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Principal | Dunbar High School

Fort Myers, FL
Joined August 2018
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🏆 Superior! The Dunbar Tiger Marching Band earned an Overall Superior rating today at the 2026 District XVIII Marching Music Performance Assessment at Sam Sirianni Field! Great Job Tigers!
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Proud of the Dunbar High School math team for their strong showing today at the FGCU Invitational Mathematics Competition. Our students competed across multiple levels and brought home trophies, including Statistics Team Winners. Excellent representation of the hard work happening in our classrooms. Well done, Tigers. #Dunbar #STEM #FGCU #MathCompetition
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Great to connect with Dr. Bryson from STEMCAT! Dunbar High School is partnering with STEMCAT on Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship programs in Advanced Manufacturing and Health Care. These pathways give our Tigers real skills, credentials, and direct routes into high-demand careers. Excited for what’s ahead! #DunbarTigers #STEMCAT #CTE #Apprenticeships #LeeCountySchools
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Great evening at Dunbar for our School Advisory Council meeting and ESOL Parent Night. I was blessed to see an old friend, Mrs. Greta Campbell. She had a long and excellent career in Finance for the School District of Lee County, and it was great to catch up. Thank you to everyone who came out. Nights like this remind me how much stronger we are when school and community stay connected. #DunbarHigh #LeeCountySchools #TigerPride
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DUNBAR 52 – GIBBS 26 The Dunbar Tigers got it done on the road with a big win. Offense clicked, defense delivered, and the team played with heart. Proud of our players and coaches.
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Congratulations to Ms. Laurie Smiley on being named 2026 Southwest Florida Regional Teacher of the Year! Your commitment to Dunbar High School and your students is a true inspiration. We’re grateful for the passion and hard work you bring to the Tigers every single day. Proud to celebrate you, Ms. Smiley! Achievement is the Expectation! 🐯
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Thank you, Tommy Bohanon Foundation! Dunbar High School is honored to receive your 2026 Sports Grant. This $3,500 investment will support our student-athletes with equipment, training, and opportunities that help them grow on and off the field. We appreciate you believing in the Dunbar community. Go Tigers! #DunbarHighSchool #TommyBohanonFoundation
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Congratulations to Dunbar Freshman Phenom Gabriella Vazquez! Today she became the Lee County Athletic Conference Champion and broke the school record with a time of 18:45.00 in the Varsity Girls race. What an incredible performance from a true freshman. Gabriella continues to raise the bar for Dunbar Cross Country. We are proud of you! #DunbarXC #LCACChampion #SchoolRecord #GoTigers #FreshmanPhenom
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Big day for Dunbar Cross Country. Our Boys and Girls teams competed at the Lee County Athletic Conference Championship at Ida Baker today, and the Tigers delivered — plenty of personal records across the board. Proud of the effort and the results. Great job, Tigers.
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Congrats to the Dunbar Tigers 🐯 on a 48-26 win over South Fort Myers! Big night for Head Coach Sammy Brown — his 90th career win. Packed stadium last night to celebrate our Seniors in Band, Cheer, Football, and JROTC. Great game between the Wolfpack and Tigers, and a great event for the community! #DunbarTigers
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Senior Night! 🐅🔥 Celebrate our Band, Cheer, and Football seniors as the Dunbar Tigers host South Fort Myers at Joe North Stadium. Kickoff 7:30 PM. Bring a friend and enjoy a great game. Let’s pack the stands! See you Friday! 🏈 #DunbarTigers #SeniorNight
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Congratulations to the Dunbar Tigers on a 60–20 win over the Mariner Tritons last night. Proud of every Tiger who showed up and represented. Go Tigers.
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Had a great time cheering on the Dunbar Tiger Bowling Team today. Great kids. Great team. Go Tigers!
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What a night at the Trop. Rays 1, Yankees 0 in ALDS Game 1. Sold-out crowd of 40,542. Drew Rasmussen carried a no-hitter into the 8th with 10 strikeouts. Jonathan Aranda’s homer was the only run, and Bryan Baker closed it out. Great game with my family. #RaysUp #ALDS
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Grateful for this administrator team. Homecoming does not happen without the people who stay late, work the radios, and take care of every detail so students can have the night. Great night for the Dunbar Tigers.
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Homecoming Night belonged to the Tigers. Dunbar 52, Lehigh Senior 6. The Homecoming Court led the night, walking through the saber arch. JROTC held the line. The band set the tone. Then the football team put up 52. Proud of every student who showed up and represented Dunbar. Orange and green looked right under the lights. Go Tigers.
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Great homecoming pep rally today for the Dunbar Tigers. Thank you to our homecoming court, band, cheerleaders, players, staff, and everyone who packed the gym. We play the Lehigh Lightning at 7:30 tonight. Go Tigers. #TigerPride
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Student success occurs every day at Dunbar High School. Let’s have a great Thursday. #TigerPride
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Walked in today and this was waiting. Thank you to the students and staff who made the banner. Proud to start as principal of a school that already has so much to celebrate — Microsoft champions on the wall, a trophy case full of Tiger history, and hallways full of spirit. Grateful to be here. Looking forward to the year with the Dunbar family.
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Great morning at Riverdale High School with our Community Advisory Board. Thank you to Principal Julie Powell and her Raiders team for hosting.
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