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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 Anniversaries: North Dakota and South Dakota
It’s November 2, and North Dakota and South Dakota became states on this date in 1889. We have never visited North Dakota or South Dakota for a convention, but we would like to visit those states in the future. Even though we’ve never had the pleasure of visiting...
American School to Attend 2022 Missouri School Counselor Association Conference
American School is pleased to attend the 2022 Missouri School Counselor Association Conference this weekend at the Tan-Tar-A Conference Center in Osage Beach. We will be in booth 29 on Sunday, November 6, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Monday, November 7, from...
Today’s Special Occasion: Halloween
It’s October 31, and today is Halloween. It’s a day often associated with ghosts, goblins, monsters and other scary creatures, but when it comes to homeschooling and enrolling with American School, you have nothing to fear. Although our students are expected to work...
Honoring a Retiring Employee
It’s October 28, and today a legendary American School employee is retiring after 36 1/2 years of service to American School and its students. Those years of service were spent primarily grading many English high school correspondence courses, and when some of us sat...
American School Trustees Hold Fall 2022 Meeting
It’s October 27, and today American School’s Board of Trustees will hold their Fall 2022 meeting. The meeting will take place one day following the School’s 125th Annual Meeting and will be an opportunity for trustees to discuss what was said the previous day and to...
American School Holds 125th Annual Meeting
It’s October 26, and today American School’s Board of Trustees and Corporate Members will hold the School’s 125th Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is an opportunity for School leadership to review the past year and plan for the future, and this year’s meeting will...
American School to Attend 2022 WSCA Conference
American School is pleased to attend the 2022 Wisconsin School Counselor Association Conference next week at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Counselors from the Badger State can stop our booth on Wednesday, November 2, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.; on Thursday,...
Today’s Special Occasion: United Nations Day
It’s October 24, and today is United Nations Day. It’s a good chance to talk about the many nations American School serves. To date we have students in more than 65 countries around the world. Many of them take our accredited middle school courses and accredited...
Today’s Birthday: Alfred Nobel
It's October 21, and Alfred Nobel was born on this date in 1833. He is best known for the prizes which bear his name, but he was also a scientist and is credited with inventing dynamite. It's ironic that the name of someone who invented dynamite would be on the...
2022 Digital Citizenship Week
It’s October 20, and we are right in the middle of Digital Citizenship Week. With each passing day, the world becomes more digital, and so it is important for people to learn how to thrive in this digital world as safely as possible. Today’s blog will list just a...
Checking GPA
Recently we received an email from a student asking how she can check her grade point average, and the answer to that email is the focus of today’s blog. Students in our middle school program or high school diploma program may check their GPAs by logging into the...
2022 National Boss’s Day
It’s October 18, two days after National Boss’s Day. American School was closed on Sunday as usual, and so we are celebrating the holiday in today’s blog. Like any school or company, American School has a hierarchy of employees. The President is at the very top of...
Today’s Special Occasion: National Pasta Day
It’s October 17, and today is National Pasta Day. Pasta fans know that there are many types of pasta and many ways to serve pasta. You can find spaghetti, macaroni, tortellini and other varieties, and you can serve pasta with red sauce, white sauce, meat sauce and...
Today’s Special Occasion: National Dessert Day
It’s October 14, and today is National Dessert Day. Dessert traditionally comes at the end of a meal, and so today’s blog is going to discuss what happens when students near the end of their accredited high school program. When a student has passed his or her last...
American School Begins Annual Employee Reviews
Today American School is beginning annual reviews of every full-time employee. Reviews include the employee, his or her supervisor and the American School President and Executive Vice-President and are opportunities to discuss the employee's performance since his or...
Edmentum Family Sensei Account
Today’s blog is about family sensei accounts for Edmentum courses. If you are the parent or guarantor of a student who is taking online middle school courses or online high school courses with us, you can get a family sensei account so that you may access important...
American School Closed Monday, October 10
American School will be closed Monday, October 10. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, October 11, and look forward to assisting you with your print or online middle school courses and print or online high school courses at that time, though our...
Benton Harbor Plan Celebrates 100th Anniversary
American School is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2022, but a big part of American School’s history is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Back in 1922, American School primarily served students who only studied at home. They could not attend a...
Today’s Special Occasion: World Teachers Day
It’s October 5, and today is World Teacher Day. It’s the perfect day to highlight and thank our instructors who grade exams in our accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses every day. It is important to note that unlike many other distance...
Additional Information About Extensions
Last week we announced that we are no longer offering extensions for students in our online middle school courses and online high school courses. In today's blog we wish to offer some additional details about timetables for our online courses. A half-unit or...
2022-2023 American School Student Handbook Now Available
The 2022-2023 American School Student Handbook is now available in numerous places on our web site and here in this blog. The handbook is an important resource for students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study...
Last Day for Old Enrollment Applications
It’s September 30, and today is the last day we will accept old applications for enrollment in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program for credit recovery or enrichment. Any printable application arriving to...
Extensions for Online Courses Not Available After October 1
Today’s blog announces that extensions for students to complete online middle school courses and online high school courses within the terms of their enrollment contract will not be granted for any reason after October 1. Online courses contain pacing guides which...
New Policy for Comprehensive Exams
Today’s blog is about an updated policy for comprehensive exams. If you took homeschool courses and wish to gain credit for work you did while you were homeschooling without being an American School student, you are eligible to take up to five comprehensive exams. ...
New Duplicate Diploma Fees Begin October 1
Today’s blog is the first in a series of blogs which announce changes that go into effect October 1. If you are a graduate of our general high school diploma program or college preparatory program and wish to receive a duplicate accredited high school diploma, the...