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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


Ms. X Will Always Be There to Help
As Walls’ sports teams grow, one of the most important people in supporting the school’s athletes has continually been Ms. X. Xavion...
Mar 31, 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




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...
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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