East Longmeadow High School
Class of 1970
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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.
Jun. 4, 2023 - - - Mrs. Janet Lemieux, mother of classmate Pat Ryan Normand, passes awayWe extend our sympathy to classmate Pat Ryan Normand on the passing of her mother, Mrs. Janet Lemieux on Apr. 18, 2023. Mrs. Lemieux celebrated her 100th birthday on Feb. 13, 2023. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to Mrs. Lemieux and all our parents who have passed away.
Mrs. Lemieux on her 100th birthday, Feb. 13, 2023.
Jun. 4, 2023 - - - Commencement exercise held for 212 ELHS seniors
On Friday, June 2, a commencement exercise for 212 seniors was held at our school's athletic field. This brings the total number of graduates since our school opened to 12,762.
Graduates celebrate at the end of the commencement exercise.
This graph shows the number of grads each year since our school opened in 1960. In 1961, there were no grads, as seniors finished in Springfield schools.
Jun. 3, 2023 - - - Upperclassman Paul Mondoux, ELHS 1967, and brother of classmate Rich Mondoux, passes awayWe bid farewell to Paul Mondoux, ELHS 1967, and the brother of our classmate Rich Mondoux. He passed away on May 27, 2023. Please click here for Paul's obituary and click here for our tribute to him and other members of the ELHS Class of 1967 who have passed away.
Paul in 1967 (senior portrait) and later in life.
May 24, 2023 - - - Classmate David Sabourin passes awayWe bid farewell to our dear classmate David Sabourin, who passed away on May 16, 2023. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to him.
David's senior candid photo and later in life.
May 23, 2023 - - - Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper, mother of classmate Larry Cooper, passes awayWe bid farewell to Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper, the mother of our late classmate Larry Cooper, who passed away on May 15, 2023 at age 97. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to Mrs. Cooper and all our parents who have passed away.
Mrs. Cooper in 1979 and later in life.
Apr. 28, 2023 - - - Classmate Bruce Duncan passes awayWe bid farewell to our dear classmate Bruce Duncan, who passed away on Apr. 26, 2023. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to him.
Bruce's senior candid in the 1970 ELHS yearbook and later in life.
Apr. 19, 2023 - - - Upperclassman Lesley Sleith Tremblay, ELHS 1968, passes awayWe bid farewell to Lesley Sleith Tremblay, ELHS 1968, who we knew as Lesley Sleith. She passed away on Apr. 8, 2023. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to her and other members of the ELHS Class of 1968 who have passed away.
Lesley in 1968 (senior portrait) and later in life.
Apr. 13, 2023 - - - Mr. Harley Wheeler and Mrs. Constance Wheeler, parents of our late classmate Melinda Wheeler Ford, pass awayWe've learned that Mr. Harley Wheeler and Mrs. Constance Wheeler, the parents of our late classmate Melinda Wheeler Ford, passed away on Mar. 29, 2022 and Mar. 23, 2023, respectively. Please click here for their combined obituary and click here for our tribute to all our parents who have passed away.
Constance and Harley Wheeler
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