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Kentucky teachers at the 2018 protests were instructed to not make any noise at the Capitol, so they started waving their raised hands.
Broken Promises, Fading Trust
PLD's building, located at 1600 Man o' War Blvd, was built in 1990.
Dunbar’s Renovation Renaissance
The Department of Education
Education in the Crosshairs
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
Raj Mankad, who graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1996, is the Deputy Opinion Editor at the Houston Chronicle.
From PLD to Pulitzer
The 2024-25 WPLD awards banquet was held on May 20 in the PLD auditorium.
Tearful Goodbyes and New Beginnings
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
After the snake was freed from the plastic mesh, it was led back to its habitat.
Operation Snake Rescue
Students play an interactive game at the JA and Lit Lex event to learn about financial literacy concepts.
Counting on the Future
Fayette County Public School's Board members debated several issues during a board meeting.
Our Leaders Are Failing Us
Author Ellen Hopkins visited Dunbar to speak to students about banned books.
Why I Read Banned Books
Stereotyping in Schools
Stereotyping in Schools
The PLD soccer Instagram page posted this flyer on the date of the game in which the controversial chanting occurred.
We Can Do Better, Dunbar
Jason Howell was posthumously named Athletic Director of the Year.
In Loving Memory: a Tribute to Jason Howell
The American celebration of Halloween has evolved into a holiday revolving around candy, but it wasn't always that way.
What is Halloween?
New Yeat Album is "Garbage"
New Yeat Album is “Garbage”
Chris on the Mic in costume for a special Halloween production.
Chris on the Mic Halloween Edition
Midnights, The Car, It Starts With Us, and Black Adam are all releasing this October.
What’s New this October
Top 3 Best Clubs at Dunbar
Top 3 Best Clubs at Dunbar
Illuminating the News for the Students by the Students

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

Lamplighter Media Productions
All content by Abby Wheatley
Editors-in-Chief Abigail Wheatley and Olivia Doyle working on the editorial based on their experiences being turned away from an important event.

No Seat at the Roundtable

Olivia Doyle and Reese Wheatley • April 18, 2019

When we, members of PLD Lamplighter’s Editorial Board, arrived at the Bluegrass Community Technical College Newtown Pike campus to cover the roundtable discussion on education hosted by Governor Matt...

#7 Matt Hall congratulating #18 Cameron Baughman after he hit a homerun.

Knights Take Down Bulldogs

April 12, 2019

#7 Matt Hall congratulating #18 Cameron Baughman after he hit a homerun.

#7 Matt Hall drills the ball to right field, bringing in the runner.

Dunbar Baseball Defeats Lex Cath in Headliner

April 11, 2019

#7 Matt Hall drills the ball to right field, bringing in the runner.

Examples of the work of the Googly Eyed Bandit at Dunbar.

The Googly-Eyed Bandit

April 6, 2019

Examples of the work of the Googly Eyed Bandit at Dunbar.

Examples of the work of the Googly Eyed Bandit at Dunbar.

The Googly-Eyed Bandit

Staff Report • April 6, 2019

A bathroom sign became a little more lively with the addition of eyes.

Kentucky teachers at the 2018 protests were instructed to not make any noise at the Capitol, so they started waving their raised hands.

Still Fighting for a Voice

Olivia Doyle and Abigail Wheatley • March 1, 2019

School was cancelled on Thursday, February 28, because according to FCPS, 40% of Fayette County teachers had unfilled absences. This “sick out” was in response to the discussion of House Bill...

#12 Micheal Corio shoots a layup after drinking the ball around a defending Scott County player.

Dunbar Shoots The Lights Out On Senior Night

February 18, 2019

#12 Micheal Corio shoots a layup after drinking the ball around a defending Scott County player.

Dunbar students at the Women's March downtown Lexington.

Dunbar Students Attend Women’s March

Abigail Wheatley, Editor-in-Chief • January 21, 2019

The first Women's March began with a Hawaiian woman named Teresa Shook who voiced that a pro-woman march was needed after Donald Trump’s inauguration. After thousands signed up, veteran activists and...

#0 Grayson Shively gets ready to shoot a free throw after being fouled by a defender.

Bulldogs lose a tough one to Henry Clay

January 16, 2019

#0 Grayson Shively gets ready to shoot a free throw after being fouled by a defender.

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