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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 be completed in August 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.
 
Apr. 21, 2026 - - - ELHS hosts final open house for the current school
 
On Saturday, Apr. 21, current and former students, faculty, staff, and townspeople gathered at ELHS for a final open house for the current school. The new school is scheduled to open in September 2026. Click here, then scroll down to see many photos and videos.
 
 
Online ad for the final tour.
 
 
Current and former students gather in front of the school during the final tour.
 
 Mar. 27, 2026 - - - Upperclassman Pamela Wegman, ELHS 1967, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Pamela Wegman, ELHS 1967, who passed away on Mar. 9, 2026. Please click here for her obituary, and click here for our tribute to Pamela and other members of the ELHS Class of 1967 who have passed away.
 
 
 
Pamela in 1967 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 Mar. 19, 2026 - - - Lowerclassman Edwin Pixley, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Edwin Pixley, ELHS 1972, who passed away on Mar. 1, 2026. Please click here for his obituary, and click here for our tribute to Edwin and other members of the ELHS Class of 1972 who have passed away.
 
 
 
Edwin in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 Mar. 1, 2026 - - - Lowerclassman Robert Taylor, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Robert Taylor, ELHS 1972, who passed away on Feb. 18, 2026. Please click here for his obituary, and click here for our tribute to Robert and other members of the ELHS Class of 1972 who have passed away.
 
 
 
Robert during his sophomore year and later in life.
 
Feb. 26, 2026 - - - Donna Anderson hosts mini-reunion luncheon in Florida
 
On Feb. 25, 2026, classmate Donna Anderson hosted her fifth annual mini-reunion luncheon in Nokomis, FL for anyone living in or visiting Florida. Eight classmates attended, with wonderful enjoyment of each other's company.
 
 
Front row: Lois Dusenberry Davis, Donna Colapietro Beamier, Karen Martin Johnson, Gina Truitt McKinney. Back row: Paul McNamara, Sue Abel Fitts, Donna Anderson, Pete Ouellette.
 
 
Paul McNamara, Sue Abel Fitts, and Donna Anderson at the beach.

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