Atherton High School
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| Address | |
| 3000 Dundee Road Louisville, Kentucky 40205 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1923 |
| School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| Principal | Thomas Aberli |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1266 (2013–14) |
| Color(s) | Maroon Gold |
| Nickname | Rebels |
| Website | Atherton High School |
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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 an 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.
Notable alumni
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- Michelle Clark-Heard, current Western Kentucky University women's basketball head coach[2]
- Andrew Farrell, MLS player
- Sue Grafton, mystery writer[3]
- Oksana Masters, Paralympic rower and cross-country skier; bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Paralympics[4]
- Martha Rofheart (née Jones), actress & writer who grew up at 2120 Portland in the 1920s & 30s, graduated in 1932/33.
- Hunter S. Thompson (graduated from Louisville Male High School)[5]
- Charlie Tyra, first All-American basketball player at the University of Louisville[6]
- Jess Weixler, actress
- Rick Wilson, basketball player, retired
- Jonathan Wolff, music composer
- John Yarmuth, current Congressman[7]
References
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External links
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