Daylight Saving Time Begins March 10

It’s March 7, and this weekend will be one hour shorter because Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning.  Most of the United States will spring forward and turn their clocks ahead by one hour which means that the coming days will have darker mornings but brighter...

About Our Do Not Reply Email Address

Today’s blog contains information about our donotreply@americanschool.org email address.  We use this address to send out automated emails regarding students’ progress in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study...

Emailing the Customer Relations Department

Today’s blog contains information about what happens when students who take our homeschool or independent study courses email our customer relations department.  Any email sent to the customer relations department will receive an automatic reply.  The automatic reply...

Today’s Anniversary: Vermont

It’s March 4, and Vermont became a state on this date in 1791.  Vermont is known as the Green Mountain State, but we know that students might have mountains in their lives which aren’t necessarily green.  Sometimes these metaphorical mountains stand in the way of...

Today’s Anniversaries: Ohio and Nebraska

It’s March 1, and Ohio became a state on this date in 1803.  Nebraska joined Ohio as a state on this date in 1867.  The first day of March and the statehood anniversaries of two midwestern states is a good occasion to announce that we’ll be heading to three...

Leap Year Day 2024

It’s February 29, which is a date that doesn’t happen very often.  In fact it only happens every four years, and since 2024 is a Leap Year, we get a February 29 this year.  That means you get an extra day to enroll in our accredited middle school program, accredited...