Walls Avoids Major Budget Cuts
Reductions were smaller than expected despite the end of pandemic aid.
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- Apr 1
- 3 min
Walls Rome Trip, First Outside U.S. Since Pandemic, a “Resounding Success”
Seniors on the Rome trip visiting Pompeii Feb. 22 / Credits: Jan McGlennon Last month, 16 Walls seniors accompanied teachers Carlton...
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Seniors Victorious in School-Wide Quiz Bowl Tournament
The cheer team performs before the final Quiz Bowl tournament round March 8 / Credits: Adah Svetlik On March 8 during advisory, all of...
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Students Participate in Youth and Government Legislative Weekend
Amina Ford (‘23), center, gives a speech to open the conference / Credits: Wyndham Mills Fourteen Walls students attended the D.C. Youth...
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Robotics Team Wins Local Championship
The Walls robotics team, center, after winning the FIRST Chesapeake District Championship March 12 / Credits: Simon Kirschenbaum A...
- Apr 1
- 5 min
Survey: Overwhelming Majority of Students Dissatisfied With Walls Elective Options
What electives are you most interested in? / Source: Rookery survey About 26 years ago, School Without Walls offered a French culinary...
- Apr 1
- 2 min
DCPS Eliminates 501(c)(3) Requirement For Service Hours
D.C.’s dramatic reduction of its 30-year-old community service requirement for the classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025 earlier this year —...
- Apr 1
- 2 min
How Does the Walls Admissions Process Work?
Outside the Walls building March 27 / Credits: Meerabela Kempf Hundreds of eighth-grade students came to Walls for admissions interviews...
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Juniors Discuss Preparing for the SAT
On March 1, along with thousands of high school students across the country, juniors at School Without Walls took the SAT. The SAT is...
- Mar 1
- 2 min
New AP Precalculus Course “Makes No Sense,” Teachers and Professors Say
Mr. Koplowitz teaching a precalculus class Feb. 27 / Credits: David Sipos The College Board last year announced a new AP Precalculus...
- Mar 1
- 3 min
DCPS Plan to Intervene in Duke Ellington Administration Sparks Student Backlash
Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Burlieth / Credits: Mari Abbate The Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA) community has long...
- Jan 30
- 4 min
Walls to Pilot AP African American Studies Next Year
The full-year course will go into more depth than the existing African American history elective.
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