Ms. Purlee is a favorite teacher of many students at Atherton, mainly with the freshman. She teaches Freshman Academy, working with the freshman and preparing them for the next 4 years in high school. When...

Atherton offers a variety of languages for students to take, Japanese being one of them. Sensei Kluemper teaches Japanese 1, 2, 3, and IB Japanese. Students who take the Japanese class learn to speak,...

Mr. Smith is a beloved teacher in Atherton’s history department. He balances teaching Civics, year one and two of IB History of the Americas, and Dual Credit U.S. History. He enjoys providing his students...

Ms. Bell has been teaching at Atherton for the past 14 years. In room 110, she teaches Algebra II and both years of IB SL Analysis and Approaches. In her class, she explores topics from introductory functions/quadratics...

Mrs. Aldridge has been a teacher for around 30 years. She started in 1995 at Atherton, making her one of the longest running teachers to date. As of the 2024-25 school year, she primarily teaches Algebra...

Ms. Vogt is one of the freshman English teachers at Atherton High School. Growing up, teaching seemed to come naturally; when she was little, she would line up stuffed animals and pretend they were a group...

Atherton has many English teachers, Mr. Tucker being one of them. Mr. Tucker teaches IB Higher Level Junior English and Theory of Knowledge (TOK) 1 and 2. IB Higher Level English is the level above Standard...

Mr Leitner is a beloved teacher here at Atherton. Mr. Leitner is located in Room 120. He currently teaches English and Advanced English for freshmen. Mr. Leitner also sponsors the Quick Recall club. The...

Ms. Richey joined the Atherton family in the second semester of the 2023-2024 school year. She currently teaches Civics and Dual Credit U.S. History, as well as being the school’s coordinator for AP...

Students have likely run into Mr. Cooksey as he pushes his cart from classroom to classroom in between class periods. Chances are he is on his way to teach Film Studies, the class that he teaches this...

Señora Tackett is not only a familiar face in the world language hall, but she is also the epitome of school spirit. Joining Atherton in 2021, she quickly became well-regarded by students and staff for...

In the Media Arts Pathway at Atherton there are a few teachers, Mrs. McArthur being one of them. Mrs. McArthur teaches Intro to Media Arts, Video Studio Fundamentals, and IB Film. Video Studio Fundamentals...