▁white ▁pol o ▁sh irt , ▁and ▁ ▁n avy / dark ▁blue ▁k h aki ▁p ants , ▁short s , ▁or ▁sk irt . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁restriction ▁on ▁foot we ar . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁Sub - sch ools ▁and ▁a cademy ▁programs ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁" small er ▁learning ▁communities " ▁program ▁of ▁instruction , ▁North western ▁High ▁School ▁offers ▁several ▁special ized ▁programs ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁core ▁curr icul um ▁mand ated ▁by ▁the ▁Prince ▁George ' s ▁County ▁Public ▁School s ▁system . ▁A ▁career ▁a cademy ▁oper ates ▁as ▁a ▁" school - with in - a - school " ▁model , ▁that ▁provides ▁a ▁college ▁prepar atory ▁curr icul um ▁with ▁a ▁career - related ▁theme . ▁The ▁curr icul um ▁organ izes ▁instruction ▁in ▁academic ▁subjects ▁around ▁an ▁industry ▁or ▁career ▁theme ▁and ▁enables ▁students ▁to ▁ful fill ▁requirements ▁for ▁college ▁entrance ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁acqu iring ▁work - related ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skill . ▁ ▁All ▁students ▁are ▁provided ▁a ▁core ▁set , ▁or ▁curr ic ula , ▁and ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁and ▁t enth ▁gr ades . ▁N inth ▁grad ers ▁become ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁N inth ▁Gra de ▁Academy ▁to ▁provide ▁greater ▁structure ▁and ▁focus ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁en han cing ▁basic ▁skills ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁them ▁for ▁more ▁int ensive ▁study ▁after ▁their ▁selection ▁of ▁a ▁career ▁a cademy ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁s oph om ore ▁year . ▁During ▁ele