Welcome to the American School Blog!
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.
African-American Studies and Native American Studies Courses Discontinued
Today’s blog has an important announcement about two of our online high school courses. African-American Studies and Native American Studies have been discontinued. We realize that many of you may have wanted to add one or both of these courses to your accredited...
Today’s Special Occasion: Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday
It’s August 9, and Smokey Bear turns 80 years old today. Over the years Smokey has been a live bear, an animated bear and a hand-drawn bear, but his message is always the same, namely environmental protection and the prevention of forest fires. You can learn more...
Updated Course List Available
An updated course list for 2024-2025 is available here and on the Courses page of our web site. The course list contains the middle school correspondence courses, high school correspondence courses, online middle school courses and online high school courses that are...
Updated Enrollment Applications Available Soon
Updated enrollment applications for American School’s accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program will soon be available on the School’s enrollment page. Tuition for one year of middle school or high school will...
Today’s Anniversary: Gertrude Ederle Swims the English Channel
It’s August 6, and on this date in 1926 Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. In addition to being a major achievement for women, this accomplishment is noteworthy at American School because Gertrude Ederle’s story was told in the first...
Today’s Birthday: Neil Armstrong
It’s August 5, and astronaut Neil Armstrong was born on this date in 1930. He was the first man to walk on the moon and uttered the famous line, “That’s one small step for a man and one giant leap for mankind,” after he walked on the moon for the first time, so...
Today’s Anniversary: The United States Census
It’s August 2, and the first United States Census was conducted on this date in 1790. The United States Census is conducted every ten years and its primary function is to determine how many people live in the United States and where in the country they live. Here at...
Today’s Anniversary: Colorado
It’s August 1, and Colorado became a state on this date in 1876. Because Colorado became a state 100 years after the United States became a nation, it is sometimes referred to as the Centennial State. American School knows something about centennials too because we...
American School and the Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, and so today’s blog is going to mention two American School students who won medals at previous Summer Olympics. Andre Agassi won a gold medal in men’s singles tennis in 1996. Katie Hoff swam in the 2004 and 2008...
Rosetta Stone Course Update
Today’s blog has an important update about our Rosetta Stone courses. As you know, American School regularly reviews our accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses and makes changes as needed to best serve our students. We are happy to offer...
Today’s Anniversary: The Arc de Triomphe
It’s July 29, and the Arc de Triomphe monument opened in Paris on this date in 1836. It was built to commemorate the achievements of France’s military in various conflicts and is one of Paris’s most famous landmarks. As you might expect, we are going to use today’s...
Today’s Anniversary: New York
It’s July 26, and New York became a state on this date in 1788. The famous song “New York, New York” contains the lyric “if I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere” and that got us thinking about how we can help students. Some students choose to enroll in...
Testimonial Thursday
It’s a Thursday, so let’s hear a testimonial from one of our students. Jeffrey from Michigan writes, “Even though I had other things on the stove, I still had time to do my American School studies. There was no pressure to say this assignment was due the next day or...
FAQs Added to Home Page Menu Bar
Today’s blog has an update about a small change to the menu bar on the top of our home page. Our FAQ page now has a spot of its own on the far right of the menu bar. Because of this change, the FAQ page no longer is linked under the students tab or counselors tab on...
Today’s Anniversary: Eileen Collins
It’s July 23, and 25 years ago today Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander when Columbia lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. This silver anniversary is a great time to remind you that anyone can do anything regardless of gender. Here...
Today’s Birthday: America the Beautiful
It’s July 22, and Katharine Lee Bates wrote “America the Beautiful” on this date in 1893 while in Colorado admiring Pike’s Peak. Although most of us know “America the Beautiful” as a song, it was actually written as a poem. Those of us at American School are proud...
What To Do When Our Web Sites Are Down
Today's blog contains information about what to do when our web sites our down. When we say "web sites" we are referring to our main web site, which is on one server, and to our online student center and online counselor office site, which is on another server and is...
American School Closing Early Friday July 19, 2024
American School will close at 12 noon on Friday, July 19, for a staff event. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, July 22, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses at that time. ...
2024 Convention #10: Southeast Homeschool Expo
American School’s tenth convention appearance of 2024 will occur next week at the Southeast Homeschool Expo in Atlanta. Visit us in booth 8 at the Cobb Galleria Centre on Friday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and on Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We...
Today’s Special Occasion: The 2024 MLB All-Star Game
It’s July 16, and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game happens tonight in Arlington, Texas. If you read our anniversary blog last week you know that the MLB All-Star Game was the subject of our very first blog back in 2006. In that blog we encouraged our students...
Important Update About Advanced Placement Courses for 2024-2025
Today’s blog has an important update about our Advanced Placement courses for 2024-2025. After careful consideration, it has been determined that American School will not offer any Advanced Placement courses in 2024-2025. This hiatus will allow us to determine what...
Literature 3: Selected American Classics Course Discontinued
Today’s blog has an important announcement about one of our high school correspondence courses. After careful consideration, American School has decided to discontinue our Literature 3: Selected American School Classics course. We review our paper-based high school...
American School Blog Celebrates 18th Birthday
It’s July 11, and the American School Blog posted for the very first time on this date in 2006. For the past 18 years this blog has been a valuable tool for us to inform you about the latest happenings at American School, especially when it comes to announcing...
Today’s Anniversary: Wyoming
It’s July 10, and Wyoming became a state on this date in 1890. Wyoming’s nickname is the Equality State, and that got us thinking about how we treat our students. It doesn’t matter where our students are from, what their genders or ethnicities or beliefs are, or how...
Integrated Math 2 Course Discontinued
Today’s blog has an important announcement about one of our online high school courses. After careful consideration, American School has decided to discontinue our Integrated Math 2 course. We review our accredited high school courses on a regular basis to best...