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Seniors Reflect on the Walls High School Experience

We asked graduating seniors a few questions about their Walls experiences. Here’s what they said. What advice do you have for...

One Last Note

Somehow, the year is already nearly finished, and our brief reign over The Rookery is coming to an end! It’s difficult to say goodbye to...

Add an Entrance Essay to Walls Admissions

The Walls building in February / Credits: Meerabela Kempf Walls has striven to improve our selective admissions process since 2019,...

Rethinking Senior Project

The Senior Project room May 31 / Credits: Gabriel Kraemer Senior Project is one of the defining elements of the Walls curriculum. In the...

Spring Fling Fashion Review

Credits: Leah Levy School Without Walls held this year’s Spring Fling on Apr. 28 at Eastern Market. Starting at 7 pm, Walls students and...

An Alabama Representative Called D.C. Schools “Inmate Factories.”

He Should Look at Schools in His Home State. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.)’s 2018 official portrait / Credits: Congress.gov Rep. Gary Palmer...

Do Students Feel Too Much Pressure to Go to Certain Colleges?

As the school year comes to an end, many seniors are preparing to take their next big step into adulthood: college. The decision of where...

Crossword-Solving Tips From the Expert

Crosswords can be daunting. Scary grids, too-long words, too many open squares — unlike related puzzles like Sudoku or KenKen where a few...

The Best and Worst Walls Classrooms

Room 201 (ranked #1) Room 404 (ranked #10) / Credits: Tess Buckley Despite its name, students at School Without Walls are fortunate...

Using the City as a Classroom: Is “School Without Walls” Still True to Its Name?

Field trips didn’t always require paperwork. / Credits: Jessie Moss “Does your school really not have walls?” It’s a question every Walls...

Current Events Belong in the Social Studies Classroom

Credits: Jessie Moss Throughout the K-9 experience, many students craft timelines of the Civil War or annotate the Gettysburg Address....

ChatGPT on Student Journalism

We asked the AI program to write a brief article about the importance of student journalism.

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