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The Student News Site of Atherton High School

The Aerial

The Student News Site of Atherton High School

The Aerial

Joplin Hora (right) receives his Winner Scholars Certificate.

Student Spotlight: Joplin Hora

Miles Davis, Writer January 24, 2025

The Governor's Scholars Program (GSP) is a five week program over the summer where upcoming high school seniors reside on a college campus and complete a personalized curriculum. Being selected to participate...

Car rider line in the morning.

Car Rider Lines Continue to Back Up (UPDATED)

Abbygail Milburn, Writer December 6, 2024

As the school year continues, the car rider lines have not gotten any better. JCPS has always had issues with bus drivers and delays. Beginning in February 2023, Marty Polio, JCPS superintendent, decided...

Brooklyn Hayden(9), Emma Yung(12), Sofia Sandquist(12), and Grace Csabai(12) acting in the opening scene of Little Women.

Fall Theater Productions: Recap

Emma Yung, Editor in Chief December 2, 2024

The Atherton Theater Department concluded their final performance of Little Women and The Importance of Being Earnest on the 17th of November. After many months of rehearsals and 5 performances, all involved...

John Sheesley (right) sets up a camera while filming Rewritten with actor Lorena Rodriguez.

Student Spotlight: John Sheesley

Miles Davis, Writer November 21, 2024

Filmmaking is one of the most unique art forms that one can use to express themselves. As cameras and editing software have become easier to access, more and more people have taken advantage of the opportunity...

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...

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....

Reese McCarty, 11, pictured with her self published debut novel, Eden Of Exiles

Student Spotlight: Reese McCarty

Miles Davis, Writer October 18, 2024

Publishing a book is something many people want to do, yet very few people actually go through with it. All the hours spent conceptualizing, drafting, and editing seem daunting to many adults, so the idea...

Amphitheater to be constructed in developing courtyard

The Building of the School- A New Atherton

Caroline Row, Writer October 17, 2024

The following is an excerpt from a poem written by one of the first teachers of Atherton, on the construction of the original school* “They are building the school,”  Say the passerby. “Under...

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