Paramus High School - Delphian Yearbook (Paramus, NJ)

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This scene of a public meeting, so often attended by many townspeople, was taken during the con¬ struction of the high school, when Mr. Frank Glowaski was president of the Board of Education. Since then the Board members have changed, but their objective of fine schools has not. An important occasion in the history of Paramus High School is shown below. Mr. Frank Glowaski, then presi¬ dent of the Board, is depicted putting the cornerstone into place. It can be seen outside the Century Road en¬ trance of the school. Idea to Reality Paramus, a suburban community, only nine miles from the George Washington Bridge and Manhattan subways, mush¬ roomed in population during the five years before the school was built. Its school population grew enormously, and soon Ridgewood and Hackensack gave notice that they could no longer accept Paramus high school students. In a grand display of cooperation, the citizens of Paramus voted to build a high school to meet the needs of the future as well as the present. The Board of Education went to work immediately, and with the help of citizens’ committees, they planned the Paramus High School. A student commons, a unique music-drama suite, a student store, and classrooms designed to fit the needs of each subject were among the firsts planned by Licht and Johnson, architects. Carefully, but rapidly, they finished plans for the new school. Workmen here are busy painting, sawing, and nailing in the commons between the gyms and the 500 corridor. This commons includes a garden and sitting area for students to chat in the open air.

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Two of the many men who worked on the high school are pictured above grading the land outside the gymnasium and team room so that grass could be planted there. This picture was taken shortly before the school opened in September, 1957. Looking out one of the many entrances of the high school, our photographer caught these two men in action, while work¬ ing to complete the building. In this picture, the floors and landscaping had not been com¬ pleted. but the main part of the building was up. Through all weather, the con¬ struction crew worked feverishly to finish the high school in time for opening day. These two men are going over plans in room 213, which looks out on the Student Commons area of the 300 Corridor. Genesis: from To understand Paramus High School, one must first understand how it was created. And so, in this first yearbook of the school, we will review the needs of the community, the planning of the school, and the construction right up to the first day. We hope these next pages will give you insight into the things which make PHS what it is: a bustling, enthusiastic, ever-changing, ever- improving community. 6

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The End of the The breaking-of-ground ceremonies oc¬ curred on August 25, 1956. Soon after the land was cleared, the first brick was put in place, and the first classrooms took shape. Soon after, where a year before woods and fields tranquilly existed, our high school emerged. It was a school built in record time : only slightly more than one year. i ML.