Atherton High School
Coordinates: 38°12′46″N 85°41′17″W / 38.21280°N 85.68800°W
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. The IB Program is the only one in the city at a public school, and also the only one open to boys (the city's other IB program is at the all-girls' Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic school). Students also have the option of enrolling in Advanced Placement or Honors classes as well as in the Advanced Placement Program, Exceptional Child Education Program, and English as a Second Language Program.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Hunter S. Thompson (graduated from Louisville Male High School)[1]
- John Yarmuth, current Congressman[2]
- Sue Grafton, mystery writer[3]
- Raleigh DeGeer Amyx, collector of Olympic and Presidential memorabilia[4]
- Charlie Tyra, first All-American basketball player at the University of Louisville[5]
- Jonathan Wolff, music composer
- Jess Weixler, actress
- Sam Boyd, songwriter and music producer, known for work with Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Boys Like Girls and more
- Jaleel Bunton, drummer of TV on the Radio
- Pawl Schwartz, Notable Journalist, Author, and percussionist for Bu Hao Ting
- Daisy, Bassist of Foxy Shazam
- Ben Daughtrey, Drummer for Squirrel Bait and Vocalist for Love Jones (band)
- James Andrew Beck, Philanthropist, Personal Assistant to Ben Daughtrey
[edit] References
- ^ "Remembering the Turbulent Life of a 'Gonzo' Writer". NPR. 2007-11-18. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16339490.
- ^ Wolfson, Andrew (2006-11-01). "ELECTION 2006; Putting beliefs to the test". Courier-Journal. p. 1A.
- ^ Beattie, Elisabeth L. (2003). Conversations with Kentucky Writers. University of Kentucky Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780813190433. http://books.google.com/books?id=hdsZlq2TqMUC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=%22sue+grafton%22+atherton&source=web&ots=SC9D6G7hO-&sig=rPLVhcqEH7-InGMtvEKoo20Mcm8.
- ^ Shields, Todd (January 25, 1997). "Super Bowl Rings Now in Hands of Collector". The Washington Post. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970125&slug=2520623. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ "Charlie Tyra Statistics". Basketball Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tyrach01.html. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
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