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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.
American School Closed Friday, December 31
American School will be closed Friday, December 31, and will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, January 3. At this time of year when people look back at the previous year and look ahead to the new year, we wish to thank those of you who made us your...
Today’s Anniversary: Texas
It’s December 29, and Texas became a state on this date in 1845. Texas is known as the Lone Star State in reference to the single star on its flag. That got us thinking about how many of our students are lone stars themselves. By that we mean that our students...
Today’s Anniversary: Iowa
It’s December 28, and Iowa became a state on this date in 1846. As you know, American School is based in Illinois, so Iowa is due west of us. Surprisingly we’ve never been to a convention in Iowa, but we hope to change that in the future. Iowa is perhaps best...
December 27 Supply Chain Update
Today’s blog has good news. We have been informed that textbooks for 19 paper-based high school courses are back in stock and will be shipped to American School within the next two weeks. Once we receive the shipments, we will start processing orders and ship...
American School Closed Friday, December 24
American School will be closed Friday, December 24, and will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, December 27. At this time of year when people give and receive gifts, all of us at American School realize our students are gifts. We know each student in our...
American School to Discontinue Online Computer Programming Course
American School has decided to discontinue offering its online computer programming course as of December 31, 2021. No new enrollments will be accepted after that date, but students who are currently in the course will continue to have access to it. While we...
Today’s Special Occasion: The First Day of Winter
It’s December 21, and today is the first day of winter. If fall is the season associated with going back to school, spring is the season associated with graduation, and summer is the season associated with vacation, then how does winter fit in with your education? ...
Ebook Update
It's December 20, and today's blog has an update on ebooks for students in our paper-based middle school courses and paper-based high school courses. We know that many students love receiving textbooks and other printed materials for their courses, but textbooks for...
American School Celebrates 124th Anniversary
It’s December 17, and on this date in 1897, American School received its charter from the state of Massachusetts. Because of that, we consider today to be our anniversary, and it’s been our pleasure serving more than three million students in the last 124 years. ...
American School Closing Early Friday, December 17
American School is closing at 12 noon on Friday, December 17, for a staff event. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, December 20. All of us enjoy helping you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent...
American School and IEPs
Today's blog is about Individualized Educational Programs, often abbreviated as IEPs. Many times children who have IEPs and their families are interested in our accredited middle school program or accredited high school program. Those students and their families...
Today’s Anniversary: Alabama
It’s December 14, and Alabama became a state on this date in 1819. If you follow college football, you know that the University of Alabama has been the premier program in recent years, and their “Roll Tide” slogan is based on their Crimson Tide nickname. American...
New Physical Science Study Guide Available
A new study guide is now available for students in our Physical Science course. The new study guide combines the previous study guide and examination booklet into one. The textbook and content of the study guide and examinations have not changed. We are happy to...
Today’s Anniversary: Mississippi
It’s December 10, and Mississippi became a state on this date in 1817. Because Mississippi is often misspelled, today’s blog is going to talk about spelling. American School offers a spelling course that could be a useful elective for students in our general high...
Gold Star Mission Scholarships Available
Today’s blog contains information about the Gold Star Mission’s annual scholarship program. Gold Star families are those with a family member who made the ultimate sacrifice in battle, and the Gold Star Mission’s mission is to honor and support these Gold Star...
Remembering Pearl Harbor
It’s December 8, and newspaper headlines 80 years ago today recounted the events of the day that will live in infamy. On December 7, 1941, United States forces were attacked at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and soon the United States was an active participant in World War...
Today’s Anniversary: Delaware
It’s December 7, and Delaware became a state on this date in 1787. In doing so, Delaware became the First State, a nickname it still has to this day. That got us thinking about the first distance learning middle school or distance education high school. No one...
Today’s Special Occasion: St. Nicholas Day
It’s December 6, and today is known as St. Nicholas Day. In some countries it is tradition for children to put out their shoes before they go to bed on December 5 and then wake up the next morning and find presents in their shoes. This is especially true in European...
Today’s Anniversary: Illinois
It’s December 3, and our home state of Illinois became a state on this date in 1818. We call Illinois our home state because we have been located here since the early 1900s, just a few years after our founding in Massachusetts in 1897. A school called the Armour...
2022 ACT Dates
Today’s blog contains information about taking the ACT in the first half of 2022. If you are in our accredited high school program and plan to attend college, you may wish to take the ACT since it may be an entrance requirement of schools to which you are applying. ...
2022 SAT Dates
Today’s blog contains information about taking the SAT in the first half of 2022. If you are in our accredited high school program and plan to attend college, you may wish to take the SAT since it may be an entrance requirement of schools to which you are applying. ...
Giving Tuesday 2021
It’s November 30, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and today is Giving Tuesday. After Black Friday, when many people shop in public, Small Business Saturday, when many people shop at small businesses, and Cyber Monday, when many people shop online, Giving Tuesday is a...
Cyber Monday 2021
It’s November 29, the Monday after Thanksgiving, and today is known as Cyber Monday. It’s a day when people often shop online, and for the first time in several years, you can shop on American School’s web site on Cyber Monday. We are not talking about clothes or...
American School Closed November 25 and November 26
American School will be closed Thursday, November 25, and Friday, November 26. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, November 29. At this time of year when people give thanks, we are grateful for the students in our accredited high school program,...
American School Concludes 2021 Convention Schedule
When the Michigan School Counselor Association Fall Conference concluded last week, so did American School’s convention schedule for 2021. While 2021 remained a challenging year on many levels, we are glad that we were able to attend 11 conventions in 10 different...