Extracurricular Activities
NCSSM regularly does well in terms of academic events and certain sports. The school is known to place upwards of ten students a year in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology. In 2006, Nicholas Tang and Sagar Indurkhya became National Finalists in that year's Siemens Competition.
NCSSM is known mainly for its soccer, cross country, and tennis programs.
In 2010, NCSSM won first place at the 2010 National DOE Science Bowl Competition, and the students on the team got to meet Michelle Obama.
In 2011, for the first time in the school's history, all of the NCSSM Varsity Sports (fall) won Regional Championships. Men's Cross Country and Men's Soccer were state champions, while Women's Tennis and Women's Volleyball were state runner-ups. Two girls from the Women's Golf team were also sent to the state championships match.
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