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Apr 1, 20232 min read
Crossword-Solving Tips From the Expert
Crosswords can be daunting. Scary grids, too-long words, too many open squares — unlike related puzzles like Sudoku or KenKen where a few...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read
The Best and Worst Walls Classrooms
Room 201 (ranked #1) Room 404 (ranked #10) / Credits: Tess Buckley Despite its name, students at School Without Walls are fortunate...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read
Using the City as a Classroom: Is “School Without Walls” Still True to Its Name?
Field trips didn’t always require paperwork. / Credits: Jessie Moss “Does your school really not have walls?” It’s a question every Walls...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read
Current Events Belong in the Social Studies Classroom
Credits: Jessie Moss Throughout the K-9 experience, many students craft timelines of the Civil War or annotate the Gettysburg Address....
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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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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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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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Apr 1, 20232 min read
Walls Places Second at DCIAA Cheer Tournament
Members of the Walls cheer team compete in the DCIAA championship March 11 / Credits: D.C. State Athletic Association The Walls cheer...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read
The Algorithm That Stole SWW’s Chance at a Championship
Members of the Walls basketball team on Feb. 4 / Credits: Nadia Lytle The School Without Walls boys’ basketball team entered Benjamin...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read
The Baseball Team Has Something to Prove
Pitcher Stephen Showalter (‘24) / Credits: Rafi Fox It’s that time of year again — the crack of the bat, the smell of freshly cut grass,...
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Apr 1, 20235 min read
Students Making Their Own Music
Sean Green Raps as Young Jeroh Sean Green (‘23), a.k.a. Young Jeroh, sits on the National Mall to record a music video for his song...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read
GWECP and Beyond: Exploring Dual-Enrollment Opportunities
Class of 2024 students in the GW Early College Program / Credits: Avajane Lei Walls’s partnership with George Washington University (GWU)...
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