by | Feb 21, 2025 | New Blog
It’s February 21, and the first telephone directory was published in New Haven, Connecticut on this date in 1878. This event got us thinking about our telephone directory here at American School. We have an internal directory that employees use to contact each other...
by | Feb 20, 2025 | New Blog
It’s February 20, and the Postal Service Act was signed into law by George Washington on this date in 1792. The Postal Service Act established the United States Postal Service, and so today’s blog is going to talk about mail. Today many homeschooling students take...
by | Feb 19, 2025 | New Blog
If you ever wanted to design a greeting card—and possibly receive $10,000 for it—now is your chance. The Gallery Collection is sponsoring a Create a Greeting Card Scholarship. Now in its 18th year, the competition is open to students ages 14 and older who are...
by | Feb 18, 2025 | New Blog
It’s February 18, and Alessandro Volta was born on this date in 1745. He was an Italian physicist who invented the electric battery. You might be familiar with part of his name because the volt, a unit used to measure electric potential and often associated with...
by | Feb 14, 2025 | New Blog
It’s February 14, and two states are celebrating statehood anniversaries today. Oregon became a state on this date in 1859, and Arizona became a state on this date in 1912. These anniversaries got us thinking about American School’s presence on the west coast. As...
by | Feb 11, 2025 | New Blog
American School will be closed on Monday, February 17. We will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, February 18, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at...
