▁place , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁grand ▁championship ▁rank ings , ▁at ▁local , ▁state , ▁and ▁national ▁levels . ▁The ▁band ▁went ▁to ▁National s ▁several ▁times ▁( a ▁competition / event ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁bands ▁in ▁the ▁country ). ▁ ▁Ch oir ▁The ▁vocal ▁music ▁program ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁nation ally ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁program . ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁main ▁performance ▁ens emb les , ▁and ▁other ▁smaller ▁extra - curr icular ▁groups . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁main ▁ens emb les ▁were ▁the ▁V PA ▁magnet ▁Advanced ▁Ch orus , ▁and ▁the ▁non - mag net ▁Con cert ▁Ch oir , ▁and ▁M ixed ▁Ch orus . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁other ▁numerous ▁vocal ▁music ▁groups ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁The ▁Con cert , ▁Advanced , ▁Women ' s , ▁and ▁G ospel ▁Ch oir s ▁have ▁received ▁numerous ▁superior ▁ratings ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁and ▁state ▁level , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁ven ues . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Ch oir ▁formed ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁North western ▁Ch oral ▁Society , ▁ ▁a ▁legal ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁that ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁manager ial ▁and ▁operating ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁cho ir . ▁The ▁F N CS ▁is ▁primarily ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁fund ra ising ▁endeav ors ▁of ▁the ▁cho ir , ▁man aging ▁exp end it ures ▁and ▁fin ances , ▁and