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In this June 2026 screenshot from a drone video, we see the ELHS we attended in the front and the new ELHS, under construction, in the rear. 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.
 
Jun. 17, 2026 - - -  Commencement exercises held for 186 ELHS seniors
 
 
On June 5, commencement exercises were held for 186 ELHS seniors in the athletic stadium, as seen in the photo above. This was the last class to graduate in the original/current ELHS school, which opened in 1960. This brings the total number of grads to 13,322 as seen in the graph below.
 
 
Jun. 16, 2026 - - -  New drone footage of the new ELHS under construction
 
Please click here for some drone footage taken on June 14, 2026 of the new ELHS under construction, courtesy of David Sady, a videographer from Ludlow. It's really shaping up nicely!
 
 Jun. 10, 2026 - - -  Mrs. Angelina Italiano, mother of former classmate Lisa Italiano Maki, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Mrs. Angelina Italiano, mother of former classmate Lisa Italiano Maki, who we knew as Lisa Italiano, and who was in our class from first through eighth grades before attending Cathedral High School. Mrs. Italiano passed away on Jun. 6, 2026 at the age of 104.  Please click here for her obituary. At this time, we do not have a photo of Mrs. Italiano. Also of interest, please click here for our tribute to Mrs. Italiano and twelve other centenerians associated with our class.
 
Jun. 9, 2026 - - -  Latest photos of new ELHS construction
 
Progress continues on the new ELHS construction as seen in these current photos.
 
 
The new ELHS is in the left middle with the current school in the right foreground.
 
 
 
 
 May 27, 2026 - - - Lowerclassman Cynthia Panico Soja, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Cynthia Panico Soja, ELHS 1972, who we knew as Cynthia Panico. She passed away on May 6, 2026. Please click here for Cynthia's obituary and click here for our tributes to her and other members of the ELHS Class of 1972 who have passed away.
 
 
 
Cynthia in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
Apr. 30, 2026 - - - Latest photos of new ELHS construction
 
Here are some aerials showing the new ELHS under construction.
 
 
Aerial in March 2026 showing progress on the new ELHS. A new concession stand is in the lower left. The new school is in the middle at the back and the school we attended on the right side. The parking lot is shaped differently than when we were there.
 
 
Six new tennis courts in a location adjacent to the St. Michael's Parish parking lot.
 
 
Aerial taken April 17, 2026 showing new school in foreground and current school in the background.
 
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.

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