Latest News

Note: This page features news about our classmates, former classmates, parents, upper and lower classmen during our time at ELHS, faculty and staff from kindergarten through 12th grades, and construction progress on the new ELHS. Please contact us with news you'd like to share, which we'll keep posted for 60 days.
 
 Sep. 14, 2026 - - - Lowerclassman John Gilmartin, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to John Gilmartin, ELHS 1972, who passed away on Sep. 4, 2026. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to John and other members of the ELHS Class of 1972. 
 
 
 
John in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
Sep. 9, 2026 - - - Latest aerial video of new ELHS
 
Please click here for a Sep. 7, 2026 aerial video of the new ELHS by Ludlow drone videographer David Sady. The new school opened on Sep. 2, 2026.
 
 
Aerial view of the new ELHS on Sep. 7, 2026. The unfinished portion on the right will be athletic fields, scheduled for completion in 2027. Open house for the public will be on Oct. 17 from 2-4pm.

 Sep. 5, 2026 - - - ELHS business teacher Mrs. Marina Herschuk Luff passes away
 
We bid farewell to Mrs. Marina Herschuk Luff, who we knew as Miss Marina Herschuk. She taught business at ELHS during our time there, and passed away on Sep. 3, 2026. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to Mrs. Luff.
 
 
 
Miss Herschuk in 1970 and later in life.
 
Sep. 2, 2026 - - - New ELHS opens!
 
The new East Longmeadow High School opened today, Sep. 2, 2026. Congratulations to the townspeople for their fortitude in voting for this new school, to the architects for their inspired design, and to the contractors for their attention to detail in constructing the building, pool, tennis and basketball courts, press box, concession stand, and landscaping. The athletic fields will be completed in 2027. Open house for the public will be on Oct. 17 from 2-4 pm.
 
 
This serene photo of the school's entrance was taken by Nancy Savaria, ELHS 1971 on the evening of the first day.
 
Aug. 27, 2026 - - - New ELHS scheduled to open on Sep. 2, 2026
 
Please click here for an informative article on the opening of the new ELHS. The school building is completed, with the athletic fields scheduled for completion next year.
 
 
Aerial of the new ELHS, courtesy of Fontaine Brothers, the construction manager.
 
Aug. 10, 2026 - - - Latest video of construction progress on new ELHS
 
Please click here for an Aug. 9, 2026 aerial video of construction progress on the new ELHS, courtesy of drone videographer David Sady. The reconstructed Spartan Walkway is seen at 0:31.
 
 
Still photo from an Aug. 9, 2026 video showing construction progress on the new ELHS.
 
Aug. 3, 2026 - - - Video of construction progress on new ELHS
 
Please click here for an Aug. 2, 2026 aerial video of construction progress on the new ELHS, courtesy of drone videographer David Sady. The school will be all-electric, with rooftop solar panels providing up to one third of the electrical needs. 
 
 
Aerial from above Maple St. on Aug. 2, 2026 of the new ELHS under construction.

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