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Stage Band Performs at Kennedy Center
Guitarist Malcolm Douglas (‘23) and the brass section performing at the Kennedy Center May 19 Credits: @volleydc via Instagram The School...
Jun 4, 20232 min read


Farewell to Dr. Bright, Retiring After Five Years at Walls
Dr. Bright with students during spirit week / Credit: Carys Shepard Walls physics teacher Dr. Thomas Bright will retire at the end of...
Jun 4, 20232 min read


Walls Debate Team Competes in National Tournament in Louisville
From left: Grayson Tess (‘23), Kate O’Brien (‘24), Savannah Wright (‘23), Jessie Moss (‘26) and Gabriel Kraemer (‘23) in Louisville for...
Jun 4, 20232 min read


DCPS Puts Narcan in Schools to Combat Opioid Crisis
DCPS requires Walls and other schools to have the emergency overdose medication Narcan on-premises in an effort to combat opioid crisis.
Jun 4, 20233 min read


Devan Tatlow’s Internship: Fighting Cancer During a War
For the last eight months, Devan Tatlow (‘24) has interned as the U.S. outreach coordinator for Ukraine’s largest children’s cancer charity.
Jun 4, 20233 min read


Frisbee Teams Place Second and Fifth at Virginia State Championship
The Walls ultimate frisbee team competed in the Virginia High School State Championship. The girls placed second and the boys placed fifth.
Jun 4, 20233 min read


Why Do Some Students Transfer From Walls?
Jackson-Reed High School, where Saranda Rolett and Nicholas See transferred / Credits: Rachel Kolko One left abruptly in the middle of...
Apr 29, 20234 min read


DCPS to Eliminate February Break, End School Year Earlier in 2024
This year’s DCPS calendar / Credits: Zoe Becker DCPS students can expect some major changes to the calendar next school year — including...
Apr 29, 20232 min read


Walls Team Competes in National Ethics Bowl at UNC
From March 31 to April 2, the School Without Walls ethics team competed in the National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) at UNC Chapel...
Apr 29, 20233 min read


How Has Walls Changed Since COVID? Teachers and Seniors Weigh In.
Most Walls students’ lives have changed a lot in the past three years. But how has Walls changed as a school?
Apr 29, 20234 min read


Building Briefly Loses Running Water
For 45 minutes on the morning of April 7, School Without Walls did not have running water beyond the first floor.
Apr 29, 20232 min read


DCPS Schools Are Supposed to Recycle. At Least Three — Including Walls — Don’t.
Recycling in this bin, in Commons A, can’t be recycled when students put nonrecyclable waste in it. / Credits: Gabriel Kraemer Walls has...
Apr 29, 20233 min read
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