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Walls Avoids Major Budget Cuts
Reductions were smaller than expected despite the end of pandemic aid.
Apr 2, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20232 min read
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...
Apr 1, 20232 min read
Choir and Orchestra Perform at Orlando Music Festival
The SWW music department competed in the OrlandoFest music festival March 15-19.
Apr 1, 20232 min read
“Hugely Inflated”: Are Pandemic-Era Grading Policies Doing More Harm Than Good?
Grade inflation has become prevalent in recent years with DCPS COVID-19 grading policies.
Apr 1, 20236 min read
New Menstrual-Product Dispensers Require Tokens From the Front Office — or Quarters
DCPS installed menstrual-product dispensers in student restrooms over February break.
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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 31, 20232 min read
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