Atherton High School

Atherton High School

Atherton High School is a public school in the Highlands district of Louisville, Kentucky and is part of the Jefferson County Public School district. It opened in 1923 as J.M. Atherton High School for Girls (at a different location). It is named after John McDougal Atherton, a local businessman and politician instrumental in changing Louisville's school system administration from trustees to a board of education.

Atherton offers an International Studies Program and a International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. Students also have the option of enrolling in classes in the Comprehensive Program, Exceptional Child Education Program, and English as a Second Language Program.

Notable alumni

*Hunter S. Thompson (graduated from Louisville Male High School) [cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16339490|publisher=NPR|title=Remembering the Turbulent Life of a 'Gonzo' Writer|date=2007-11-18]
*John Yarmuth, Congressman [cite news|title=ELECTION 2006; Putting beliefs to the test|publisher="Courier-Journal"|author=Wolfson, Andrew|date=2006-11-01|page=1A]
*Sue Grafton, mystery writer [cite book|title=Conversations with Kentucky Writers|pages=85|year=2003|publisher=University of Kentucky Press|author=Beattie, Elisabeth L.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hdsZlq2TqMUC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=%22sue+grafton%22+atherton&source=web&ots=SC9D6G7hO-&sig=rPLVhcqEH7-InGMtvEKoo20Mcm8]
*Charlie Tyra, first All-American basketball player at the University of Louisville [cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tyrach01.html|publisher=Basketball Reference|accessdate=2007-12-12|title=Charlie Tyra Statistics]
*Dennis Berman, Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal columnist
*Jonathan Wolff, music composer
*Christian Fuerneisen, Current High School Wrestler & Freshman, Meyzeek Middle Alumni Hall Of Fame Inductee Class Of 2008 (Age 14 When Inducted), Captain of both Varsity Football & Wrestling Teams
*Geoff Snyder, Youth Director

References

External links

* [http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/High/Atherton/history.html J. M. Atherton High School Website]


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