Students Reflect on Selma
In conjunction with Black History Month, Walls students took a field trip to see the film Selma. Our A.P. U.S. History students reflected on how the film connected to their curriculum. Selma connected...
View ArticleSWW Student Creativity Featured at Dept. of Ed
The work of Walls artists and filmmakers was on display at the annual Department of Education Student Art Exhibit Program, which opened on March 4 and closes at the end of April. DC public schools were...
View ArticleStudents share their views of SWWHS
Results from a student surveyed conducted in 2015 provide information about the climate at SWW and its effect on student well-being. All students took the 10-question test, which will inform the...
View ArticleFour Walls Seniors Nominated for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
School Without Walls is proud to announce that four seniors (Brian Contreras, Nicholas Stauffer-Mason, Johanna Siegal, and Samantha Mehring) have been nominated by OSSE for the 2016 U.S. Presidential...
View ArticleWalls Scores Well in PARCC Testing for DCPS
SWW showed exceptional performance on last year’s PARCC Testing for DCPS. Walls students scored 97% proficient in English and 76% scored proficient in geometry. Read more about the PARCC testing at...
View ArticleSWW Model UN Team Triumphs in South African Meet
by Cricket Dadian Four Walls students captured the first place prize last month at the South Africa Model UN International Conference in Cape Town, competing against nine top teams from each province...
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The Ultimate Spirit of the Game
by Team Parent Alyssa McCrae Walls’ Ultimate Frisbee team, the Flightless Bird Squad, began in 2011 and has been a growing club team ever since. Though there are two professional Ultimate Frisbee teams...
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Winning Arguments at the DC State Moot Court Competition
On Saturday, November 14, junior Jack Nugent and sophomores Mateo Berger, Noa Rosinplotz and Kofi Bulluck competed in the DC Marshall-Brennan DC State Moot Court Competition at American University’s...
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Congratulations to the Walls debate team!
On December 12, the Washington Arlington Catholic Forensic League held its annual debate mega tournament, the biggest tournament of the year. Hundreds of teams from DC, Maryland, and Virginia competed,...
View ArticleThree SWW Students Selected as 2016 OSSE Scholars
SWWHS is proud to announce that three students have been selected as OSSE Scholars. DC’s OSSE Scholars program provides high-achieving, academically-motivated students who exhibit financial need with...
View ArticleWalls Seniors Sweep Posse Scholarships
Members of the Class of 2016 have won 8 of the 16 Posse Foundation Scholarships offered this year to DCPS seniors. This prestigious national program provides full four-year college scholarships to...
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Our Honorable–and Honored–Model UN Delegation
SWWHS extends its congratulations to the Walls Model U.N. Team on its recent Ivy League Model U.N. accomplishment! From January 14-17, senior Nico Stauffer-Mason, junior Jack Nugent, sophomore Montana...
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Walls Students Compete and Win at NAIMUN in February
We missed this update from Nico Stauffer-Mason from February — our congratulations to the Model UN team, yet again! [Ed.] Congratulations to the School Without Walls Model United Nations team, which...
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SWW Robotics Team advances to FIRST semifinals
Our congratulations go out to the SWW Robotics Team for making it to the semi-finals in last weekend’s FIRST Robotics district competition! The team—which has more than a dozen members this year—showed...
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Varsity Debate Team Heading to May 2016 Nationals
Congratulations to the Walls debate team for an amazing showing! Earlier in March three teams from SWW debated at the metrofinals, which invites only the best teams from the region to vie for a spot...
View ArticleStellar Results at March STEM Fair
From AP Biology teacher Sydney Bergman Congrats to the 13 SWW students who participated in the DC STEM Fair last weekend! SWW students competed in 5 categories, and won every category they were in....
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Walls Team Takes Top Prize at Washington Area Model U.N. Conference
by Nico Stauffer-Mason Congratulations to the School Without Walls Model United Nations Team, which won the coveted Best Small Delegation award at the April 3 Washington Area Model U.N. Conference...
View ArticleCouncilmember Evans Introduces Bill Drafted by Senior Nico Stauffer-Mason
Edited from the original story published in the Washington City Paper, 4/6/16: “Councilmember Introduces Bill Originally Drafted by High School Senior” by Allison Kowalski Walls senior Nico...
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Help Send Walls’ Ensemble Concert Choir to Cuba
Walls’ award-winning ensemble concert choir has been presented with a unique opportunity. Our performers have received an invitation from the Cuban Ministry of Culture to participate in a prestigious...
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Walls Seniors Win B.I.G. Youth Oratorical Contests
Congratulations to seniors Daniella Butler and Philip O’Sullivan for their performance in the Blacks In Government 2016 Youth Oratorical Competition. The theme was “21st Century Racial Equality,...
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