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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 Anniversary: The Price is Right
It’s September 4, and the current version of The Price is Right premiered on this date in 1972. If you’re a longtime blog reader you know that The Price is Right is this blog’s favorite game show for more reasons than Cliffhangers and Plinko. Whenever we mention The...
2024 Convention #11: KSCA Fall Conference
American School’s 11th convention appearance of 2024 will occur next week at the Kentucky School Counselor Association Fall Conference in Lexington, Kentucky. Visit us in booth 12 at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort and Spa on Wednesday, September 11, from 1 p.m. to...
American School Closed Monday, September 2, 2024
American School will be closed Monday, September 2. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, September 3, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses at that time. Thank you for your...
Changes Coming to Online Student Center and Online Counselor Office
Today’s blog announces that changes are coming to our online student center and online counselor office. Students, guarantors and school officials will still be able to log in to the sites as before, but they will only be able view grades and academic records, access...
Today’s Anniversary: Scientific American
It’s August 28, and the first issue of Scientific American magazine was published on this date in 1845. This anniversary got us thinking about the various science courses we offer. Consider adding some of them to your accredited middle school program, accredited...
American School Web Site Update
Today's blog has an update about our web site. The fact that you can see this blog is a good thing because yesterday our web site was down for most of the day due to circumstances beyond our control. As frustrating as this is for us and our staff, we know that it is...
American School Earns 2024-2025 Homeschooling-Friendly Certification
American School recently earned Homeschooling Parent Magazine’s Homeschooling-Friendly Certification for 2024-2025. The certification attests to the fact that American School has a deep understanding of the latest homeschool trends and offers quality homeschool...
Enrollment Applications Updated for 2024-2025 Academic Year
Today’s blog announces that the process of updating enrollment applications for American School’s accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program is now complete. As noted in a previous blog, tuition for one year of...
Today’s Anniversary: The America’s Cup
It’s August 22, and the America’s Cup sailing race was held for the first time in this date in 1851. The America’s Cup is the oldest active international competition, and the anniversary of the first America’s Cup got us thinking about longevity. American School has...
Today’s Anniversary: Hawaii
It’s August 21, and Hawaii became a state on this date in 1959. If you ask people what the most beautiful state is, many people will say Hawaii due to its lush greenery and multiple beaches. You might say Hawaii is home to beautiful landscapes, and if you have an...
American School’s 2024 Anti-Bullying Policy
American School’s anti-bullying policy has been updated and is now available on the School’s web site in multiple places. The anti-bullying policy also appears in the 2024-2025 student handbook. American School strives to provide a safe environment for students to...
American School 2024-2025 Student Handbook Now Available
American School’s Student Handbook has been updated for 2024-2025 and is now available on the School’s web site in multiple places. The handbook is a great resource for students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent...
Today’s Anniversary: Sports Illustrated
It’s August 16, and the first issue of Sports Illustrated was published on this date in 1954. One of the most popular features of Sports Illustrated is Faces in the Crowd, which highlights up and coming athletes from towns across the United States. In the September...
Print Reading 1 and Print Reading 2 Courses Discontinued
Today’s blog has an important announcement about two of our high school correspondence courses. After careful consideration, American School has decided to discontinue our Print Reading 1 and Print Reading 2 courses. We review our paper-based high school courses on...
Speech Course Discontinued
Today’s blog has an important announcement about one of our high school correspondence courses. After careful consideration, American School has decided to discontinue our Speech course. We review our paper-based high school courses on a regular basis to best serve...
Fundamentals of Accounting Course Discontinued
Today’s blog has an important announcement about one of our high school correspondence courses. After careful consideration, American School has decided to discontinue our Fundamentals of Accounting course. We review our paper-based high school courses on a regular...
African-American Studies and Native American Studies Courses Discontinued
Today’s blog has an important announcement about two of our online high school courses. African-American Studies and Native American Studies have been discontinued. We realize that many of you may have wanted to add one or both of these courses to your accredited...
Today’s Special Occasion: Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday
It’s August 9, and Smokey Bear turns 80 years old today. Over the years Smokey has been a live bear, an animated bear and a hand-drawn bear, but his message is always the same, namely environmental protection and the prevention of forest fires. You can learn more...
Updated Course List Available
An updated course list for 2024-2025 is available here and on the Courses page of our web site. The course list contains the middle school correspondence courses, high school correspondence courses, online middle school courses and online high school courses that are...
Updated Enrollment Applications Available Soon
Updated enrollment applications for American School’s accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program will soon be available on the School’s enrollment page. Tuition for one year of middle school or high school will...
Today’s Anniversary: Gertrude Ederle Swims the English Channel
It’s August 6, and on this date in 1926 Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. In addition to being a major achievement for women, this accomplishment is noteworthy at American School because Gertrude Ederle’s story was told in the first...
Today’s Birthday: Neil Armstrong
It’s August 5, and astronaut Neil Armstrong was born on this date in 1930. He was the first man to walk on the moon and uttered the famous line, “That’s one small step for a man and one giant leap for mankind,” after he walked on the moon for the first time, so...
Today’s Anniversary: The United States Census
It’s August 2, and the first United States Census was conducted on this date in 1790. The United States Census is conducted every ten years and its primary function is to determine how many people live in the United States and where in the country they live. Here at...
Today’s Anniversary: Colorado
It’s August 1, and Colorado became a state on this date in 1876. Because Colorado became a state 100 years after the United States became a nation, it is sometimes referred to as the Centennial State. American School knows something about centennials too because we...
American School and the Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, and so today’s blog is going to mention two American School students who won medals at previous Summer Olympics. Andre Agassi won a gold medal in men’s singles tennis in 1996. Katie Hoff swam in the 2004 and 2008...