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2024-2025 Journalism staff

Note From the 2024-25 Editor in Chief

Emma Yung, Editor in Chief May 23, 2025

This past school year, the 2024-2025 Atherton High School Journalism class underwent a huge change. Not only was the class given to a new teacher for the first time in over a decade but also made the decision...

Staff Spotlight: Mr. Klingenfus (Mr. K)

Staff Spotlight: Mr. Klingenfus (Mr. K)

Zoe McNerney, Writer May 22, 2025

Mr. Klingenfus/ Mr. K has worked at Atherton for two and a half years. Mr. K is one of our Assistant principals here at Atherton. He supervises the Health Science academy and its students to make sure...

May Testing Recap

May Testing Recap

Caroline Row, Writer May 21, 2025

May has been a month of exams! Every day a new test is being proctored across different locations (large gym, small gym, library, and classrooms). It’s safe to say that testing is on the front minds...

Ravens 'Round Town: Farmington

Ravens ‘Round Town: Farmington

Lydia French, Writer May 21, 2025

With the end of the school year comes summer and with summer comes a lot of free time. Farmington, a historical site near Atherton, will be holding a number of free events for people to participate in...

JCPS Announces New Phone Policy for 2025-2026 School Year

JCPS Announces New Phone Policy for 2025-2026 School Year

Miles Davis, Writer May 20, 2025

The Jefferson County School Board passed a ban on cell phones in JCPS schools during its meeting Tuesday, May 13th. The ban, which will become active during the 2025-2026 school year, will restrict students...

Students waiting in a line outside Women's Restroom during class change.

Lack of School Bathrooms

Nate Celello, Writer May 15, 2025

Atherton High School is a place that over 1,500 people call home. Students spend 7 hours each day in the building and 5 days a week. For many, school is another home, their workplace, and one of the places...

Trump signs an executive order to eliminate the U.S department of education

Trump signs an executive order to eliminate the U.S department of education

Abbygail Milburn, Writer April 24, 2025

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on March 20th calling for the shutdown of the U.S Department of Education. The order will direct secretary Linda McMahon to take “all necessary...

Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Davis

Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Davis

Zoe McNerney, Writer April 20, 2025

Mrs. Davis is one of our amazing history teachers here at Atherton. She has been a teacher at Atherton for four years. Before working at Atherton, Mrs. Davis worked at North Bullitt for five years. “I...

President Donald Trump signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20.

What are the Executive Orders Trump has signed since being in office?

Callie Thornton, Writer March 13, 2025

In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Chappell Roan performs onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

The 2025 Grammy Awards: Recap

Abbygail Milburn, Writer March 3, 2025

The Grammys premiered their 67th annual award show at Crypto.Com arena in Los Angeles, California on February 2nd, 2025. The award show honors artists, songs, and composers every year. The recognition...

Tiktok Being Banned: What does this mean?

Tiktok Being Banned: What does this mean?

Zoe McNerney, Writer February 28, 2025

TikTok is one of the most popular social media entertainment apps. The app has 170 million American users that were banned from the platform on January 18th. The app did not just disappear from everyone's...

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