American School Closing Early December 17, 2025

American School will close at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 17, for a staff event.  We will reopen with regular business hours on Thursday, December 18, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses at...

Today’s Anniversary: Pennsylvania

It’s December 12, and Pennsylvania became a state on this day in 1787.  It’s a good opportunity to remind you that states can have unique rules and regulations when it comes to homeschooling, and Pennsylvania is one of them.  Whether you live in Pennsylvania or not,...

Today’s Anniversary: Indiana

It’s December 11, and Indiana became a state on this day in 1816.  Indiana is sometimes referred to as the Crossroads of America, and in fact an intersection in Northwest Indiana calls itself by that same name.  If you’re at an educational crossroads, American School...

Today’s Anniversary: Mississippi

It’s December 10, and Mississippi became a state on this day in 1817.  One of Mississippi’s nicknames is The Hospitality State, and so today is the perfect opportunity for us to promote our Hospitality Services course, which is one of many high school correspondence...

American School Completes Lighting Project

Crews recently completed a project which upgraded lighting throughout our building.  American School now has new energy-efficient lighting that will help us better serve homeschooling students.  Now that the project is complete, it is safe to say that American School...

Remembering Pearl Harbor

It’s December 8, and yesterday was the 84th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Over the years this blog has encouraged homeschool students to visit Hawaii and see the sites affected by the events of the date which will live in infamy, but we know traveling to...