sentences:  The switch was originally planned for September 2008, but the school was not completed by then, and pending the completion, Union Hill and Emerson became known as the north and south campuses of Union City High School, respectively.The new school opened September 3, 2009, with Emerson and Union Hill High Schools converting into middle schools.In 1939 Emerson High School's eleven gained first place in the Hudson County scholastic football by defeating St. Michael's High School, 7–6, before 5,500 spectators.