Northwest High School is a public high school in Germantown, Maryland. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools public school system. As of 2006, its enrollment was over 2,000 students. It is one of two high schools in Germantown, the other being Seneca Valley High School, with which Northwest shares an athletic rivalry. The school also serves small sections of the cities of Gaithersburg and Darnestown.The school underwent an expansion project that was completed during the summer of 2006.Northwest's school mascot is the jaguar and its colors are black, silver and white.AcademicsNorthwest High School offers a number of honors and Advanced Placement courses, along with French and Spanish languages. The school is competitive academically, with average SAT scores above the national mean.Northwest hosts the Ulysses Signature Program, a four-year research-based program in which students develop projects focused on one of the Ulysses Project themes: Arts and Humanities; Public Policy and Public Service; and/or Math, Science and Technology. Students are recommended for the rigorous research program as freshmen and remain in the program throughout their senior years.Principals Edward Shirley Sylvia Morrison Eileen "E. Lance" Lancellotti Dempsey James "Jimmy" D'Andrea
