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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
Emma Poynter

Emma Poynter, Staff Reporter

My name is Emma Poynter. I am a junior at Dunbar and this is my first year as a Staff Reporter at lamplighter. I joined the program to learn more about article writing and video editing. My goal this year is to find a role that I enjoy and continue to grow as a student and staff member.

All content by Emma Poynter

Students Hope COVID Vaccine will bring a ‘Return to Normal’

Emma Poynter and Sonja Castro • April 27, 2021

With the rapid surge of vaccines being administered, many are hopeful that the restrictions of the pandemic will soon come to an end. There are currently three active vaccines being given out in the...

How to Contribute to the Red Cross

Emma Poynter, Staff reporter • April 12, 2021

While in the middle of the biggest health crisis the world has seen in over 100 years, it is more important than ever to do your part. March is red cross month, and there are a plethora of options to choose...

What I wish I Had Done Sooner During Remote Learning

Emma Poynter, Staff reporter • March 10, 2021

It has been a long road for everyone since the beginning of quarantine--especially for students learning from new environments and in newer ways than before. It will be about a year since schools closed...

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