▁be ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁facility . ▁ ▁North western ▁became ▁the ▁school ▁district ' s ▁second ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Visual ▁and ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁( CV PA ) ▁magnet ▁high ▁school , ▁with ▁the ▁program ▁comm encing ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 ▁school ▁year . ▁The ▁CV PA ▁program ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁select ive , ▁rig orous ▁four - year ▁special ized ▁program ▁that ▁offers ▁college ▁prep ▁and ▁professional ▁career ▁prep ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁visual ▁arts ▁and ▁performing ▁arts . ▁Ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁program ▁is ▁through ▁a ▁compet itive , ▁two - stage ▁application ▁process . ▁North western ' s ▁CV PA ▁program ▁oper ates ▁as ▁a ▁" school - with in - a - school " ▁model , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁rep lication ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁existence ▁at ▁Su it land ▁High ▁School ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁However , ▁currently ▁North western ' s ▁program ▁only ▁draw s ▁students ▁from ▁a ▁limited ▁attend ance - area . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁North western ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁Silver ▁Medal ▁School ▁among ▁" America ' s ▁Best ▁High ▁School s " ▁by ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁c ited ▁North western ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁ranking ▁high ▁school , ▁among ▁all ▁district ▁high ▁schools , ▁for ▁students ' ▁scores ▁on ▁the ▁nation ally ▁admin ister ed ▁AP ▁tests .