ships ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁travel ing ▁to ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Nash ville , ▁and ▁Ana heim . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁music ▁department ▁added ▁a ▁Tri - M ▁ ▁honor ▁society . ▁North wood ▁field ed ▁a ▁Science ▁Olymp i ad ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁winning ▁multiple ▁ 1 st , ▁ 2 nd , ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁place ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁Regional ▁competition ▁at ▁UN C - G reens bor o . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Science ▁Olymp i ad ▁team ▁won ▁first ▁place ▁overall ▁at ▁Region als ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Campbell ▁University , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁competition ▁level . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁FB LA ▁had ▁eight ▁members ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 4 ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁level ▁and ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁competition ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio . ▁ ▁March ing ▁Band ▁▁ ▁Form er ▁director ▁Eug ene ▁C ott rell ▁led ▁North wood ' s ▁march ing ▁band ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁ever ▁all - super ior ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁an ▁achiev ement ▁repeated ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁numerous ▁times ▁under ▁C ott rell ' s ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁leadership . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁The ▁March ing ▁Char ger ▁Band ▁received ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Mr . ▁Holland ' s ▁Op us ▁Foundation ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁an ▁exempl ary ▁national ▁model ▁for ▁band ▁program ▁development