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An Alabama Representative Called D.C. Schools “Inmate Factories.”
He Should Look at Schools in His Home State. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.)’s 2018 official portrait / Credits: Congress.gov Rep. Gary Palmer...
Jun 4, 20233 min read

A Guide to Free D.C. Library Resources for Students
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, DCPL’s central location / Credits: Bailey McFadden There are many free resources available...
Jun 4, 20232 min read

Sustainability and Advocacy: Sarah Rice’s Beeware Apparel
Sarah Rice (‘24), left, and her mom at the Beeware Apparel launch day / Credits: Sarah Rice Walls has a student body of passionate...
Jun 4, 20233 min read

Walls Students Find Community on Newly-Formed Mock Trial Team
Mock trial team members in a courtroom / Credits: Devan Tatlow Since the Walls mock trial club was founded last year, it has developed...
Jun 4, 20233 min read

Stage Band Performs at Kennedy Center
Guitarist Malcolm Douglas (‘23) and the brass section performing at the Kennedy Center May 19 Credits: @volleydc via Instagram The School...
Jun 4, 20232 min read

Do Students Feel Too Much Pressure to Go to Certain Colleges?
As the school year comes to an end, many seniors are preparing to take their next big step into adulthood: college. The decision of where...
Jun 4, 20234 min read

Farewell to Dr. Bright, Retiring After Five Years at Walls
Dr. Bright with students during spirit week / Credit: Carys Shepard Walls physics teacher Dr. Thomas Bright will retire at the end of...
Jun 4, 20232 min read

Walls Debate Team Competes in National Tournament in Louisville
From left: Grayson Tess (‘23), Kate O’Brien (‘24), Savannah Wright (‘23), Jessie Moss (‘26) and Gabriel Kraemer (‘23) in Louisville for...
Jun 4, 20232 min read

DCPS Puts Narcan in Schools to Combat Opioid Crisis
DCPS requires Walls and other schools to have the emergency overdose medication Narcan on-premises in an effort to combat opioid crisis.
Jun 4, 20233 min read

Devan Tatlow’s Internship: Fighting Cancer During a War
For the last eight months, Devan Tatlow (‘24) has interned as the U.S. outreach coordinator for Ukraine’s largest children’s cancer charity.
Jun 4, 20233 min read

Frisbee Teams Place Second and Fifth at Virginia State Championship
The Walls ultimate frisbee team competed in the Virginia High School State Championship. The girls placed second and the boys placed fifth.
Jun 4, 20233 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.,...
Apr 29, 20234 min read
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