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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.
 
Note: On this page we include 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 8, 2025 - - - ELHS graduates 172 seniors
 
On Jun. 7, 2025, commencement exercises were held at ELHS for 172 seniors. This brings the total number of graduates at ELHS since the first graduating class of 1962 to 13,136.
 
 
Graduates toss their caps (mortarboards) into the air as family members look on. The green sheathing on the walls of the new ELHS, under construction, is seen on the right.
 
 
This table shows the number of graduates each year since 1962.  ELHS opened in September 1960. In June 1961 there were no graduates, as seniors completed their education in Springfield schools. The largest number of graduates to date was 298 in the Class of 1974.
 
 May 16, 2025 - - - Lowerclassman William "Bill" Bodge, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to William "Bill" Bodge, ELHS 1972, who passed away on Apr. 11, 2025. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to Bill and other ELHS Class of 1972 classmates who have passed away.
 
 
 
Bill in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 May 11, 2025 - - - Lowerclassman Kenneth R. Johnson, III, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Kenneth R. Johnson, III, ELHS 1972, who passed away on May 4, 2025. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to Kenneth and other ELHS Class of 1972 classmates who have passed away.
 
 
 
Kenneth in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
May 6, 2025 - - - Latest photos of new ELHS construction
 
Here are two aerial photos taken in late April showing progress on the new ELHS construction. Sixteen months until completion!
 
 
Aerial view of new ELHS in late April 2025. 
 
 
Aerial view of new ELHS in late April 2025. 
 
Apr. 24, 2025 - - - Classmates Bruce Moore and Andrea Hastings Driscoll in event celebrating start of the Revolutionary War
 
On Apr. 19, 2025, in front of the town hall, classmates Bruce Moore and Andrea Hastings Driscoll participated in an event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War on Apr. 19, 1775. Bruce was one of several speakers documenting the military service of residents who lived in what is now East Longmeadow. Andrea was dressed in a style of clothing from that period. Click here for a story published in The Reminder newspaper.
 
 
 
Bruce Moore speaks at the ceremony.

 
 
Bruce Moore and Andrea Hastings Driscoll in front of the town hall.
 
Apr. 11, 2025 - - - Progress continues on new ELHS
 
Here are two recent aerial photos showing construction progress on the new ELHS, which is scheduled to open in September  2026.
 
 
Aerial view of new ELHS in late March 2025. The natatorium (building with blue roof housing the swimming pool) is seen in the front left near the tennis courts Current high school is in the middle right of photo. 
 
 
Aerial view of new ELHS in late March 2025. Current high school is on the left, with athletic stadium at the top. Natatorium is in the left rear.

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