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Illuminating the News for the Students by the Students

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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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President Trump uses the executive order to bypass Congress
School Choice: The Future?
Ahaan Thomas, Staff Reporter • May 15, 2025

President Donald Trump has experienced an eventful few weeks in office. During his campaign, he made...

PLD's building, located at 1600 Man o' War Blvd, was built in 1990.
Dunbar’s Renovation Renaissance
Ahaan Thomas, Staff Reporter • May 1, 2025

Since its construction in 1991, Paul Laurence Dunbar has yet to see any renovations. Now, our community...

The Department of Education
Education in the Crosshairs
Ahaan Thomas, Staff Reporter • December 5, 2024

As the dust settles from another heated election, the results indicate voters were motivated by economic...

Senior Sukriti Kapoor assists Calleigh Snead and Daleigha Young in their freshman English class. The peer tutoring program at Dunbar allows peer to peer interaction and collaboration.
Learning Together
Maitri Patel, Staff Reporter • May 16, 2025

Moving from middle school to high school brings a shift in both academics and expectations. Students...

The snake after it was freed by the class.
Operation Snake Rescue
Maitri Patel, Staff Reporter • May 15, 2025

When Mr. Jesse Howell took his Biology 3 students outside for a lesson on April 25, he did not expect...

Students play an interactive game at the JA and Lit Lex event to learn about financial literacy concepts.
Counting on the Future
Maitri Patel, Staff Reporter • May 15, 2025

Understanding money isn’t just for adults — it’s essential for students, too. Kentucky has taken...

Board members debated several issues during the Monday meeting, including the   availability of documents to parents.
Why 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...

Meet the Staff
Adithya Rajesh
Adithya Rajesh
Staff Reporter
Sia Vaish
Sia Vaish
Editor-In-Chief
Benjamin Burch
Benjamin Burch
Chief of Photography
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