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Model UN Team Finds Success at Pa. Tournament

Members of the Walls Model United Nations (MUN) team traveled to Philadelphia for four days to attend the annual conference Ivy League...

Class of 2022 Alumni Discuss Life After Walls

From top left: class of 2022 alumni Fiona Bishop, Alex Kirk , Nicole Lytle (left) and Clara Shapiro Mortion / Credits: Fiona Bishop, Alex...

Meet the Walls Security Guards

School Without Walls currently employs five security guards to maintain a safe school environment. You may recognize a few of their faces...

At Young Women’s Project, a “Real Job” With a Real Impact

For students seeking self-improvement through community service, the Young Women’s Project (YWP) is a great option. YWP, a nonprofit...

“Cinderella Enchanted” and the Making of a Musical

Senior Wes Greene and freshman Lucy Crino in “Cinderella Enchanted” on Feb. 9 / Credits: Adah Svetlik The School Without Walls Music and...

Ms. Blessing Didn’t Want a ‘Boring’ Job

Ms. Blessing outside the Walls building / Credits: Sonja Talwani Rachel Blessing is a social studies teacher with a unique relationship...

Breakfast at Walls: An Unappreciated Service

Walls breakfast on Jan. 23 / Credits: Carys Shepard DCPS offers every one of its students free breakfast, including those at School...

Walls Sunrise Chapter Aims to ‘Actually Make a Difference' on Climate

A chalk protest illustration by the Sunrise Club on the terrace / Credits: @sunrisemvmtsww via Instagram The Sunrise Movement is a youth...

Mr. Davis Became a Teacher to ‘Fix How Science Is Taught’

As a Walls student, he founded the Rubik's Cube Speed-Solving Club.

Club Spotlight: Youth and Government Tries to Fix the City’s Problems

Walls seniors Amina Ford (second from left) and James Setty and junior Maya Maaloul at the D.C. Youth Summit in December / Credits: Amina...

‘Full WWE’: Walls Confronts Mice in Classrooms

Mr. Davis recalled Dr. Bright chasing a mouse with a baseball bat.

Combating SAD at Walls

The next few weeks are some of the toughest of the year on students’ moods: school feels never ending, the sky is gray, and there’s...

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