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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.
2026 Convention #7: Southeast Homeschool Expo
American School’s seventh convention appearance of 2026 will occur next week at the Southeast Homeschool Expo near Atlanta, Georgia. Visit us at the Cobb Convention Center on Friday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...
Today’s Special Occasion: The 2026 MLB All-Star Game
It’s July 14, and tonight the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played in Philadelphia. Every year we mention the MLB All-Star Game in our blog because it was the subject of our very first blog back in 2006. In that blog we talked about how American...
20 Years of the American School Blog
The American School Blog debuted on July 11, 2006, but since July 11 fell on a Saturday this year, we are celebrating this blog’s anniversary today. Instead of listing the exact number of posts we’ve made or recalling some of our favorite posts, we’ll use today’s...
Today’s Anniversary: Wyoming
It’s July 10, and Wyoming became a state on this day in 1890. Wyoming’s nickname is the Equality State, and so today is a good time to remind you that American School treats all students equally. In addition to not discriminating against race, gender or creed, we...
Today’s Anniversary: Wimbledon
It’s July 9, and the very first Wimbledon tennis tournament opened on this day in 1877. It’s good chance for us to look back at some American School students who have found success on the hallowed grass courts near London. At the top of the list is Andre Agassi, who...
Today’s Anniversary: The Wall Street Journal
It’s July 8, and the Wall Street Journal was first published on this day in 1889. The newspaper primarily focuses on business matters, and so today is a great day to promote our Consumer Economics and Financial Literary course as well as our Economics course. ...
2026 Convention #6: AFHE Convention
American School’s sixth convention appearance of 2026 will occur next week at the Arizona Families for Home Education Convention in Phoenix. Visit us in booth 1306 at the Phoenix Convention Center on Friday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and on Saturday, July...
America Celebrates 250th Birthday
It’s July 6, and two days ago the United States of America celebrated its 250th birthday. It was a time to look back at what has transpired in this country since its founding in 1776 and look ahead toward the next 250 years. It was also a time of great patriotism...
American School Closed July 3, 2026
American School will be closed on Friday, July 3. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, July 6, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that time. ...
American School Closing Early July 2, 2026
American School will close at 12 noon on Thursday, July 2, for a staff event. We look forward to serving homeschooling students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program on our next business day. Thank you...
New Enrollment Applications Now Available
Today’s blog announces that updated enrollment applications for the 2026-2027 academic year are now available. Applications for our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program are changed on an annual basis to...
Updated Student Handbook Now Available
Today’s blog announces that a new student handbook for the 2026-2027 academic year is now available. This handbook covers policies and procedures for students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program and...
2026 Convention #5: ASCA Conference
American School’s fifth convention appearance of 2026 will occur at the American School Counselor Association Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Visit us in booth 420 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Saturday, July 11, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; on...
Today’s Anniversary: Virginia
It’s June 25, and Virginia became a state on this day in 1788. Over the years we’ve visited Virginia many times for homeschooling conventions but did not make such a visit in 2026. We hope to return in 2027 or shortly thereafter. A number of factors come into play...
Midsummer 2026
It’s June 24, and today is sometimes known as Midsummer. That’s because in many parts of the world summer unofficially begins on May 1 and concludes around September 1. In celebration of today’s holiday, we’re going to talk about the middle of our accredited middle...
2026-2027 Year-End Break First Notice
Yesterday was the first full day of summer but we’re already looking ahead to winter. Each year American School closes for a period of time at the end of the year, and this year American School’s last day of operations in 2026 will be Wednesday, December 23. ...
First Full Day of Summer 2026
It’s June 22, and today is the first full day of summer. School is that last thing you might be thinking about this time of year when the weather is warm and traditional schools are out of session, but summer is wonderful time to enroll with American School. We...
Father’s Day 2026
It’s June 18, and this coming Sunday is Father’s Day. It’s the perfect chance for us to thank the fathers and father figures who chose American School’s accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses for their families. We are grateful you chose...
American School Closed June 19, 2026
American School will be closed on Friday, June 19. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, June 22, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that time. ...
Today’s Anniversary: IBM
It’s June 16, and the company now known as IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company on this day in 1911. We’re mentioning the anniversary of this technological giant today to remind you to make sure that your computers, tablets and other devices...
Today’s Anniversary: Arkansas
It’s June 15, and Arkansas became a state on this day in 1836. One of Arkansas’s nicknames is the Land of Opportunity, and with our wide variety of accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses, you might call us the school of opportunity. Our...
Today’s Anniversary: High School Graduation
It’s June 12, and the person who regularly writes this blog graduated from high school on this day many years ago. Earning an accredited high school diploma is a major milestone in a person’s life, but it’s a milestone that can be achieved in various ways. ...
Updated Student Handbook Coming Soon
If you read yesterday’s blog, you know this is the time of year when we update enrollment applications for students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program. It‘s also the time of year when we update our...
New Enrollment Applications Coming Soon
It’s June 10, and this is the time of year many people begin thinking of the upcoming school year. Those of us at American School are doing the same, and for the last several weeks we have been making changes to enrollment applications for our accredited middle...
Today’s Anniversary: Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown
It’s June 9, and on this day in 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by a whopping 31 lengths, a record that still stands to this day. Already a winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Secretariat’s win in the Belmont ensured him of horse racing...