Loch Raven Technical Academy is a magnet

Magnet school

In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...

 middle school

Middle school

Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

 that is located in the city of Towson, Maryland

Towson, Maryland

Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...

. It features the Law and Finance, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Environmental Science magnet programs for its 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.

Law and finance

The Law and Finance magnet teaches students on the court system, constitution of the United States and student rights

Student rights

Student rights are those rights which protect students, here meaning those persons attending schools, universities and other educational institutions...

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Performing arts

The Performing Arts Magnet Program at LRTA includes Theatre arts, Vocal Music, and Steel Pan/Percussion. There is a show at the end of each year for the students participating in this program to show off what they have learned and practiced to their friends and family. The students also get to plan their own finale when in 8th grade. They participate in classes for each of the categories for part of the year.