▁school ▁Science , ▁Mathemat ics , ▁and ▁Technology ▁Mag net ▁Program , ▁primarily ▁serving ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁magnet ▁at ▁Nicholas ▁O rem ▁Middle ▁School . ▁The ▁educational ▁programs ▁within ▁the ▁magnet ▁were ▁also ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁attend ance - area ▁students ▁at ▁North western . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁challeng ing ▁program , ▁foc using ▁on ▁prepar ating ▁of ▁students ▁to ▁achieve ▁success ▁in ▁AP ▁courses and ▁for ▁entry ▁into ▁college . ▁The ▁magnet ▁included ▁differenti ated ▁instruction ▁and ▁a ▁compet ency - based ▁curr icul um , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁educational ▁partners hip ▁linking ▁the ▁personnel ▁and ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ▁and ▁North western . ▁Stud ents ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁Pre - Ad vanced ▁P lacement ▁courses ▁and ▁AP ▁Government ▁at ▁the ▁nin th ▁grade ▁level ; ▁major ▁emphas is ▁on ▁analyt ical ▁writing ▁in ▁English ▁classes , ▁computer - int ensive ▁mathematics ▁classes ; ▁scientific ▁research ▁in ▁trig on ometry ▁and ▁calculus ▁classes ; ▁and ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁other ▁magnet - ex clus ive ▁instruction al ▁methods . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁court - ordered ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁P G CP S ▁magnet ▁programs , ▁several ▁magnet s ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁including ▁the ▁programs ▁at ▁North western ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁O rem . ▁ ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁ ▁Band ▁The ▁North western ▁High ▁School ▁Inst rument al ▁Music ▁Program ▁has ▁been ▁r ated ▁" Super ior " ▁and ▁received ▁first