Today’s Anniversary: New Hampshire

It’s June 21, and New Hampshire became a state on this date in 1788.  New Hampshire’s nickname is the Granite State because the state is home to many granite formations and quarries.  The presence of those rock formations in New Hampshire got us thinking about the...

Today’s Anniversary: West Virginia

It’s June 20, and West Virginia became a state on this date in 1863.  West Virginia uses the phrase “Almost Heaven, West Virginia” as a tourism slogan, and the phrase is also part of a famous song by John Denver from the 1970s, but over the years many of our students...

Father’s Day 2023

This Sunday is Father’s Day, and so today is a great day to thank fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles and anyone else who serves as a fatherly figure to American School students.   We know that families have many educational options.  Many schools and companies...

Today’s Anniversary: Arkansas

It’s June 15, and Arkansas became a state on this date in 1836.  Arkansas is known as the Land of Opportunity, and in many ways American School might be called the School of Opportunity.  That’s because we accept students of all ages from all parts of the country in...

Flag Day 2023

It’s June 14, and today is Flag Day.  We encourage you to fly the flag today, learn more about the origins of Flag Day and perhaps visit the Betsy Ross House if you’re ever in downtown Philadelphia.  It would be a nice way to make your online middle school courses,...

American School Closed Monday, June 19, 2023

American School will be closed Monday, June 19.  We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, June 20, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses at that time.  Thank you for making us your...