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How the Flightless Bird Squad Came to Be
“Floors, ceilings, windows, WALLS!” The Flightless Bird Squad chanted their signature cheer before playing the long-anticipated YULA...
Apr 1, 20234 min read


Lacrosse Team, Anchored by New Players, Re-Formed After Six Years
The newly ressurected Walls lacrosse team at the Field School field / Credits: Rami Noursi The School Without Walls lacrosse team is back...
Apr 1, 20232 min read


Lack of Facilities Tightens Sports Teams’ Budgets
Noah Pershing (‘23) in a baseball game. The baseball team is unusually well funded. / Credits: Lucy Upton For a small school like Walls...
Apr 1, 20232 min read


Walls Places Second at DCIAA Cheer Tournament
Members of the Walls cheer team compete in the DCIAA championship March 11 / Credits: D.C. State Athletic Association The Walls cheer...
Apr 1, 20232 min read


The Algorithm That Stole SWW’s Chance at a Championship
Members of the Walls basketball team on Feb. 4 / Credits: Nadia Lytle The School Without Walls boys’ basketball team entered Benjamin...
Apr 1, 20233 min read


The Baseball Team Has Something to Prove
Pitcher Stephen Showalter (‘24) / Credits: Rafi Fox It’s that time of year again — the crack of the bat, the smell of freshly cut grass,...
Apr 1, 20233 min read


Spikeball Banned In Building Outside PE Classes After Disruptions, Broken Light Fixtures
Students playing Spikeball in the GW quad / Credits: Adah Svetlik Just a few weeks ago, it would have been impossible to miss clusters of...
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Coach Scott and the Rise of Walls Track
Coach Scott talking to Maximo Stowers-DeWolfe (‘23) / Credits: Miles Felix It takes a special kind of dedication, passion, and patience...
Mar 1, 20233 min read


Track Team Returns to New York Meet Post-COVID
The team competed in the U.S. Army Officials Hall of Fame Invitational.
Jan 29, 20232 min read


Basketball Program Reinvents Itself, Battles For Elusive Winning Season
A strong sophomore class has headlined a great basketball season.
Jan 29, 20233 min read


Athletic Programs Struggle to Keep Up in “School Without Gym”
Walls "home" games are never actually at Walls, and Francis-Stevens renovations have worsened the issue.
Dec 19, 20224 min read


Goals Both On and Off the Field
The girls' soccer team may have come up short in the DCIAA championship, but their bond is special.
Dec 19, 20222 min read
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