Today’s Anniversary: Presidential Inaugurations

It’s January 20, and today is the day Presidents of the United States typically get inaugurated.  Over the years presidents have been inaugurated on different days for different reasons, but since 1937 most presidents have been inaugurated on this day.  Inaugurations...

American School Closed January 19, 2026

American School will be closed on Monday, January 19.  We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, January 20, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that...

Today’s Birthday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It’s January 15, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on this day in 1929.  As we have in the past, we will use this occasion to refer you to the websites of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park and the King Center.  These websites will bring your...

2026 AFA Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship Information

Today’s blog contains a link for more information about the 2026 AFA Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship.  The deadline to apply is March 1, 2026.  As always, we do our best to share scholarship information with students in our accredited high school program or...

Today’s Anniversary: The National Geographic Society

It’s January 13, and the National Geographic Society was founded on this day in 1888.  Naturally we are going to use this occasion to promote our geography courses.  World Geography is covered in grade 6 of our accredited middle school program.  For high school...

Today’s Birthday: Ray Harroun

It’s January 12, and Ray Harroun was born on this day in 1879.  His claim to fame is winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911, and so one can safely assume that he knew something about cars.  If you want to learn more about cars, consider taking our Auto...