School Without Walls Student Newspaper

In the media, lunch managers are often portrayed as distant and careless to what is being put on student’s lunch trays. There is no question: lunch managers often have a bad reputation. But in the corner of Commons A, Ms. Ashly leads the cafeteria at Walls. While she creates a welcoming environment that students get school lunch from, she also breaks stereotypes about what a “lunch lady” should be.

November 12th marked the end of the longest government shutdown the United States has ever seen. Although shutdowns are fairly common at the beginning of a fiscal year, the effects of this year’s are more serious than many may realize. It lasted 43 days and affected people's lives in many ways, spanning from government furlough, to travel delays, to food stamp programs shutting down. 

On Nov. 6, Sean Dunn, aka the ‘Sandwich Guy,’ was found not guilty by a jury after almost 3 months of legal proceedings.  Dunn, who threw a subway sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officer in August, was charged with felony assault by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia after the D.C. Superior Court informed Dunn they would not prosecute him. However, a grand jury found insubstantial grounds for Dunn’s prosecution, and therefore refused to ind

Debuting this year is the brand new SWW math tutoring program. Founded by Ms. Kelly, this tutoring program gives students taking higher math classes the opportunity to earn community service hours by providing a little extra help to peers who may need it. Her goal? To provide anyone who wants it with another outlet to master tough subjects on a flexible schedule.  The program officially kicked off in early November, but the idea has long been in the works. “We’ve been, as a