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![Big Results in the Big Apple for the Walls Track Team](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_de42e82d5a964254822453fbbf310c0b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/bbf227_de42e82d5a964254822453fbbf310c0b~mv2.webp)
Feb 4, 20242 min read
Big Results in the Big Apple for the Walls Track Team
SWW’s track team traveled to NYC to compete at The Armory Hispanic Games, a meet that hosted over 5,000 athletes in January.
![The Wait is Over: Girls Soccer Defeats Jackson-Reed to Clinch First DCIAA Title in 13 Years](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_09dd3e4b9bda4318a23057c12b6f22e8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/bbf227_09dd3e4b9bda4318a23057c12b6f22e8~mv2.webp)
Dec 26, 20233 min read
The Wait is Over: Girls Soccer Defeats Jackson-Reed to Clinch First DCIAA Title in 13 Years
The School Without Walls girls soccer team defeated Jackson-Reed in the DCIAA championship for the first time in 13 years.
![Soccer Star Kylie Emanuel Commits to the University of Pennsylvania for Division I](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_d6a6097aecdc48f9b879949775d889e8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/bbf227_d6a6097aecdc48f9b879949775d889e8~mv2.webp)
Dec 26, 20233 min read
Soccer Star Kylie Emanuel Commits to the University of Pennsylvania for Division I
This August, Kylie Emanuel (‘25) verbally committed to the University of Pennsylvania for Division I soccer.
![Crossing Boundaries: Soccer Unites Students from Different High Schools](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_99bf16ef7a50407e93d1aedc44d6a14d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/bbf227_99bf16ef7a50407e93d1aedc44d6a14d~mv2.webp)
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Crossing Boundaries: Soccer Unites Students from Different High Schools
This year, 3 students from Eastern High School in northeast DC have chosen to don black and white and join Walls soccer teams.
![The Sports Information Club Looks to Be More Inclusive](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_0187e72dc2de45d9a06449cd5ad67280~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/bbf227_0187e72dc2de45d9a06449cd5ad67280~mv2.webp)
Jun 4, 20232 min read
The Sports Information Club Looks to Be More Inclusive
Sports Information Club runs the @swwpenguins Instagram account, which updates the Walls community on athletics / Credits: @swwpenguins...
![Rival or Resource?: The Walls Students Who Play on Jackson-Reed Sports Teams](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_4311456f4633490eafca16fb8a8fe01b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/bbf227_4311456f4633490eafca16fb8a8fe01b~mv2.webp)
Jun 4, 20233 min read
Rival or Resource?: The Walls Students Who Play on Jackson-Reed Sports Teams
The Jackson-Reed girls’ crew team, for which Maia Riggs (‘25) plays / Credit: Maia Riggs Jackson-Reed High School is a sports powerhouse...
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![Athletic Recruit Mary Louisa Leopold on Swimming, the Mountain School, College](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_d5b239e5bec2415aaf502328b0c7910f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/bbf227_d5b239e5bec2415aaf502328b0c7910f~mv2.webp)
Apr 29, 20234 min read
Athletic Recruit Mary Louisa Leopold on Swimming, the Mountain School, College
Credits: Ashely Mattoon This October, Walls senior Mary Louisa “ML” Leopold committed to attending Pomona College in Claremont, Calif.,...
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![Walls E-Sports Group Receives Athletic Team Funding After DCSAA Qualification](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_0efc4ee6f76140a58b40604b2dfa935b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/bbf227_0efc4ee6f76140a58b40604b2dfa935b~mv2.webp)
Apr 29, 20233 min read
Walls E-Sports Group Receives Athletic Team Funding After DCSAA Qualification
Kingston Stephen (‘24), part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team / Credits: Nick Nikolov The Walls e-sports team has begun to receive...
![Frisbee Team Finds Success at First-Ever Travel Tournament](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_ac56850fdd284875b0b0edbfa2c36a70~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/bbf227_ac56850fdd284875b0b0edbfa2c36a70~mv2.webp)
Apr 29, 20234 min read
Frisbee Team Finds Success at First-Ever Travel Tournament
Walls competed in the Spring Fling ultimate frisbee tournament located in Freehold, N.J., on April 22-23.
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![How the Flightless Bird Squad Came to Be](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f1fc53_01961662ed584a5c87d10f2de672c0d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f1fc53_01961662ed584a5c87d10f2de672c0d7~mv2.webp)
Apr 1, 20234 min read
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...
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![Lacrosse Team, Anchored by New Players, Re-Formed After Six Years](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_3183d9d798cf4b44b1c3b7acfaf55e51~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/bbf227_3183d9d798cf4b44b1c3b7acfaf55e51~mv2.webp)
Apr 1, 20232 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...
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![Lack of Facilities Tightens Sports Teams’ Budgets](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf227_0f5a418a3e924a78be203d1bc5dbf906~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/bbf227_0f5a418a3e924a78be203d1bc5dbf906~mv2.webp)
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...
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