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Dunbar Hosts Forum for LGBTQ+ Students
Dunbar Hosts Forum for LGBTQ+ Students
As students enter Dunbar, they line up at the metal detectors and place their bags and other items on a table to be checked.
Student Arrested on Campus after Loaded Gun Found in Backpack
Devine Carama spent time with students after his presentation answering questions, taking photos and listening to their stories.
Devine Carama Visits Dunbar
This is a new program for those wanting to be teachers for FCPS.
FCPS Grow Your Own
Combatting Prejudice in Schools
Combatting Prejudice in Schools
Courtesy of the Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society.
India Day Comeback
Mrs. Jennifer McNely racing in the Frankfort Frosty 5K. Courtesy of Jennifer McNely
Running Free?
Dunbar's Women in STEM
Dunbar’s Women in STEM
Erik Daniels works with World Civilizations classes and helps students understand other cultures and time periods throughout history.
From the NBA to the Classroom
Have you ever heard of the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Have you ever heard of the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The American celebration of Halloween has evolved into a holiday revolving around candy, but it wasn't always that way.
What is Halloween?
Blown Away
Blown Away
Titans and Love
Titans and Love
Relish in a fabulous and firey feature flick.
Chapter 4 is For the People
A great movie to fall asleep to.
Shazam More Like Snooze-Fest
Illuminating the News for the Students by the Students

Lamplighter Media Productions
Illuminating the News for the Students by the Students

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Dunbar Hosts Forum for LGBTQ+ Students
Dunbar Hosts Forum for LGBTQ+ Students
Lilli Robey, Editor-in-Chief • April 12, 2024

FCPS established focus groups for marginalized students to hear their voices and protect them from...

As students enter Dunbar, they line up at the metal detectors and place their bags and other items on a table to be checked.
Student Arrested on Campus after Loaded Gun Found in Backpack
Lilli Robey, Editor-in-Chief • November 15, 2023

Around 9:30 a.m. an email from principal Scott Loscheider went out to Paul Laurence Dunbar’s families...

Devine Carama spent time with students after his presentation answering questions, taking photos and listening to their stories.
Devine Carama Visits Dunbar
Staff Report • November 14, 2023

On Nov. 14, Dunbar freshmen and sophomore students attended an assembly to hear from local rapper and...

Features
Courtesy of the Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society.
India Day Comeback
Sia Vaish, Editor-In-Chief • September 25, 2024

The Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society (BIACS) hosted its annual India Day this year after five years...

Mrs. Jennifer McNely racing in the Frankfort Frosty 5K. Courtesy of Jennifer McNely
Running Free?
Sia Vaish, Staff Reporter • May 15, 2024

For many female runners, a recent tragedy reinforced the fears they already carry. Laken Riley was...

Dunbar's Women in STEM
Dunbar's Women in STEM
Sia Vaish, Staff Reporter • February 6, 2024

According to the Global Gender Gap Report (2023), women comprise only 29.2 % of the STEM workforce. Dunbar's...

A&E
The American celebration of Halloween has evolved into a holiday revolving around candy, but it wasn't always that way.
What is Halloween?
Jennifer Quinonez, Staff Reporter • October 20, 2023

Halloween roots come from the pre-Christian Celts' festival of Samhain; this celebration happened from...

Blown Away
Blown Away
Isabelle Cramer, Staff Reporter • October 13, 2023

The Paul Laurence Dunbar 2023 marching band show is entitled “Blown Away.” The show features dandelion...

Titans and Love
Titans and Love
Hafsa Ali, Staff Reporter • September 21, 2023

Attack on Titan I’ll start with one you may have already heard of called Attack on Titan. Let me preface...

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