▁Engineering ▁school , ▁first ▁implementing ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁F IR ST ▁Rob ot ics ▁ ▁The ▁F IR ST ▁Rob ot ics ▁team ▁at ▁Pal - Mac ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁several ▁region als , ▁and ▁competed ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁r ounds . ▁The ▁Rob ot ics ▁team ▁at ▁Pal - Mac ▁is ▁a ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁Ext ra - C urr icular ▁Activity ▁and ▁Club ▁that ▁util izes ▁the ▁ab ilities ▁of ▁student ▁program mers , ▁mechan ics , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁student - art ists ▁and ▁web ▁design ers . ▁ ▁Advanced ▁courses ▁▁ ▁Pal my ra - Mac ed on ▁High ▁School ▁offers ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁Advanced ▁P lacement , ▁International ▁Bac cala ure ate , ▁and ▁dual ▁en roll ment ▁courses . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁an ▁IB ▁World ▁School ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁currently ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁high ▁schools ▁offering ▁the ▁IB ▁Di pl oma ▁Program me ▁in ▁Wayne ▁County . ▁ ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁courses ▁offer ▁students ▁a ▁college ▁level ▁curr icul um ▁which ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁transferred ▁as ▁intro duct ory ▁cred its ▁in ▁US ▁univers ities . ▁AP ▁C ourses ▁that ▁are ▁offered ▁include : ▁American ▁History , ▁AB ▁Calcul us , ▁BC ▁Calcul us , ▁Bi ology , ▁Physics , ▁and ▁World ▁History . ▁The ▁IB ▁Di pl oma ▁Program ▁provides ▁an ▁intern ation ally ▁accepted ▁qual ification ▁for ▁entry ▁into ▁higher ▁education ▁and ▁is ▁accepted ▁at