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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 Special Occasion: The 2022 Winter Olympics
It’s February 4, and the Winter Olympics officially open today in Beijing, China. Over the years American School has had the pleasure of having several Olympians as our students. These include multiple medal-winning swimmer Katie Hoff and gold medal-winning tennis...
Today’s Anniversary: American Paper Money
It’s February 3, and on this date in 1690, the Massachusetts Colony issued the first paper money in North America or South America. Many people still like to use paper money to make purchases, but most people these days buy things online or in person using a credit...
Today’s Special Occasion: Groundhog Day
It’s February 2, and earlier today American School’s groundhog did not see her shadow which means we will have an early spring. That is welcome news on a day of heavy snow in Chicagoland which prevented us from being open today. Whether or not that prediction comes...
American School Closed February 2 and February 3
Due to a snowstorm, American School will be closed Wednesday, February 2, and Thursday, February 3. We look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses when we reopen on Friday, February 4. Thank you for...
Today’s Birthday: Langston Hughes
It’s February 1, and author and poet Langston Hughes was born on this date in 1902. He was best known as the leader of the Harlem Renaissance, which was a movement that focused on reviving African-American culture, especially in literary and fine arts. In many ways,...
New American School Web Site Turns One Year Old
It’s January 31, and today we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of this web site. We flipped the switch from the old site to the new site a year ago, and the responses have been overwhelmingly positive. Students, parents, school officials and staff members...
Today’s Anniversary: Pride and Prejudice
It’s January 28, and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was first published in the United Kingdom on this date in 1813. We are glad the novel made its way to the United States because we include it in our Literature 4: Selected English Classes course. That course is...
Today’s Special Occasion: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
It’s January 27, and today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this occasion we wish to remind you of two things. First, American School is proud to accept and educate students from all religious backgrounds. Second, as part of providing the best...
Today’s Anniversary: Michigan
It’s January 26, and Michigan became a state on this day in 1837. American School has visited Michigan many times for conventions, and we always enjoy visiting the Wolverine State. Sometimes we even travel from our Lansing in Illinois to the Lansing in Michigan for...
Preparing for Chinese New Year
It’s January 25, and Chinese New Year begins one week from today. This coming year is the Year of the Tiger, and it’s a great opportunity to remind you that we offer a Mandarin Chinese course. It’s one of several online middle school courses and online high school...
Today’s Birthday: Neil Diamond
It’s January 24, and singer Neil Diamond turns 81 years old today. If you’ve read this blog from the beginning you know that in the early days we used to feature a musician celebrating a birthday and then try to include the titles or lyrics of his or her songs into...
Today’s Birthday: Karl Wallenda
It’s January 21, and Karl Wallenda was born on this date in 1905. He was the patriarch of the Wallenda family and founded The Flying Wallendas, which consisted of members of his family performing high-wire acts and other daring feats in front of large crowds. ...
American School and the Australian Open
The Australian Open tennis tournament is underway in Melbourne, and so today is a good opportunity for us to look back at the success of some American School students and graduates who participated in the event in the past. Our biggest champion Down Under is Andre...
Today’s Birthday: Phil Everly
It’s January 19, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician and American School graduate Phil Everly was born on this date in 1939. Phil and his brother Don formed the appropriately-named Everly Brothers and had a string of hits in the 1950s and 1960s. Both brothers...
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 writing stories about Winnie the Pooh and his friends, so today’s blog is going to focus on two of Winnie the Pooh’s friends. The first is Eeyore, a depressed donkey. Perhaps...
American School Closed Monday, January 17, 2022
American School will be closed Monday, January 17, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, January 18 and look forward to assisting students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school...
Updates on Chemistry, Modern Carpentry and Sociology
Today's blog has updates on three of our popular high school correspondence courses. First, we have a new Chemistry study guide that removed the need for a separate workbook. The textbook for Chemistry has not changed. Second, Modern Carpentry has a new study guide...
Today’s Birthday: Jack London
It’s January 12, and author Jack London was born on this date in 1876. One of his most famous works is The Call of the Wild, and that novel is featured in our Classic Adventure Literature course. We know that sometimes reading is difficult for students, and one of...
Today’s Birthday: Alexander Hamilton
It’s January 11, and Alexander Hamilton was born on this date in 1755. We are not throwing away our shot to talk about him in today’s blog, and we’re going to focus on his role as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. As you probably know, the Secretary...
Today’s Anniversary: Common Sense
It’s January 10, and on this date in 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published a pamphlet called Common Sense. The pamphlet was written to persuade colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain, and less than six months later, colonists did just that. ...
American School Closed to Visitors
Due to the recent surge in virus cases, American School is not open to any visitors at this time. This includes prospective students and their families who were hoping to enroll in person in an accredited middle school program or accredited high school program as...
Today’s Anniversary: New Mexico
It’s January 6, and New Mexico became a state on this date in 1912. New Mexico’s nickname is the Land of Enchantment, and over the years millions of students have found American School to be their educational land of enchantment. One reason is that we have a robust...
About Delinquent Accounts and Online Access
Today's blog is about delinquent accounts and online access. A delinquent account means that no monthly payment has been made recently, which is not acceptable under the terms of the contract signed at the time of enrollment. When a student's account is delinquent,...
Today’s Anniversary: Utah
It’s January 4, and Utah became a state on this date in 1896. When people think of Utah, they may think of it as the home of many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and so today’s blog is going to talk about American School’s views on...
Today’s Anniversary: Alaska
It’s January 3, and our very first blog of 2022 celebrates the anniversary of Alaska statehood. On this date in 1959, Alaska became the 49th state, and you might be surprised to know that American School has had many students from Alaska in the 63 years that have...