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Sophomore Ace Courtad led the Dunbar protest against SB 150 on Feb. 24.
PLD Students Walk Out in Protest
Dunbars metal detectors are a fixture of the schools entryway.
Loaded Gun found on PLD Campus
The toilets in the boys restroom are missing toilet paper dispensers that have been torn off the walls.
Vandalism Causes More Bathroom Issues
The hallways leading to the math department (400s) were empty and all the doors were closed after a suspected gas leak.
Suspected Gas Leak at Dunbar Interrupts Classes
Aunt Flow, a company that sells menstrual dispensers for schools, has several models that could be installed.
Free Menstrual Products in Public Schools
There is more awareness of mental health issues in teens, but these issues are being seen as all too ordinary.
Has Destigmatism Led to Desensitization?
Simple games like Snake and Pac-Man are available on Chromebooks for students, but some students play the games at inappropriate times.
Chromebook Gaming Causes Classroom Problems
The event at the Carnegie Center drew a crowd of Lexingtons literary elite.
Lexington Youth Poet Laureate Selected
New Yeat Album is Garbage
New Yeat Album is “Garbage”
A Purr-fect Movie
A Purr-fect Movie
SZAs new album receives mixed reviews from Dunbar students.
Review: SZA Second Album
A Killer Movie for Christmas
A Killer Movie for Christmas
Illuminating the News for the Students by the Students

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

Lamplighter Media Productions
Democratic hopeful Charles Booker begins his exploratory committee in the hopes of creating a candidacy for the 2022 U.S. Senate race.

Charles Booker Launches His Exploratory Committee

Nimi Bala, Sports Editor
May 17, 2021
Analysis suggests an increase of as much as 10% in youth voter turnout – with particularly high engagement in 11 key battleground states. That may have been game-changing for Joe Biden, who had the support of 61% of people aged 18-29.

First-Time Voters Share Their Experiences

Brooke Abell and Sadie Bograd
November 8, 2020
Timoney emphasizes his Irish heritage with the three-leaf clover in his campaign logo.

Former Dunbar Teacher Running For State Representative

Sloan Scroggin, Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2020
A Teen Perspective on the Candidates

A Teen Perspective on the Candidates

November 2, 2020
Outside of the debates, Trump and Biden have been delivering speeches to encourage voters to support them.

Commission on Presidential Debates Changes Rules

Max He, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2020

Trump’s Coronavirus Failure

Anthony Mondelli, Chief Copy Editor
March 13, 2020

Why Elections Matter Even if You Can’t Vote

Sadie Bograd, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2019
Episode 5: The DREAM Act

Episode 5: The DREAM Act

Edith Cruz, Staff Reporter
April 18, 2018
Real World Citizenship at Dunbar

Real World Citizenship at Dunbar

Deebha Adhikari, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2017

Go Out and Vote 2016

Amy Wang, Jan Balk, Ben Xie, Thirushan Wignakumar, and Amit Lohe
May 14, 2016

Students Take Opposing Sides on the Political Debate

April 6, 2016

Young Democrats and Young Republicans at Dunbar

Gillian Bruce, Staff Reporter
November 23, 2015
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