Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • October 9, 2013 High school building was built on a farm Waldwick High School opened in Sep- tember, 1963. The $2.6 million building was constructed to meet the needs of a bulging student population. While 541 stu- dents attended public schools in 1951, that number had risen to 2,636 by 1963. Town- wide, the population had increased almost threefold. Before Waldwick High School was con- structed, the school property on Wyckoff Avenue was used as a farm, and was report- edly a military base during World War II. Prior to the school’s opening, students from the borough attended other area schools, including Ramsey High School and Midland Park High School. Waldwick High opened its doors to freshmen and sophomores only. The first class gradu- ated in 1966. With the sale of the Waldwick Middle School building in 1983 due to declining enrollment, seventh and eighth graders were ultimately housed in a sepa- rate junior wing at Waldwick High School. The school’s colors were originally Columbia blue and white, but were changed to navy blue and white over the years. Janet Sobkowicz, a long-time member of the faculty, and Erin Hummel, school media specialist, have planned several activities that will commemorate the last 50 years. Plans call for art projects, flyers, articles, and possibly a film about the last 50 years. An early photograph of Waldwick High School. A week-long celebration will begin on Monday, Oct. 14, when all sporting events will be held at home, and the Homecoming Queen will be announced. A special dinner will be held at the Brick House on Oct. 17. In addition to a full schedule of sports activities, the Homecoming Queen Cer- emony is set for Wednesday, Oct.16. This event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater. Homecoming Night will be held on Friday, Oct. 18, and on Saturday, Oct. 19 members of the National Honor Society will provide tours of the high school com- plex from 9 to 11 a.m. On Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. the high school girls’ varsity soccer team will meet Pequan- nock High School on the turf, and the girls’ varsity tennis team will compete against Leonia. The girls’ varsity and junior varsity vol- leyball team will meet the girls from Saddle River Day School at 4 p.m. The boys’ var- sity soccer team will face the Palisades Park team at 6:30 p.m. On Friday, Oct. 18, the girls’ varsity soccer game against Emerson High School will be played on the turf at 4 p.m. The girls’ varsity volleyball team will meet Hawthorne Christian Academy at 4 p.m. At the school’s football game, senior athletes and their parents will be honored before the 7 p.m. game when the Warriors will meet Park Ridge. The Homecoming Queen will be introduced during the half- time activities. The girls’ varsity soccer team will play Bergen County Tech on Saturday, Oct. 19. The game will begin at 10 a.m. While members of the school commu- nity see Waldwick as “one big family,” anni- versary event planners believe this week’s events will bring everyone even closer. (This article includes reporting by Waldwick Echo Staff Writer Peter Rapen- ske.)