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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.
2023 Tax Season Begins
It’s January 23, and according to the Internal Revenue Service, today is the first day of tax season. When gathering tax documents, sometimes families need a document attesting to the fact that their children took homeschool courses with American School in the past...
Today’s Special Occasion: Inauguration Day
It’s January 20, and today’s date is probably best-known as Inauguration Day. That’s because the 20th amendment to the United States Constitution calls for the President of the United States to be inaugurated on this date in the year following a presidential election...
Testimonial Thursday
It’s Thursday, and since we liked last week’s Testimonial Thursday post, we decided to do another one seven days later. Melissa from Ohio writes, “I found the Planning Your Career course to be very helpful. The methods and the lessons were put into words that were...
Today’s Birthday: A.A. Milne
It’s January 18, and author A.A. Milne was born on this date in 1882. He is best-known for creating Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin (who was named after his own son), Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet and other favorite characters of childhood literature. American School’s...
Today’s Anniversary: The United Nations Security Council
It’s January 17, and the United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on this date in 1946. The UN Security Council promotes security and peace, and the anniversary of its first meeting got us thinking about the security measures we have in place for our...
American School Closed Monday, January 16, 2023
American School will be closed Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, January 17, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school...
Testimonial Thursday
We have not done a Testimonial Thursday in quite some time, but we are going to change that today. Mercedes from Washington writes, “I liked how positive my instructors were with their comments telling me to 'keep up the good work!' and 'great start!'” and those of...
Today’s Anniversary: The Designated Hitter
It's January 11, and 50 years ago today Major League Baseball adopted the designated hitter position. As its name implies, the designated hitter is a player who has been designated to hit in place of another player, usually the pitcher. In a similar way, our online...
American School Scholarship Applications Mailed Soon
Every year since 1939, American School has awarded scholarships to students who earned our accredited high school diploma the previous year. In total we have awarded nearly $950,000 in scholarships to more than 1500 graduates over the years, and in 2023, we are happy...
Today’s Anniversary: Connecticut
It’s January 9, and Connecticut became a state on this date in 1788. American School attended a convention in Hartford several years ago but we haven’t been back to the Nutmeg State since. We hope to change that in the future, and we will be making our 2023...
Today’s Anniversary: New Mexico
It’s January 6, and New Mexico became a state on this date in 1912. New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment, and we think you’ll call American School your educational Land of Enchantment after you enroll and become our student. That’s because we offer a wide...
2023 New Year’s Resolutions
It's January 5, and if you haven't made any new year's resolutions, it's not too late. Many people make resolutions about going on a diet, exercising more, or keeping in better touch with family and friends, but what about educational resolutions? If you haven't...
Today’s Anniversary: Utah
It’s January 4, and Utah became a state on this date in 1896. Utah hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002 and welcomed international athletes from all over the world to the greater Salt Lake City area. American School has not had a Winter Olympian among our students and...
Today’s Anniversary: Alaska
It’s January 3, and Alaska became a state on this date in 1959. American School has a long relationship with students in Alaska because many students in the Last Frontier live a great distance from traditional schools. Because travel can be difficult, they enroll in...
American School Closed Monday, January 2, 2023
American School will be closed Monday, January 2, and will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, January 3. We look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses when we reopen next year. Thank you...
Today’s Anniversary: Texas
It’s December 29, and Texas became a state on this date in 1845. Texas is known as the Lone Star State, and American School students can be lone stars themselves after they enroll in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent...
Today’s Anniversary: Iowa
It’s December 28, and Iowa became a state on this date in 1846. Although we are right next door to Iowa, we have never visited the Hawkeye State for a convention, but we hope to change that in 2023. Iowa is known for many things, including corn, but there’s nothing...
2022 in Review
It's December 27, and we are back after a few days off due to weather and the holiday. As 2022 draws to a close, it's a good time to look back at some of the accomplishments and achievements of the past year. Certainly one of the biggest happened just 10 days ago...
American School Closed December 22-26
American School will be closed Thursday, December 22, and Friday, December 23, due to a winter storm. American School also will be closed Monday, December 26, and will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, December 27. We wish you a good weekend with your...
Today’s Special Occasion: The First Day of Winter
It’s December 21, and today is the first day of winter. Winter is often associated with cold temperatures, snow and being indoors, and if you’re looking to earn a high school diploma at home, winter is the perfect time to get started with American School. You can...
Winter Weather Reminder
Winter isn’t officially here yet, but the potential for winter weather is. Today’s blog is a reminder that American School will always put the safety of its staff first and may open late, close early, or not open at all if winter weather makes travel to and from our...
American School Celebrates 125th Anniversary
American School received its charter on December 17, 1897, and our 125th anniversary is the perfect opportunity to thank everyone who has been a part of the American School story for the last 125 years. Certainly the list begins with R.T. Miller, who founded American...
American School Closing at 12 Noon Today
American School will close at 12 noon today for a staff event. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, December 19, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses at that time. Thank you...
Today’s Special Occasion: National Cupcake Day
It’s December 15, and today is National Cupcake Day. While today’s celebration can cause us to think of white, chocolate or yellow cupcakes with many different kinds of frosting, today’s blog is going to be about a different kind of cupcake. Sometimes middle school...
Today’s Anniversary: Alabama
It’s December 14, and Alabama became a state on this date in 1819. When doing research for today’s blog, we were surprised to discover that Alabama’s largest city is not Birmingham or Montgomery. It’s actually Huntsville, and when we think of Huntsville, we think of...