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The Student News Site of Atherton High School

The Aerial

The Student News Site of Atherton High School

The Aerial

Louisville Music Scene

Louisville Music Scene

Zoe McNerney, Writer November 18, 2024

There are many varieties of music festivals in Louisville ranging from country to rock. In addition, there are many student bands and artists at Atherton. Listening to and making music is a big part of...

The Aerial is Live!

The Aerial is Live!

Callie Thornton, Writer November 18, 2024

The Atherton Aerial has been around since 1924, the year Atherton was founded. The very first issue was published that same year, on October 28. Since then, the Aerial has published newspapers, and eventually...

Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Gregory

Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Gregory

Callie Thornton, Writer November 15, 2024

Atherton has many teachers who have been here since they first began teaching. Mr. Gregory is one of those teachers. Mr. Gregory teaches Advanced Chemistry, IB Biology for seniors, and a new class,...

Ms. Waters, Atherton librarian.

Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Waters

Caroline Row, Writer November 14, 2024

Many students are aware that Ms. Waters, our school librarian, is retiring this semester. Halloween was her last day of school before she embarked on a new chapter of her life. This decision is bittersweet,...

Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Castillo

Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Castillo

Andre Varner, Writer November 13, 2024

Ms. Castillo is in her 12th year of teaching; she teaches sophomore English and Speech and Debate, as well as coaching the speech and debate team. Ms. Castillo describes coaching speech and debate as...

Mr. Shiner, a new Atherton math teacher, sorts through worksheets at his desk after school.

Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Shiner

Miles Davis, Writer November 8, 2024

Mr. Shiner is one of Atherton’s many new teachers. Specializing in mathematics, he teaches IB HL Analysis (years 1 and 2) as well as CCR (college and career readiness math). Despite his impressive...

Mrs. Bartlett

Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Bartlett

Emma Yung, Editor in Chief November 8, 2024

Mrs. Bartlett is one of the many outstanding English teachers here at Atherton High School. Throughout the day, she teaches three different classes: AP English, IB HL English, and Women and Gender Studies....

How does the TARC Compare to School Buses?

How does the TARC Compare to School Buses?

Andre Varner, Writer November 8, 2024

During the 2023-24 school year, JCPS decided to rescind transportation to many schools for the 2024-25 school year. This has resulted in students no longer attending certain schools or switching transportation...

Cody Spivey and Atherton student Zaxton Rothberg (12) look over photos from the previous week at GSA.

GSA Applications Open: A Summer Opportunity

Sabina Jozefowicz, Writer November 7, 2024

As fall rolls around, many Atherton students find themselves applying to a myriad of different schools and scholarships. Academic opportunities are not the only options open to high schoolers, though....

Why the 2023-2024 Yearbooks Were Delayed

Why the 2023-2024 Yearbooks Were Delayed

Abbygail Milburn, Writer November 7, 2024

Atherton’s yearbooks were delayed over a month and a half due to Balfour with the company the yearbook team uses to produce their yearbooks. In 2023, Balfour announced that their main plant, which...

Ms. Tammy headshot

Staff Spotlight: Ms. Tammy

Abbygail Milburn, Writer November 7, 2024

I had the opportunity to speak with Ms. Tammy, our safety administrator and sponsor of the Service 2 Service club. Ms. Tammy came to Atherton in the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year and has made...

Ruby Silliman(12) and Grace Csabai(12) rehearsing for the play Little Women

Atherton Theater Department Puts on Two Shows at Once

Emma Yung, Editor in Chief October 30, 2024

This November, the Atherton Theater Department will be trying something new. Instead of having the traditional single fall show, they will be putting on two separate, shorter shows simultaneously. One...

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