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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, July 4, 2025
American School will be closed on Friday, July 4. We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, July 7, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that time. ...
Updated Enrollment Applications Now Available
Today’s blog announces that updated enrollment applications for the 2025-2026 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 an updated student handbook is now available. The student handbook is essential reading for homeschool students who take our accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses and should be referred to as often as...
2025 Convention #6: ASCA Conference
American School’s sixth convention appearance of 2025 will occur in mid-July at the American School Counselor Association Conference in Long Beach, California. Visit us in booth 1013 at the Long Beach Convention Center on Saturday, July 12, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; on...
Today’s Anniversary: The United Nations Charter
It’s June 26, and the United Nations Charter was signed on this day in 1945. It’s a great day to remind you that we serve students all around the world. We just ask that for logistical reasons international students only take online middle school courses or online...
Today’s Anniversary: Virginia
It’s June 25, and Virginia became a state on this day in 1788. Every year Virginia is the site of a large homeschool convention, and most years American School attends that convention in person. We weren’t able to have a booth at that homeschooling convention this...
Today’s Special Occasion: Midsummer 2025
It’s June 24, and although the season of summer began just four days ago, today is often called Midsummer in various parts of the world. Summer is often associated with warm weather, vacations and beaches, but it can be a great time to take some homeschool courses...
Today’s Anniversary: The Typewriter
It’s June 23, and Christopher Sholes received a patent for the first typewriter on this date in 1868. If you don’t know what a typewriter is, you’re not alone. Typewriters have been replaced by computers, and if you choose to use a computer and word processing...
Today’s Anniversary: West Virginia
It’s June 20, and West Virginia became a state on this day in 1863. West Virginia’s motto is “Mountaineers are Always Free,” but unfortunately American School’s accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses are not. We do keep costs to an...
American School Closed Thursday, June 19, 2025
American School will be closed on Thursday, June 19. We will reopen with regular business hours on Friday, June 20, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that...
Today’s Anniversary: The College Board’s First Standardized Test
It’s June 17, and on this day in 1901, the College Board issued its first standardized test which later morphed into the SAT. Naturally today’s blog is going to talk about standardized tests. Before the pandemic, many colleges and universities required applicants to...
Today’s Anniversary: Switchback Railway
It’s June 16, and Switchback Railway opened at Coney Island on this day in 1884. It was the first roller coaster, and this anniversary reminded us that education can be like a roller coaster at times with all its ups and downs. These ups and downs happen to...
Father’s Day 2025
Sunday is Father’s Day, and so today’s blog is going to pay tribute to the fathers, grandfathers and other men who act as fathers to students in our accredited middle school program and accredited high school program. We know you have many choices for your children’s...
Today’s Anniversary: High School Graduation
It’s June 12, and the person who regularly writes this blog graduated from high school on this date many years ago. Graduating from high school is a major milestone and is a transition from one phase of life to the next. American School can help you earn a high...
Updated Enrollment Applications Coming Soon
Today’s blog announces that updated enrollment applications will be available and go into effect on July 1. Applications for our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program and independent study program are changed on an annual basis to reflect...
Updated Student Handbook Coming Soon
Today’s blog announces that an updated student handbook will be available on or around July 1. The student handbook is essential reading for homeschool students who take our accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses and should be referred to...
Today’s Anniversary: Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown
It’s June 9, and on this day in 1973, Secretariat won horse racing’s Triple Crown with a dominating 31-length victory in the Belmont Stakes. The Triple Crown consists of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes and has been won 13 times, most recently by...
Today’s Anniversary: D-Day
It’s June 6, and today is the 81st anniversary of D-Day, a major turning point in World War II. We invite you to click here and here to learn more about this significant day in history. These days the term D-Day is used to describe a day when an important decision...
Today’s Anniversary: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
It's June 5, and on this day in 1985, Ferris Bueller took a day off. If you're of a certain age, you might be familiar with the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off in which a high school student named Ferris Bueller decided to take a day off of school. While we do not...
Upcoming Changes to Biology and Earth Science Courses
Today’s blog has an update about upcoming changes to our Biology and Earth Science courses. They’re two of the many paper-based high school courses we have in our curriculum. When these courses are revised in the near future, they will both include lab components. ...
About Rosetta Stone System Requirements
Today's blog has an update about where to find Rosetta Stone system requirements on our web site. If you are looking for system requirements for these online middle school courses or online high school courses, please click this link or visit our Rosetta Stone web...
American School Celebrates 91 Years With Better Business Bureau
Yesterday American School celebrated 91 years of being affiliated with the Better Business Bureau. Our most recent rating has been A+ which shows that we are committed to offering quality services and providing an outstanding customer experience because we treat our...
Today’s Anniversary: The Indianapolis 500
It’s May 30, and the very first Indianapolis 500 was held on this date in 1911. The 109th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing was just held this past Sunday with more than 350,000 fans in attendance. Naturally this anniversary and this year’s race got us...
Today’s Anniversaries: Rhode Island and Wisconsin
It’s May 29, and today we are celebrating two statehood anniversaries. Rhode Island became a state on this date in 1790, and Wisconsin became a state on this date in 1848. Today’s blog is going to focus on Rhode Island’s one-word motto: Hope. If you’ve lost hope in...
American School Holds 87th Annual Scholarship Meeting
Earlier today American School held its 87th Annual Scholarship Meeting. A distinguished panel of judges awarded scholarships to four students who completed our accredited high school program and earned an accredited high school diploma from American School in 2024. ...