by | May 16, 2023 | New Blog
The 2023 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest is now open to students in our accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program who are between ages 8 and 18 and are residents of Illinois. Click the link in this blog for more...
by | May 15, 2023 | New Blog
Last week American School held its 85th annual scholarship meeting, during which three 2022 graduates were chosen to receive $2500 scholarships to help fund their educations at the college or university of their choice. Including this year, American School’s...
by | May 12, 2023 | New Blog
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and so today is a great day to thank mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters and anyone else who serves as a motherly figure to American School students. We know that families have many educational options. Many schools and companies...
by | May 11, 2023 | New Blog
It’s May 11, and Minnesota became a state on this date in 1858. Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and while we don’t have quite that many accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses in our curriculum, we do offer hundreds of...
by | May 10, 2023 | New Blog
It’s May 10, and on this date in 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed when a golden spike was pounded into the ground at Promontory Summit in what was then known as Utah Territory. The railroad made cross-country transportation much easier, and American...
by | May 9, 2023 | New Blog
It’s May 9, and author J.M. Barrie was born on this date in 1860. He’s best known for creating the character of Peter Pan, a fictional boy who can fly and never grows up. Real boys and girls do grow up, however, and when they become ready for sixth grade courses,...
