Today’s Anniversary: Virginia

by | Jun 25, 2021 | New Blog

It’s June 25, and Virginia became a state on this date in 1788. One of Virginia’s nicknames is “Mother of Presidents” because eight Presidents–George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Woodrow Wilson—were born there, and so today is an appropriate day to mention the eight people who have served as American School President. R.T. Miller founded American School in 1897 and served until 1945. He was succeeded by James McKinney, C.M. Elliott, W.K. Lasher, William Wright, William Hunding and Gary Masterton, and in 2017 Valerie Riley broke new ground by becoming the first female American School President. Each American School President experienced triumphs and faced challenges, but all of them put student needs first. For example, recent American School Presidents have catered to students’ needs by offering online high school courses and by introducing an accredited middle school program consisting of middle school correspondence courses or online middle school courses. Earlier American School Presidents, on the other hand, focused on high school correspondence courses and trade courses which were popular at the time. If you wish to experience student-centered learning, we invite you to enroll with American School. You’ll be part of a grand legacy of learning and all of us from President Riley on down would be happy to serve you!

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– Jekah from United Arab Emirates

American School has more to offer than any public school. Two of my children, two of my grandchildren, and one niece completed their high school education with American School, and my sister and I are enrolled at the present time.

– Marilyn from Missouri

I learned a lot, and the skills are helping me in my college classes.

The most important thing I learned was how to schedule my time and organize my work. The study guides helped to show me how much work to do at one time. I’m glad to be part of American School.

– Peter from Illinois

I have found the methods, instruction, textbooks, study guides and service satisfactory because they are all up-to-date and made ready for me to learn. I am greatly thankful for this service because now I can graduate early with all my credits in. Thank you very much, American School!

– Ada from Michigan

American School was an easy yet efficient way to earn the extra credit I needed to graduate.

– Elizabeth from Illinois

I greatly enjoyed American School. The instructors’ comments were very helpful. I enjoyed this method of learning. I feel I have learned a lot more than I did in public school. I was able to keep up with school through all the moves I made without going through the hassle of switching school systems. I enjoyed the honesty of the

instructors and the overall program. I will recommend American School to anyone interested.

– Enoch from Texas

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