Listed on Grateful App
American School recently was listed on the Grateful app, which allows people to donate to non-profit institutions. To view our profile and donate, visit https://app.begrateful.org/ and create an account and then search for American School of Correspondence. We are...
Today’s Anniversary: The United States Postmaster General
It’s September 22, and the office of the United States Postmaster General was established on this date in 1789. Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster General, and 74 others have followed in his footsteps over the years. Here at American School we think about...
Fall Begins Tomorrow
It’s September 21, and tomorrow is the first day of fall. People associate fall with many things, including football, leaves changing colors, cooler temperatures and going back to school. If you’re thinking about going back to school and trying to earn a high school...
Share Your Thoughts About E-books
Today's blog is about e-books. As you know, students who take middle school correspondence courses or high school correspondence courses with us receive a printed textbook and study guide in the mail. We are wondering if students who take paper-based middle school...
Today’s Anniversary: The United States Constitution
It’s September 17, and the United States Constitution was signed in Philadelphia on this date in 1787. The Constitution is rightfully considered the law of the land, and so today’s blog is going to talk about rules and regulations. American School itself has a set...
New American Literature Study Guide Available
A new study guide is now available for our paper-based American Literature course. Students who have this course as part of their correspondence high school diploma program or independent study program but who have not received course materials yet will receive this...
