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. ...

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...

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...