Today’s Anniversary: Google

It’s September 27, and Google is celebrating its 23rd anniversary today with a doodle on its homepage.  We know that students who take our accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses use Google for a variety of purposes, including...

Today’s Birthday: Jim Henson

It’s September 24, and today would’ve been puppeteer Jim Henson’s 85th birthday.  He was the creator of the Muppets and provided the voices for many of them, including Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Rowlf and Guy Smiley.  Some of them appeared on Sesame Street, a show that...

American School Listed on Grateful App

American School recently was listed on the Grateful app, which allows people to donate to non-profit institutions.  To view our profile and donate, visit https://app.begrateful.org/ and create an account and then search for American School of Correspondence.  We are...

Today’s Anniversary: The United States Postmaster General

It’s September 22, and the office of the United States Postmaster General was established on this date in 1789.  Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster General, and 74 others have followed in his footsteps over the years.  Here at American School we think about...

Fall Begins Tomorrow

It’s September 21, and tomorrow is the first day of fall.  People associate fall with many things, including football, leaves changing colors, cooler temperatures and going back to school.  If you’re thinking about going back to school and trying to earn a high school...

Share Your Thoughts About E-books

Today’s blog is about e-books.  As you know, students who take middle school correspondence courses or high school correspondence courses with us receive a printed textbook and study guide in the mail.  We are wondering if students who take paper-based middle...