Today’s Special Occasion: The First Day of Winter

It’s December 21, and today is the first day of winter.  Winter is often associated with cold temperatures, snow and being indoors, and if you’re looking to earn a high school diploma at home, winter is the perfect time to get started with American School.  You can...

Winter Weather Reminder

Winter isn’t officially here yet, but the potential for winter weather is.  Today’s blog is a reminder that American School will always put the safety of its staff first and may open late, close early, or not open at all if winter weather makes travel to and from our...

American School Celebrates 125th Anniversary

American School received its charter on December 17, 1897, and our 125th anniversary is the perfect opportunity to thank everyone who has been a part of the American School story for the last 125 years.  Certainly the list begins with R.T. Miller, who founded American...

American School Closing at 12 Noon Today

American School will close at 12 noon today for a staff event.  We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, December 19, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses at that time.  Thank you...

Today’s Special Occasion: National Cupcake Day

It’s December 15, and today is National Cupcake Day.  While today’s celebration can cause us to think of white, chocolate or yellow cupcakes with many different kinds of frosting, today’s blog is going to be about a different kind of cupcake.  Sometimes middle school...

Today’s Anniversary: Alabama

It’s December 14, and Alabama became a state on this date in 1819.  When doing research for today’s blog, we were surprised to discover that Alabama’s largest city is not Birmingham or Montgomery.  It’s actually Huntsville, and when we think of Huntsville, we think of...