Atherton High School
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The Highlands (Louisville)
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district of Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
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and is part of the Jefferson County Public School
Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky)
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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 trustee
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s to a board of education
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.
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
Roman Catholic Church
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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.
Notable alumni
- Hunter S. ThompsonHunter S. ThompsonHunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 .He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to...
(graduated from Louisville Male High SchoolLouisville Male High SchoolLouisville Male Traditional High School is a public secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in the southside of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is part of the Jefferson County Public School District....
) - John YarmuthJohn YarmuthJohn Yarmuth is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.- Early life, education and career :...
, current Congressman - Sue GraftonSue GraftonSue Taylor Grafton is a contemporary American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the 'alphabet series' featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W...
, mystery writer - Raleigh DeGeer AmyxRaleigh DeGeer AmyxRaleigh DeGeer Amyx is an American collector of Presidential, Americana, military, sports, NASA, and Olympic artifacts, including gold, silver, and bronze winners medals presented to athletes.-Early life, education:...
, collector of Olympic and Presidential memorabilia - Charlie TyraCharlie TyraCharles E. Tyra was an American basketball player who is best known as the first Louisville Cardinal All-American....
, first All-American basketball player at the University of Louisville - Jonathan WolffJonathan Wolff (musician)Jonathan Wolff is an American composer best known for creating the slap bass guitar and percussion music between scenes on the television series Seinfeld. Wolff also provided music for Who's The Boss?, Perfect Strangers, Will & Grace, King of Queens, and Reba...
, music composer - Jess WeixlerJess WeixlerJessica "Jess" Weixler is an American actress, best known to date as the lead in the comedy-horror film Teeth and the comedy The Big Bad Swim...
, actress - Sam Boyd, songwriter and music producer, known for work with Taylor SwiftTaylor SwiftTaylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, Miley CyrusMiley CyrusMiley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
, Boys Like GirlsBoys Like GirlsBoys Like Girls is an American rock band from Massachusetts. Formed in 2005, the group gained mainstream recognition when it released its self-titled debut album. Boys Like Girls was the co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008 that toured across the United...
and more - Jaleel Bunton, drummer of TV on the RadioTV on the RadioTV on the Radio is an American art rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and free jazz to soul music....
- Pawl Schwartz, Notable Journalist, Author, and percussionist for Bu Hao Ting
- Daisy, Bassist of Foxy ShazamFoxy ShazamFoxy Shazam is an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, formed in 2004. The band is composed of lead vocalist Eric Sean Nally, guitarist Loren Turner, pianist Sky White, and bass player Daisy. Later, trumpeter and back-up vocalist Alex Nauth joined, and Aaron McVeigh became the band's permanent...
- Ben Daughtrey, Drummer for Squirrel BaitSquirrel BaitSquirrel Bait was an American punk band from Louisville, Kentucky. They were in existence from 1983 to 1988. Squirrel Bait's dense, moody, melodic hardcore sound, featuring pronounced tempo shifts, foreshadowed the grunge sound of the late 1980s as well as math rock...
and Vocalist for Love Jones (band)Love Jones (band)Love Jones is an American band, formed in Louisville, Kentucky in spring 1990 by Ben Daughtrey and Barry Thomas , with Chris Hawpe , Stuart Johnson and Jonathan Palmer . According to Entertainment Weekly, Love Jones was the leader of the "cocktail nation" groups of the early 1990s...