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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...
Apr 29, 20233 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.
Apr 29, 20234 min read


How to Beat the AP World Exam
An AMSCO AP World History textbook / Credits: SF Jones On May 11 at 8:00 a.m., all sophomores at Walls will gather for a grueling...
Apr 29, 20232 min read


Dawn Leijon and Her Industrial Kitchen
Students making pies in the Leijon kitchen Credits: Sara Weinrod When Walls sports teams and clubs need money, they often turn to Dawn...
Apr 29, 20234 min read

Ornithology Club Makes a Comeback
Credits: Nick Nikolov Ornithology was a popular club at Walls last year but has not yet been active in the 2022-23 school year. Now two...
Apr 29, 20232 min read

Why Do Some Students Transfer From Walls?
Jackson-Reed High School, where Saranda Rolett and Nicholas See transferred / Credits: Rachel Kolko One left abruptly in the middle of...
Apr 29, 20234 min read

DCPS to Eliminate February Break, End School Year Earlier in 2024
This year’s DCPS calendar / Credits: Zoe Becker DCPS students can expect some major changes to the calendar next school year — including...
Apr 29, 20232 min read

Walls Team Competes in National Ethics Bowl at UNC
From March 31 to April 2, the School Without Walls ethics team competed in the National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) at UNC Chapel...
Apr 29, 20233 min read


How Has Walls Changed Since COVID? Teachers and Seniors Weigh In.
Most Walls students’ lives have changed a lot in the past three years. But how has Walls changed as a school?
Apr 29, 20234 min read


Building Briefly Loses Running Water
For 45 minutes on the morning of April 7, School Without Walls did not have running water beyond the first floor.
Apr 29, 20232 min read


DCPS Schools Are Supposed to Recycle. At Least Three — Including Walls — Don’t.
Recycling in this bin, in Commons A, can’t be recycled when students put nonrecyclable waste in it. / Credits: Gabriel Kraemer Walls has...
Apr 29, 20233 min read


Walkout Over Response to Racism Incident Rocks Walls Community
BSU leaders led a student walkout on March 28 protesting the Walls administration’s response to an offensive and racially charged incident.
Apr 29, 20233 min read
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