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In this August 2025 photo, we see the ELHS we attended in the front and the new ELHS, under construction, in the rear. In the foreground, a temporary parking lot has replaced the grassy area we knew in high school. The new ELHS is scheduled to open in September 2026, after which the current school will be razed and replaced by a landscaped entrance area and athletic fields. Photo by David Sady.
 
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 generally keep posted for 60 days.
 
 Oct. 17, 2025 - - - Lowerclassman Patricia Misitano Morin, ELHS 1971, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Patricia Misitano Morin, ELHS 1971, who we knew as Patricia Misitano. She was the sister of classmate Brenda Misitano. Patricia passed away on Oct. 13, 2025. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to Patricia and other members of the ELHS Class of 1971 who have passed away.
 
 
 
Patricia in 1971 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
Oct. 13, 2025 - - - Scott Moore visits Center School first grade teacher Mrs. Ruth Fisher Washburn
 
On Oct. 13, 2025, classmate Scott Moore visited Center School first grade teacher Mrs. Ruth Fisher Washburn, who we knew as Mrs. Fisher. She is living in Springfield MA and will celebrate her 100th birthday on Feb. 8, 2026. Please click here for additional photos of Mrs. Washburn from our time and a partial list of her class roster.
 
 
Mrs. Washburn and Scott Moore on Oct. 13, 2025.
 
Oct. 12, 2025 - - - 55th class reunion concludes

Our 55th class reunion, held from Oct. 10-12, 2025, has come and gone, with a wonderful wave of sentimentality bringing attendees closer together. Please visit the 55th Class Reunion page for a full report with photos.

Looking ahead, we're planning on having our 60th class reunion in 2030, with the banquet likely occurring in East Longmeadow, and during the afternoon instead of at night.
 
 Oct. 12, 2025 - - - Mrs. Lillian Esposito, mother of classmate Roy Esposito, passes away
 
We extend our deepest sympathy to classmate Roy Esposito on the passing of his mother, Mrs. Lillian Esposito, 91 years old, on Sep. 16, 2025. Mrs. Esposito resided in East Longmeadow. Please click here to see our tribute page for our parents who have passed away.
 
 Sep. 29, 2025 - - - Lowerclassman David Amsden, ELHS 1973, passes away
 
We bid farewell to David Amsden, ELHS 1973, who passed away on Sep. 25, 2025. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to David and other members of the ELHS Class of 1973 who have passed away.
 
 
 
David in 1970 (freshman photo) and later in life.
 
Sep. 20, 2025 - - - Latest photos of new ELHS construction
 
Lovely progress continues on the new East Longmeadow High School as seen in these Aug. 13, 2025 photos, courtesy of Fontaine Brothers, the construction manager. The school we attended is still there in the foreground, but the area surrounding it is rapidly being transformed.
 
 
 
 
 
 Sep. 19, 2025 - - - Lowerclassman Robert Bailey, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Robert Bailey, ELHS 1972, who passed away on Sep. 13, 2025. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to Robert and other ELHS Class of 1972 classmates who have passed away.
 
 
 
Robert in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 Sep. 14, 2025 - - - Classmate Susan Wolcott Kochvar passes away
 
We've just learned that classmate Susan Wolcott Kochvar passed away on Mar. 9, 2025. She resided in Lebanon, PA. Please click here for our tribute to Susan.
 
 
 
Susan in 1970 (senior candid) and later in life.
 
 Sep. 7, 2025 - - - Lowerclassman Janice Winn, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Janice Winn, ELHS 1972, who passed away on Sep. 6, 2025. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to Janice and other ELHS Class of 1972 classmates who have passed away.
 
 
 
Janice in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 Sep. 5, 2025 - - - Mapleshade School fifth grade teacher Mr. Bruce Jackson passes away
 
We bid farewell to Mr. Bruce Jackson, one of our fifth grade teachers during our time at Mapleshade School. He passed away on Sep. 2, 2025. Please click here for Mr. Jackson's obituary and click here for our tribute to him.
 
 
 
Mr. Jackson in 1954 (college graudation photo) and later in life.
 
Mr. Jackson's fifth grade class roster: James Aubin, Leslie Bergeron, Laura Bradley, Debra Butler, Marlene Cabana, Susan Circosta, Beth Davidson, Denise Descheneaux, Bruce Duncan, John Faust, Dolores Finch, Nancy Galvin, Richard Garrett, John Haetinger, Theodore Harper, William Kenyon, Patricia May, Bruce Moore, Ralph Nooney, Carl Porcelli, Kathleen Price, Cynthia Richards, David Sand, Wayne Scully, Kenneth Sheret, Debra Simons, Gail Steen, Christine Stewart, Susan Sullivan, Felix Tranghese, Jane Viveiros, Edward Warren.
 
 Aug. 20, 2025 - - - Mrs. Ruth Owen, mother of classmate David Owen, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Mrs. Ruth Owen, mother of David Owen, who passed away on Aug. 16, 2025 at the age of 101. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to Mrs. Owen and all our parents who have passed away. You'll also find Mrs. Owen on our Centenarians page.
 
 
 
Mrs. Owen in 1983 and later in life.

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