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Sophomore Ace Courtad led the Dunbar protest against SB 150 on Feb. 24.
PLD Students Walk Out in Protest
Dunbars metal detectors are a fixture of the schools entryway.
Loaded Gun found on PLD Campus
The toilets in the boys restroom are missing toilet paper dispensers that have been torn off the walls.
Vandalism Causes More Bathroom Issues
The hallways leading to the math department (400s) were empty and all the doors were closed after a suspected gas leak.
Suspected Gas Leak at Dunbar Interrupts Classes
Aunt Flow, a company that sells menstrual dispensers for schools, has several models that could be installed.
Free Menstrual Products in Public Schools
There is more awareness of mental health issues in teens, but these issues are being seen as all too ordinary.
Has Destigmatism Led to Desensitization?
Simple games like Snake and Pac-Man are available on Chromebooks for students, but some students play the games at inappropriate times.
Chromebook Gaming Causes Classroom Problems
The event at the Carnegie Center drew a crowd of Lexingtons literary elite.
Lexington Youth Poet Laureate Selected
New Yeat Album is Garbage
New Yeat Album is “Garbage”
A Purr-fect Movie
A Purr-fect Movie
SZAs new album receives mixed reviews from Dunbar students.
Review: SZA Second Album
A Killer Movie for Christmas
A Killer Movie for Christmas
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Features
Aunt Flow, a company that sells menstrual dispensers for schools, has several models that could be installed.
Free Menstrual Products in Public Schools
Allison Cassell, Contributing Writer • March 1, 2023

Senate Bill 55 requires each public school that includes grades 4-12 to provide free feminine hygiene...

There is more awareness of mental health issues in teens, but these issues are being seen as all too ordinary.
Has Destigmatism Led to Desensitization?
February 17, 2023
Simple games like Snake and Pac-Man are available on Chromebooks for students, but some students play the games at inappropriate times.
Chromebook Gaming Causes Classroom Problems
January 18, 2023
Sports
Teammates cheer for their team as the sun sets behind them.
Bulldogs LAX Battles LCA
Elizabeth Hunter, SportsCenter Broadcast Editor • March 21, 2023

Freshmen Mallory Jones and Piper Stotz prepare to swim their 200 freestyle relay.
Swim and Dive Wins State
March 1, 2023
At the beginning of the flight, junior Cassidy Lyon shoots three 10s in a row.
PLD Archery Takes Aim
January 10, 2023
Dunbars History of Athletic Greatness
Dunbar's History of Athletic Greatness
January 6, 2023
News
Sophomore Ace Courtad led the Dunbar protest against SB 150 on Feb. 24.
PLD Students Walk Out in Protest
Trinity Kays, Editor-in-Chief • February 24, 2023

On Feb. 16, the Kentucky Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 150, so on Feb. 24 Lexington students from two high schools–Lafayette and Dunbar–walked...

Opinion
New Year’s Resolutions: Helpful or Harmful?
New Year’s Resolutions: Helpful or Harmful?
Lilli Robey, Staff Reporter • January 1, 2023

With the new year, many people begin to make resolutions or goals that they aspire to accomplish. The...

A&E
New Yeat Album is Garbage
New Yeat Album is "Garbage"
March 1, 2023

A Purr-fect Movie
A Purr-fect Movie
February 1, 2023
PLD in Pictures
Teammates cheer for their team as the sun sets behind them.
The masks the students make in the pottery class are life-size and can be used as something to wear.
Hallway roamers stop to show the love of their friendship.
2023 Senior Swim Meet
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Social media can cause more harm than good for teenagers when it becomes an addiction.
The Long-Term Effects of Social Media on Teens
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