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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.
New Middle School Policies and Procedures Page
Friday's blog referred to an updated Policies and Procedures page which contains all of our policies and procedures in one place. Today’s blog begins a series of three blogs announcing new pages on our web site which contain policies and procedures specific to...
American School Updates Policies and Procedures Page
Today’s blog announces that we have updated our Policies and Procedures web page which lists important policies for students in our accredited middle school program and accredited high school program as well as policies for students who take individual subjects with...
New Computing for College and Careers Course Now Available
American School is proud to announce the release of a new Computing for College and Careers course. This online course is intended as a practical, hands-on guide to help you understand the computer skills required during your college education and when pursuing a...
New Financial Math Course Now Available
American School is proud to announce the addition of a new Financial Mathematics course. Financial Mathematics is designed to introduce students to financial algebra and may be taken as part of an accredited high school program or independent study program. The...
American School Prepares to Update Enrollment Applications
Today’s blog announces that we are preparing to update and release new enrollment applications for students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program, and independent study program by the end of August but perhaps sooner. When we update...
Today’s Special Occasion: Relaxation Day
It’s August 15, and today is Relaxation Day. That got us thinking about the thing that students like best about studying with us, and that is the ability to work at their own pace. Working at your own pace means you can study when you want and relax when you want. ...
About Electives
Today’s blog is about electives. From time to time students and parents will contact us and ask us to provide a list of elective courses. No such list is available because in reality any course that is not required as part of an accredited middle school program or...
Today’s Special Occasion: Son and Daughter Day
It’s August 11, and today is Son and Daughter Day. That got us thinking about the millions of sons and daughters we have served over the years. In total we have served more than three million of them, and, while some of them made their own decision to enroll in our...
Today’s Anniversary: Missouri
It’s August 10, and Missouri became a state on this date in 1821. Missouri is known as the Show Me State and so today’s blog is going to talk about showing work in math courses. When students have a math course among their paper-based middle school courses or...
Remembering Olivia Newton-John
Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John passed away yesterday at age 73, leaving behind a legacy of entertainment and courage as she fought cancer for decades. Longtime readers of this blog may recall that sometimes we pay tribute to famous singers on their birthdays...
American School Trustees Hold 2022 Summer Meeting
It’s August 8, and American School’s Board of Trustees recently held their summer meeting. The quarterly meeting was a great opportunity to review the accomplishments and challenges of the year so far and to plan for the rest of 2022. The goals of every American...
Four Weeks Left to Enroll in AP Courses for 2022-2023
Today’s blog is a reminder that enrollment in Advanced Placement courses for 2022-2023 has been open for one month and will conclude four weeks from today on September 2. If you are interested in adding AP: English Literature and Composition and/or AP: Calculus AB to...
About Email Subject Lines
Today’s blog is about email subject lines. When you send an email to someone, whether it be to a friend, family member, employer or us, it is proper etiquette to include a short subject line so that the recipient knows the topic of the email. The subject line should...
Today’s Birthday: Elisha Otis
It’s August 3, and elevator pioneer Elisha Otis was born on this date in 1811. He founded the elevator company that bears his name, and we have two Otis elevators in our building. If you’re looking to elevate your curriculum, consider enrolling with American...
Today’s Anniversary: Colorado
It’s August 1, and Colorado became a state on this date in 1876. Colorado is famous for the Rocky Mountains, and if your academic career has been rocky itself, American School can help. We offer self-paced middle school courses and high school courses, and students...
Today’s Anniversary: American School on Twitter
It's July 29, and American School joined Twitter on this day in 2009. You can find us there @as_hsdiploma, and while we don't use our Twitter page as much as we use our Facebook page, we hope you will follow us at one or both of our social media pages. As a...
Today’s Birthday: Beatrix Potter
It’s July 28, and author Beatrix Potter was born on this date in 1866. Her most famous book was her first one, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which has sold more than 45 million copies in 36 different languages since its publication in 1901. Beatrix Potter wrote books...
Today’s Birthday: Norman Lear
It's July 27 and television producer Norman Lear turns 100 years old today. Although he is still active in the entertainment business even as he begins his second century, he is perhaps best known for his involvement with several television series in the 1970s and...
Today’s Anniversary: New York
It’s July 26, and New York became a state on this date in 1788. We are happy to serve students who live in New York and any of the other 49 states, but we wish to remind you that some states, including New York, have educational standards that might be different than...
American School to Attend 2022 Southeast Homeschool Expo
American School is pleased to attend the 2022 Southeast Homeschool Expo this weekend at the Cobb Galleria just north of Atlanta, Georgia. We’ll be in booth 8 on Friday, July 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by to learn...
Today’s Birthday: Emma Lazarus
It’s July 22, and poet Emma Lazarus was born on this date in 1849. Her poem The New Colossus is on the base of the Statue of Liberty, and the most famous line in that poem contains “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” among...
Today’s Anniversary: Man Walks on the Moon
It’s July 21, and on this date in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. You might be familiar with his famous quote, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” and so today’s blog is going to talk about small steps and giant...
Today’s Anniversary: Man Lands on the Moon
It’s July 20, and on this date in 1969, the Apollo 11 space capsule landed on the moon. This was a milestone moment in history, and many people who were alive that day remember exactly where they were when they saw or heard about the moon landing. Another milestone...
Today’s Special Occasion: The 2022 MLB All-Star Game
It’s July 19, and tonight is the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. We mention the MLB All-Star Game every year in this blog because the annual sporting event was the subject of our very first blog post way back in 2006. The...
New Computers (Digital Information Technology) Course Now Available
American School is pleased to release a newly-updated Computers (Digital Information Technology) course. The course is a fine addition to our robust lineup of high school correspondence courses and is suitable for students who have never used a computer before as...