▁Program . ▁ ▁North western ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁school ▁district ' s ▁northern ▁host ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁annual ▁Band ▁& ▁Orchestra ▁Festival , ▁which ▁show cases ▁county ▁bands ▁and ▁orch est ras ▁who ▁are ▁adj ud ic ated ▁by ▁ren owned ▁music ▁direct ors ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁North western ▁once ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁host ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁district ' s ' ▁Middle ▁School ▁& ▁High ▁School ▁Ch orus ▁Festival . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁secondary ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁Super iors ▁Con cert , ▁the ▁district ▁festival ▁for ▁all ▁cho irs ▁r ated ▁" super ior ▁during " ▁county ▁assess ments . ▁North western ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁host ▁for ▁Gate way ▁Music ▁Festival ' s ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁national ▁cho ir ▁competition ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Maryland ▁All - State ▁Band ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Building ▁and ▁facilities ▁ ▁North western ▁Camp us ▁( 1 9 5 1 - 2 0 0 0 ) ▁North western ▁Senior ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁secondary ▁school . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁three ▁schools : ▁Hy att sv ille , ▁Green b elt , ▁and ▁Mount ▁Rain ier ▁High ▁School s . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁several ▁add itions ▁were ▁built , ▁in ▁stages , ▁including ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁new ▁art ▁wing . ▁By ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁North