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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: The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It’s May 8, and the very first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show occurred on this date in 1877. The Westminster Kennel Club continues to hold a dog show every year, and usually it occurs in February at Madison Square Garden in New York City, drawing breeds, handlers...
Teacher Appreciation Week 2025
It’s May 7, and we are right in the middle of Teacher Appreciation Week. It’s the perfect time for us to recognize and thank our instructors for the good work they do in serving students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and...
Today’s Anniversary: The Four-Minute Mile
It’s May 6, and on this date in 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. Runners know how to pace themselves so they can give their maximum performance. When Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier, he didn’t...
Cinco de Mayo 2025
It’s May 5, and today is Cinco de Mayo. It’s a great day to feature our Spanish courses. We offer Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 among our high school correspondence courses and Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 among our online high school courses. Our world language courses...
Today’s Special Occasion: A Palindromic Date
It's May 2, which can be abbreviated as 5-2-25. This unique abbreviation got us thinking about palindromes, which are numbers that are the same backwards and forwards. Certainly numbers are a big part of the math courses we have in our accredited middle school...
About Our “Summer School” Classes
It’s May 1, which means that the traditional school year is ending soon. This is the time of year that we often hear from students in traditional schools who wish to take our accredited high school courses for credit recovery or enrichment during the summer. Many...
Today’s Anniversary: Louisiana
It’s April 30, and Louisiana became a state on this date in 1812. Louisiana is known for its bayous, which are swampy sections of bodies of water such as lakes, creeks or rivers. If you feel like your high school education has been stuck in a swamp of its own,...
Today’s Birthday: Andre Agassi
It’s April 29, and tennis champion Andre Agassi was born on this date in 1970. He won 8 Grand Slam tennis titles and a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, but Andre Agassi holds another title too—American School graduate. Over the years American...
Today’s Anniversary: Maryland
It’s April 28, and Maryland became a state on this date in 1788. One of Maryland’s nicknames is the Old Line State, but our instructors don’t write the same old lines on every exam they grade. Instead they offer personalized feedback to students who complete middle...
Arbor Day 2025
It's April 25, and today is Arbor Day. It's a day dedicated to conservation and is often celebrated by planting trees. Roots are very important parts of trees because the roots provide foundation and nutrition to trees as they grow. In a similar way, taking our...
Today’s Anniversary: The Library of Congress
It’s April 24, and the Library of Congress was established on this day in 1800. The Library of Congress might be thought of as the national library of the United States, but the Library of Congress also handles copyright matters. It is important to keep in mind that...
Administrative Professionals Day 2025
It’s April 23 and today is Administrative Professionals Day. It’s an opportunity for us to thank the many people who serve in those roles here at American School. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to offer the caring student service that has been one of our...
Earth Day 2025
It’s April 22, and today is Earth Day. It’s a day to think about the environment and what we can do to protect it. In addition to having a recycling program here at American School, we offer a paper-based Environmental Science course among our high school...
Patriots’ Day 2025
It’s April 21, and today is Patriots’ Day throughout New England. If there is one city most associated with Patriots’ Day, it’s Boston, which is where American School was founded way back in 1897. The most famous event associated with Patriots’ Day is the Boston...
American School Closed Friday, April 18, 2025
American School will be closed on Friday, April 18, and there will be no blog post tomorrow on Thursday, April 17. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, April 21, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited...
Income Tax Day 2025
It’s April 15, and today is the traditional day on which federal and state income taxes are due. Filing taxes can be stressful for many people, but becoming an American School student is anything but taxing. We accept enrollments into our accredited middle school...
2025 Convention #3: Midwest Homeschool Convention
American School’s third convention appearance of 2025 will occur next week at the Midwest Homeschool Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Visit us in booth 734 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Thursday, April 24, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; on Friday, April 25, from...
2025 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest
Today’s blog announces the 2025 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest which is open to our students who live in Illinois and meet eligibility requirements. More information is available here. We enjoy sharing information about contests such as this one to homeschooling...
The 100th Day of 2025
It’s April 10, and today is the 100th day of 2025. The number 100 is important to us and our students because 100 is the highest score our students can receive on exams in accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses. Our courses are rigorous,...
The Importance of Correct Email Addresses
Today’s blog is about the importance of giving us a correct email address. Many times students will enroll in online middle school courses or online high school courses with us, and to do so, they must provide an email address. If the email address provided to us is...
Today’s Anniversary: Hank Aaron
It’s April 8, and on this date in 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s longtime record of 714 home runs in an entire career. Although Hank Aaron no longer holds the career home run record, his home run on this date 51 years ago is...
Today’s Anniversary: Booker T. Washington’s Postage Stamp
It’s April 7, and on this date in 1940, Booker T. Washington became the first African-American to appear on a postage stamp. This anniversary is the perfect time to remind you to place the proper amount of postage on any items you send us through the traditional...
Advanced Placement Courses Update for 2025-2026
Today’s blog has an update about American School’s Advanced Placement (AP) courses for 2025-2026. After careful consideration, it has been determined that American School’s AP courses will remain on hiatus for the 2025-2026 academic year. The possibility remains...
Testimonial Thursday
It’s Thursday, so let’s hear a testimonial from one of our students. Katie from Michigan writes, “American School really helped me. Being a senior, I have so much going on, and night school would have been a hassle to fit into my busy life. Thanks to American...
Writing to One Email Address
Today’s blog is about writing to one email address if you have a question about your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program. We know that the temptation is there for students or parents or school officials to...