Atherton Community Schools
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'Atherton High School is a Public school in Burton, Michigan
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Atherton Community School District is one of five public school districts serving Burton
Genesee County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
and in the Genesee Intermediate School District
. Atherton School District runs three schools: Atherton High School, Atherton Middle School and Vern Van Y. School. The total school district has about 1,025 Students. There are approximately 61 teachers that are employed there.
(later Township of Burton now City of Burton
) for the Atherton Settlement just founded a year before. The school district is named after the first teacher, Betsey Atherton, daugher of Adonijah Atherton — one of the town’s first settlers. Betsey died a few months later. The district in 1878 had funding of $1,832, 17 teachers and eight schoolhouses.
Four elementary schools eventual replaced the eight schoolhouses: Fisk, H.W. Medler, Metzger and Herbst. These elementary schools operated until the late 1960s. Fisk was on Manor Drive and is currently a daycare. The remaining two, Metzger on Sitka Street and Herbst on Clarice Street, were demolished. Medler became the High School which graduated its first class in 1954. The current Atherton High School was build by 1965 next to Medler. Medler then became the middle school until 1969 when the middle school opened south of the High School. Medler then held sixth grade students only. Medler was hit by lightning in the early morning hours in the summer of 1977 causing the back half of the building to burn down. H.W. Medler was on Genesee Road and is currently a charter school.
On December 9, 2003, a consolidation vote for the three all Burton school districts took place with Atherton and Bentley voters in favor of consolidation and Bendle voters were not in favor. In 2003, a plan of merger was accepted by the State Superintendent of Education between Atherton and Bentley School Districts which subsequently fail at the election.
Burton, Michigan
Burton is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 30,308 at the 2000 census, making Burton the second largest city in Genesee County.- Neighorhoods :...
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Atherton Community School District is one of five public school districts serving Burton
Burton, Michigan
Burton is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 30,308 at the 2000 census, making Burton the second largest city in Genesee County.- Neighorhoods :...
Genesee County
Genesee County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69* I-75* I-475-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-13* M-15* M-21* M-54* M-57-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 682 people per square mile . There were 183,630...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
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and in the Genesee Intermediate School District
Genesee Intermediate School District
Genesee Intermediate School District is an Intermediate School District in Michigan serving the school districts that primarily lay with Genesee County.-Charter School/Academies:*Academy Of Flint*Burton Glen Charter Academy*Center Academy...
. Atherton School District runs three schools: Atherton High School, Atherton Middle School and Vern Van Y. School. The total school district has about 1,025 Students. There are approximately 61 teachers that are employed there.
History
Atherton opened as an one-room log schoolhouse at Atherton and Center roads corner in 1836 within the then newly formed Flint Township, MichiganFlint Township, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 33,691 people, 13,972 households, and 9,025 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,425.5 per square mile . There were 14,864 housing units at an average density of 628.9 per square mile...
(later Township of Burton now City of Burton
Burton, Michigan
Burton is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 30,308 at the 2000 census, making Burton the second largest city in Genesee County.- Neighorhoods :...
) for the Atherton Settlement just founded a year before. The school district is named after the first teacher, Betsey Atherton, daugher of Adonijah Atherton — one of the town’s first settlers. Betsey died a few months later. The district in 1878 had funding of $1,832, 17 teachers and eight schoolhouses.
Four elementary schools eventual replaced the eight schoolhouses: Fisk, H.W. Medler, Metzger and Herbst. These elementary schools operated until the late 1960s. Fisk was on Manor Drive and is currently a daycare. The remaining two, Metzger on Sitka Street and Herbst on Clarice Street, were demolished. Medler became the High School which graduated its first class in 1954. The current Atherton High School was build by 1965 next to Medler. Medler then became the middle school until 1969 when the middle school opened south of the High School. Medler then held sixth grade students only. Medler was hit by lightning in the early morning hours in the summer of 1977 causing the back half of the building to burn down. H.W. Medler was on Genesee Road and is currently a charter school.
On December 9, 2003, a consolidation vote for the three all Burton school districts took place with Atherton and Bentley voters in favor of consolidation and Bendle voters were not in favor. In 2003, a plan of merger was accepted by the State Superintendent of Education between Atherton and Bentley School Districts which subsequently fail at the election.
Sports
Atherton High School is a class C school district.| League | Start 1836 | End |
|---|---|---|
| independent | 1952 | 1954 |
| County C Genesee County C League The Genesee County C League was a high school sport league in Genesee County Michigan that operated in the mid-20th century with Class C size schools.... |
1954 | 1960 |
| County B Genesee County B League The Genesee County B League was a high school sport league in Genesee County Michigan that operated in the mid to late 20th century.... |
1960 | 1976 |
| Mid-Eastern Eight | 1976 | 1978 |
| Genesee Eight Genesee Area Conference The Genesee Area Conference is a high school sport league in Genesee County Michigan was original called the Genesee Eight Athletic Conference. Since 2002, the GAC operates with two divisions: Blue and Red.-History:... (Genesee Area 1999–Present) |
1978 | Present |