Five years ago, a program was brought to Dunbar that has been quietly shaping the lives of young men.  MADE, Motivated All Day Everyday, is a violence prevention group for young boys led by PLD staff...

Lee Kiefer, the most decorated female American foil fencer of all time, returned to Dunbar on Dec. 10 to receive the FCPS Andy Beshear Distinguished Alumni Award. The 2012 graduate of PLD is the second...

Rape. Drugs. Abuse.  It wasn’t even the first chapter until one of the characters in Ellen Hopkins' book experienced all of these things. In sixth grade, I made it through the first chapter of...

The Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society (BIACS) hosted its annual India Day this year after five years of the pandemic struggle as a free event to the public. India Day is an annual event that has...

After 12 years, the girls’ wrestling team has restarted at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. Junior Samara Gomez and sophomore Suzanna Beeken were the first and only girls on the wrestling team this...

Seven months ago, I couldn’t point to Palestine on a map, yet the war between Israel and Palestine has ignited a curiosity to lead me down a path of discovery. Recently, a wave of student protests...

For many female runners, a recent tragedy reinforced the fears they already carry. Laken Riley was reported missing from her morning run on the University of Georgia’s campus. Her body was found later...

According to the Global Gender Gap Report (2023), women comprise only 29.2 % of the STEM workforce. Dunbar's Math Science and Technology Center (MSTC) accelerates students interested in STEM to higher-level...

Erik Daniels has been at Dunbar since 2020. He teaches in the social studies department as well as being a co-teacher in special education. He is also the Girls' Basketball coach. His basketball career...

In 2022, PLD Lamplighter reported on the surge of teacher resignations due, in part, to burnout. In that article, FCPS Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins said that there are things the district could...

According to the Guardian, the number of teenagers starting businesses has increased eightfold since 2009.  While it might not be something that people would imagine a teenager to be involved in, students...

According to Deakin, an ABC survey said that 44% of podcast consumers have listened to a true crime podcast. In fact, many students and teachers here at Dunbar also listen to true crime.  English teachers...

According to Mobile Styles, 2.5 million American women compete in pageants every year. In these pageants, girls are judged on various events, such as their confidence in walking on stage in an evening...

This past year, there were 300 shootings on school grounds, breaking the record for most school shootings. In 2023, there have already been thirteen school shootings with 74 people killed or injured on...

Almost every day, someone is getting “canceled” on social media for saying or doing the wrong thing, and the concept has now reached schools.  As this idea becomes more common, it has created a...

Dunbar teachers and students have different ideas about cell phone use. One reason is the generational divide between teachers, who are mostly Gen X and Millennials, and teens who are Gen Z. ¨Back...

Schools use a variety of different systems depending on which suits their school best. Since 2016, Dunbar has used a system called Standards-Based Grading (SBG). SBG was created by Thomas Guskey, a...

Dunbar bathrooms have been severely damaged over the last several years, so this year the administration took action by removing the outer doors of the boys’ bathrooms. To some, this seems harsh,...

Halloween is coming up and Paul Laurence Dunbar couldn’t be more excited. There are a lot of students with plans for this spooky time of year, but they're not alone, Dunbar teachers have also shared...