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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...
Jan 29, 20232 min read
‘Full WWE’: Walls Confronts Mice in Classrooms
Mr. Davis recalled Dr. Bright chasing a mouse with a baseball bat.
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Why Doesn’t Walls Have Class Rank?
Issues with ranking students in the GW program prompted the abandonment of the practice.
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Community Service Requirement Reduced For Most Grades
The temporary change aims to address the impact of COVID.
Jan 29, 20232 min read
Survey: Seniors Overwhelmingly Apply Early Action, Split on Early Decision
Over 80 percent of seniors applied somewhere early action, while around 40 percent applied early decision, a Rookery survey found.
Jan 29, 20233 min read
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...
Jan 29, 20232 min read
Sophie Schell and Her All-Girls Boy Scout Troop
Schell said her Scouts experience has "pushed me to be the best version of myself."
Jan 28, 20233 min read
ChatGPT on Student Journalism
We asked the AI program to write a brief article about the importance of student journalism.
Dec 19, 20222 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
The Legacy of the Deli
Leo's GW Deli, across the street from Walls, is a neighborhood fixture.
Dec 19, 20223 min read
Walls Trails Banneker in Rankings
"We do not spend time thinking about our school ranking," Principal Sylvia Isaac said.
Dec 19, 20222 min read
What Do GW Students Think of Us?
Walls kids have a "general vibe of naïveté," one college student said.
Dec 19, 20223 min read
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