President Trump’s thirty-day emergency takeover of D.C. has ended, but the National Guard is here to stay. Since Trump declared a “public safety emergency” on D.C. crime in August, more than 2000 National Guard troops have been patrolling around the city, costing about $1 million per day. The Guard will be in DC for the foreseeable future, as the only condition for their removal in Trump’s executive order is when the “conditions of law and order have been restored.”

Photo credit: Ray Wright (‘29) As students return to Walls, they may have noticed a change in the urban community which surrounds our school. This change being the presence of the National Guard. These  troops span across the city, at Metro stops  and circling monuments. In a lawsuit filed over the employment, DC Attorney General  Brian Schwalb wrote that the Guard’s presence is “illegal federal overreach.” However, the President says it is legal and necessary to make DC sa

Among the many changes for the new school year, one stood out: the new cell phone policy. According to the policy, students must keep their phones in their backpacks—from the time they enter the school until 3:30. During the first weeks of school, administration made multiple announcements about the rule, since it was district-wide and left little room for students to be on their phones.

In a sea of leis and inflatable palm trees, School Without Walls hosted its annual Spring Fling dance at the Martin Luther King Jr....

Following a successful 2024-2025 Indoor Track and Field season, Walls sent 5 athletes to compete in 2 prestigious national meets. Nadia Lytle (‘25), Lars Kearney (‘28), and Reia Stock-Heard (‘27) attended Nike Nationals, each competing in their respective events, while Rory Leavitt (‘25) and Benji Shepard (‘28) attended Adidas Nationals.

On Wednesday, April 9, Ancient Roman classicist and professor Dame Winifred Mary Beard, visited Walls for a Q and A session. After...

Several students and faculty members have noticed an odd trend in this year’s college admissions cycle: an uptick in the number of seniors planning on leaving the country to continue their education next year.

If you have ever stood in front of a painting and asked yourself, “What am I even looking at right now?”AP Art History might just have...

As the final days of the school year approaches, the class of 2025 is finalizing their college commitments and nearing the end of their...

As a part of his administration's broader “America First” agenda, President Trump has made some notable name changes.

On Feb. 10, George Washington University (GW) President Ellen Granberg warned in a letter to the university community that proposed cuts to federal research funding by the Trump administration were “of most serious concern.”

For most high school seniors, May is a time to relax and bask in the excitement of upcoming graduations and college orientations. For James Libresco and Casey Donahue, it’s been something else entirely: a whirlwind of press tours and activism.