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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: American School Facebook Page
It’s December 13, and American School’s Facebook page launched on this date in 2010. We are grateful for everyone who likes or follows our page, and we do our best to keep it updated twice a day on regular business days and once a day on weekends and holidays. One...
Today’s Anniversary: Pennsylvania
It’s December 12, and Pennsylvania became a state on this date in 1787. The largest city in western Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh and the largest city in eastern Pennsylvania is Philadelphia, but in between is the city of Hershey, which as you may have guessed is the...
2022 Computer Science Education Week
It’s December 9, and today is the last weekday of Computer Science Education Week. It’s the perfect occasion to remind you that, starting with 9th graders in 2022-2023, students in our accredited high school program who plan to earn a high school diploma at home from...
Remembering Pearl Harbor
It’s December 8, and newspaper headlines 81 years ago today recalled the horrifying events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Every year in this blog we recall Pearl Harbor and encourage you to visit the USS Arizona Memorial and other related sites if you...
Today’s Anniversary: Delaware
It’s December 7, and on this date in 1787, Delaware became the first state in the United States. It is difficult to know for sure, but with our founding in 1897, American School has to be one of the first homeschool institutions in the United States if not the first....
Today’s Special Occasion: St. Nicholas Day
It’s December 6, and today is St. Nicholas Day. In some countries it is tradition for children to leave their shoes out on the night of December 5 and wake up on the morning of December 6 to find treats left inside as a result of a visit from St. Nicholas. If you’re...
Today’s Birthday: Walt Disney
It's December 5, and Walt Disney was born on this date in 1901. We could do a whole week of blogs about his life and career, but today we are going to focus on Disneyland and its moniker as the Happiest Place on Earth. We know that for many people school is anything...
Email Etiquette Reminder
Today's blog contains a reminder about email etiquette. When you email us for information about your accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses, please remember to always include the student's full name and student number. Doing so will allow...
Today’s Special Occasion: National Christmas Lights Day
It’s December 1, and today is National Christmas Lights Day. Even if you do not celebrate Christmas, you have probably noticed many bright lights around your neighborhood which have been hung by your neighbors this time of year to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah,...
American School Updates Visitor Policy
Effective tomorrow, American School will reopen to visitors and guests under the policy listed in this blog and on signs at the School’s entrances. American School is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Priority is given to visitors...
Giving Tuesday 2022
It’s November 29, and today is Giving Tuesday. You’re probably familiar with Black Friday, which is a big in-person shopping day, and Cyber Monday, which we discussed yesterday, but Giving Tuesday is a day many people choose to give money to favorite charities. ...
Cyber Monday 2022
It’s November 28, and today is Cyber Monday. It’s a day many people choose to shop online, and American School’s web site is open for business today and every day. Students can enroll online in individual middle school courses or high school courses for credit...
American School Closed November 24 and November 25
American School will be closed Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25, in observance of Thanksgiving. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, November 28. We give thanks to students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high...
Updates on Speech and Business Math
Today's blog contains updates on our Speech and Business Math courses, which are two of our many high school correspondence courses. The current textbooks for each course are going out of print soon, but we have secured a limited supply of textbooks in each subject. ...
Today’s Anniversary: North Carolina
It’s November 21, and North Carolina became a state on this date in 1789. North Carolina is the home of two great college basketball programs—Duke and North Carolina—who have combined for 11 national championships and numerous Final Four appearances, so today’s blog...
2022 American School Conventions in Review
When the Indiana School Counselor Association Conference concludes later today in Indianapolis, American School’s convention appearances in 2022 also will come to a close. That makes today a great opportunity to look back and share some statistics about the...
Today’s Special Occasion: International Students Day
It’s November 17, and today is International Students Day. It’s the perfect opportunity to remind you that we serve students in more than 65 countries around the world. We require that international students only take online middle school courses or online high...
Today’s Anniversary: Oklahoma
It’s November 16, and Oklahoma became a state on this date in 1907. Oklahoma’s nickname is the Sooner State, so while we always give students the ability to work on their print or online middle school courses and print or online high school courses at their own pace,...
American School to Attend 2022 Indiana School Counselor Association Conference
American School is pleased to attend the 2022 Indiana School Counselor Association Conference later this week at the Marriott Indianapolis East in Indianapolis. We will be in booth 55 on Thursday, November 17, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Friday, November 18, from 8...
American School Closed Friday, November 11
American School will be closed Friday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, November 14, and look forward to assisting students with their accredited middle school courses, accredited high school courses and...
American School to Attend 2022 Michigan School Counselor Association Conference
American School is pleased to attend the 2022 Michigan School Counselor Association Conference next week at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center in Kalamazoo. We will be in booth 13 on Monday, November 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and on Tuesday, November 15,...
Today’s Anniversary: Montana
It’s November 8, and Montana became a state on this date in 1889. Montana is sometimes referred to as Big Sky Country and it is also the home of author and American School graduate Christopher Paolini. He is best known for his Eragon series of novels but has...
Celebrating National Distance Learning Week
It’s November 7, and National Distance Learning Week begins today. American School is proud to be a leader in distance learning for 125 years, and we are proud to say that since our founding in 1897, more than 3 million students have enrolled in our accredited middle...
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend
It’s November 4, and Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. When Daylight Saving Time ends, we turn our clocks back an hour. For most people that means an extra hour of sleep this weekend, but for others, that means an extra hour of working on online or paper-based...
American School to Attend 2022 Illinois School Counselor Association Conference
American School is pleased to attend the 2022 Illinois School Counselor Association Conference next week at the nearby Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park. Counselors from the Land of Lincoln are invited to visit us at table 17 on Thursday, November 10, from...