page_title: Northwestern High School (Hyattsville, Maryland)
section_title: Athletic facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Northwestern High School (Hyattsville, Maryland) / Northwestern Campus (2000-present) / Athletic facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: The football/track/soccer stadium at Northwestern High School; taken from the 3rd floor of the A-wing.
context_page_description: Northwestern High School is a public comprehensive and magnet high school. It is located in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States in Prince George's County, less than a mile from the University of Maryland, College Park in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system.
  Established in 1951 at its current location off Adelphi Road, the original building was demolished in the summer of 2000, and a modern facility now stands in its place. Opening in August 2000, at 386,000 sq ft and a capacity of 2,700 students, Northwestern is the second largest high school in the state of Maryland when measured by total square footage. It was the first of the county's current high schools to be replaced with a new facility.
  Northwestern became the school district's second Center for the Visual and Performing Arts magnet high school, with the program commencing for the 2013-14 school year. The CVPA program is a highly selective, rigorous four-year specialized program that offers college prep and professional career prep study in the visual arts and performing arts. Admission to the program is through a competitive, two-stage application process.
context_section_description: Northwestern was planned with an enhanced emphasis on athletics.  The football and soccer stadium (previously known as the Prince George's County Memorial Stadium) can accommodate the entire student population and features a modern, air-conditioned press box.
  There are also two softball/baseball fields (one at either side of the football field) and six tennis courts. The new baseball field was dedicated to longtime baseball coach, football coach, gym teacher, athletic director and alumnus Martin "Marty" Gallagher. This honor was organized by Coach Gallagher's former athletes from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
  The gymnasium is currently the second largest in Prince George's County; it is able to seat over half the school's population. When the bleachers are retracted, the gymnasium can provide three full-sized basketball courts for practice and play.
  It was rumored that the new school was to feature, among other things, an indoor swimming pool, but this did not come to fruition.
caption: The football/soccer stadium
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