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Illuminating the News for the Students by the Students

Lamplighter Media Productions

Illuminating the News for the Students by the Students

Lamplighter Media Productions

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Charlie Kirk speaking at Utah Valley university moments before he was assassinated.
The Aftermath of the Charlie Kirk Shooting
Ahaan Thomas and Maitri Patel September 24, 2025

On September 10, conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was hosting an event at Utah Valley University...

Administration temporarily closed access to the ramp that leads from the upper floor to the lower floor to mop water from the ceiling leaks.
When It Rains, It Leaks
Sam Natour and Lilly Kinningham September 10, 2025

On Sept. 4, students and staff arrived at Dunbar to find a building damaged by rain. The hallways and...

Dunbar uses a system of signs that are either red or green based on the areas where phones are permissible.
PLD Adapting to New Phone Policy
Maitri Patel, Co Editor-in-Chief • September 3, 2025

In Mar 20, 2025, the Kentucky General Assembly passed House Bill 208, mandating that all public school...

Will Merritt and Mrs. Merritt at the annual Walk for Down Syndrome.
Team Will Power: How One Student’s Smile Unites a Community
Anvi Vaish, Staff Reporter • September 25, 2025

At Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, one student’s smile has the power to bring people together. Junior...

Raj Mankad, who graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1996, is the Deputy Opinion Editor at the Houston Chronicle.
From PLD to Pulitzer
Sia Vaish, Editor-In-Chief • May 27, 2025

When Paul Laurence Dunbar High School alumnus Raj Mankad learned he had won the Pulitzer Prize, his first...

The 2024-25 WPLD awards banquet was held on May 20 in the PLD auditorium.
Tearful Goodbyes and New Beginnings
Maitri Patel, Staff Reporter • May 21, 2025

Under the soft glow of auditorium lights and the echo of warm applause, the WPLD Awards Banquet unfolded...

Fayette County Public School's Board members debated several issues during a board meeting.
Our Leaders Are Failing Us
Sia Vaish, Editor-In-Chief • May 1, 2025

Respect. That’s the first thing we’re taught in school—respect your teachers, respect your peers,...

Daylight Savings Time does more bad than good. It's time for it to go.
Daylight Saving — Time for Change?
Ahaan Thomas, Staff Reporter • November 14, 2024

On Nov. 3 we gained an extra hour of sleep when Daylight Saving Time (DST) ended and our clocks fell...

Author Ellen Hopkins visited Dunbar to speak to students about banned books.
Why I Read Banned Books
Sia Vaish, Editor-In-Chief • November 11, 2024

Rape. Drugs. Abuse.  It wasn’t even the first chapter until one of the characters in Ellen...

Football v. West Jessamine
Football v. West Jessamine
September 25, 2025

Football v. Lexington Catholic
Football v. Lexington Catholic
September 25, 2025

PLD Recognizes Athletes at Pep Rally
PLD Recognizes Athletes at Pep Rally
September 6, 2025

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