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Class of 2026 Sits for the SAT
When students think about standardized tests, none are quite as widely known – and detested – as the SAT. Because a number of colleges...
May 19, 20252 min read


Latin Club Readies for Visit from Classics Legend Mary Beard
Ms. Brinley and Charlotte Mendelson (‘25) pose for a photo with Dame Winifred Mary Beard (right) before her panel at the National Gallery...
May 19, 20252 min read
Students Reflect on Walls Interview Process
The rigor of Walls studentry begins not, as many believe, with the start of freshman year, but with the arduous admissions process,...
May 19, 20252 min read


Championing HBCUs: A Beacon of Diversity in Changing Higher Education
Panelists and HBCU professors pose at Walls’ inaugural HBCU summit – photo courtesy of LaToya Grant In a nation where the landscape of...
May 19, 20253 min read


Students and Staff Brace for Uncertain Future as Trump Shutters Department of Education
A homemade sign welcomes an employee to the Department of Education’s Office of Planning and Educational Policy Development which was...
May 19, 20253 min read
Junior Class Council Ramps Up Spring Fling Preparations
It’s almost time for Walls students to trade textbooks for tuxedos, stresses for dresses, and essays for unforgettable evenings. Spring...
May 19, 20252 min read


Walls Prepares to Greet Students from Sunderland, UK
Walls students pose for a photo with their British counterparts in Sunderland, England. Photo credit: Shakir Ghazi At a humanities-based...
May 19, 20252 min read
DCPS Introduces New, Restrictive Field Trip Policies
School Without Walls is based on the idea that students will go beyond the walls of the school and use the city as their campus. However,...
Mar 12, 20253 min read


5 Months Into School Year, New Cell Phone Policy Has Sparked Positive Change According to Faculty
Photo Credit: Annabel Holt As Walls students transition into second semester, it’s the perfect time to re-examine a policy introduced at...
Mar 12, 20253 min read
The Show that Won’t Go On: Spring Musical Production of Hadestown Grinds to a Halt
The lights went out before the story could begin for School Without Walls’ spring musical. On Jan. 8, the Walls theater department...
Mar 12, 20252 min read
Disconnected: School Without Walls Students React to the (Fleeting) TikTok Ban
Imagine waking up one morning to find one of the world’s most popular social media apps banned in the United States. On Jan. 18, this...
Mar 12, 20253 min read


Class of 2025 College Decisions Account Causes Commotion on Instagram
The Walls decisions account – photo via @sww2025decisions on Instagram This year, some School Without Walls seniors committed to...
Mar 12, 20252 min read
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