Lighting the Torch, Season 2
November 13, 2015
Keaton Allen working with his radio broadcasting mentor, Alan Lytle, at WUKY.
Episode 1: Meeting Dr. Leachman
Senior Keaton Allen introduces this year’s Torch theme: mental health in teens. In this episode, he interviews Dr. MacKenzie Leachman, Dunbar’s School Psychologist.
Junior Brooke Bledsoe gets advice from Mrs. Wendy Turner, the adviser of the Lamplighter.
Episode 2: Anxiety
Junior Brooke Bledsoe discusses the issue of anxiety in teens and how panic attacks take a toll on some students. In this episode, she interviews several students on the types of anxiety experienced in their everyday life.
Senior Marshall Fields is the Lamplighter’s social media editor.
Episode 3: LGBTQ Bullying
In this episode, senior Keaton Allen focuses on bullying and LGBTQ issues. Featured interviews are with Marshall Fields and Blake Johnson who share their personal experiences.