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The Spartan Walkway, built in 2011 as part of the ELHS 50th Birthday Party, graces the entrance to our school in this September 2012 photo.
 
 Dec. 10, 2024 - - - Birchland Park Jr. High School social studies teacher Mr. Walter Coon passes away
 
We bid farewell to Mr. Walter S. Coon, Jr., who taught social studies and math at Birchland Park Jr. High School from 1960-1991. He passed away on Dec. 8, 2024 at the age of 98. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to Mr. Coon and other teachers and staff members from kindergarten through eighth grade who have passed away.
 
 
Mr. Coon in 1977. 
 
Dec. 7, 2024 - - - Foundations in on new ELHS
 
Exciting progress continues on the perimeter foundations as seen in the photo below. Please click here for the December 2024 construction update. 
 
 
In this November 2024 drone photo, we see some of the perimeter foundations for the new ELHS. In the background is the back side of the current school, with the tennis courts and large parking lot in the upper right.
 
 Dec. 5, 2024 - - - Former classmate Nancy Burritt Haney passes away
 
We bid farewell to our dear classmate Nancy Burritt Haney, who we knew as Nancy Burritt, and who was in our class from kindergarten through tenth grade. She passed away on Sep. 15, 2024. Please click here for our tribute to Nancy (on Dec. 7, we added some photos of Nancy later in life).
 
 
 
Nancy during her sophomore year and later in life.
 
 Dec. 3, 2024 - - - Upperclassman Ronald Johnson, ELHS 1968, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Ronald Johnson, ELHS 1968, who passed away on Nov. 28, 2024. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to Ronald and other ELHS Class of 1968 classmen who have passed away.
 
 
 
Ronald in 1968 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 Nov. 27, 2024 - - - ELHS math teacher Mr. Frank Dutille passes away
 
We bid farewell to ELHS math teacher Mr. Frank Dutille, who taught math at ELHS from 1960-1996. He passed away on Nov. 22, 2024. Mr. Dutille also coached the varsity football and track teams during our senior year. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to Mr. Dutille and other ELHS faculty members who have passed away.
 
 
 
Mr. Dutille in 1970 and later in life.
 
Nov. 10, 2024 - - - Progress continues on new ELHS
 
Progress continues on the new ELHS. As seen in this drone photo taken in late October, the outlines of our new school are clearly visible. Please click here for the November construction update. 
 
 
In this October 2024 drone photo, we see the current high school on the left, the outlines of the new high school in the middle, and the athletic stadium on the right.
 
 
School and town officials, and students participate in a groundbreaking ceremony in late November.
 
 Oct. 15, 2024 - - - ELHS math teacher Mrs. Adeline Wilk passes away

We bid farewell to ELHS math teacher Mrs. Adeline Wilk, who taught math at ELHS from 1962-1987. She passed away on Oct. 12, 2024. Please click here for Mrs. Wilk's obituary and click here for our tribute to her and other ELHS faculty members who have passed away.
 
   
 
Mrs. Wilk in 1969, 1978, later in life, and speaking during her induction in 2022 into the East Longmeadow Public Schools Educators Hall of Fame.
 
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