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 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.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Hunter S. Thompson (graduated from Louisville Male High School)[1]
- John Yarmuth, Congressman[2]
- Sue Grafton, mystery writer[3]
- Charlie Tyra, first All-American basketball player at the University of Louisville[4]
- Dennis Berman, Pulitzer-Prize winning Wall Street Journal columnist.
- Audrey Hollander, pornographic actress
[edit] References
- ^ Remembering the Turbulent Life of a 'Gonzo' Writer. NPR (2007-11-18).
- ^ Wolfson, Andrew. "ELECTION 2006; Putting beliefs to the test", Courier-Journal, 2006-11-01, p. 1A.
- ^ Beattie, Elisabeth L. (2003). Conversations with Kentucky Writers. University of Kentucky Press, 85.
- ^ Charlie Tyra Statistics. Basketball Reference. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
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