East Longmeadow High School
Class of 1970
Latest News
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.
Jul. 24, 2024 - - - Upperclassman Diane Belliveau, ELHS 1968, passes awayWe bid farewell to Diane Belliveau, ELHS 1968, who passed away on Jul. 16, 2024. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tributes to Diane and other ELHS Class of 1968 classmates who have passed away.
Diane's senior portrait.
Jun. 15, 2024 - - - Lowerclassman Judith Child Talbert, ELHS 1971, passes awayWe bid farewell to Judith Child Talbert, ELHS 1971, who we knew as Judith Child. She passed away on Jun. 8, 2024. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tributes to Judith and other ELHS Class of 1971 classmates who have passed away.
Judith in 1971 (senior portrait) and later in life.
Jun. 14, 2024 - - - Classmate Wayne Soffan passes awayWe bid farewell to our dear classmate Wayne Soffan, who passed away on Jun. 8, 2024. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tributes to Wayne and other ELHS Class of 1970 classmates who have passed away.
Wayne in 1970 (senior candid) and later in life.
Jun. 12, 2024 - - - Upperclassman Gail Linden Szymanski, ELHS 1967, passes awayWe bid farewell to Gail Linden Szymanski, ELHS 1967, who we knew as Gail Linden. The sister of our classmate Victor Linden, she passed away on May 21, 2024. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tributes to Gail and other members of the ELHS Class of 1967 who have passed away.
Gail in 1967 (senior portrait) and later in life.
Jun. 11, 2024 - - - Walk-thru Video of New ELHS
Please click here for a work-in-progress walk-thru video simulation of what some of our new high school will look like. The design is much more open than the current school. Construction starts soon, with an expected opening date in the fall of 2026.
Screenshot from a simulated walk-thru video of new ELHS.
Jun. 1, 2024 - - - Upperclassman Gail Stevens Fohlbrook, ELHS 1967, passes awayWe bid farewell to Gail Stevens Fohlbrook, ELHS 1967, who we knew as Gail Stevens. She passed away on May 28, 2024. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tributes to Gail and other members of the ELHS Class of 1967 who have passed away.
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Gail in 1967 (senior portrait) and later in life.
Jun. 1, 2024 - - - ELHS holds commencement exercise for 206 seniors
On May 31 at 7:00 p.m., ELHS held a commencement exercise for 206 seniors in the athletic stadium. This year's commencement brings the total number of ELHS graduates to 12,964, as seen in the chart below.
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May 31, 2024 - - - Upperclassman Scott Safford, ELHS 1967, passes awayWe bid farewell to Scott Safford, ELHS 1967, who passed away on May 18, 2024. He served as an officer in the East Longmeadow Police Department from 1975-2014. Please click here for our tribute to him and other members of the ELHS Class of 1967 who have passed away.
Scott in 1967 (senior portrait) and later in life.
May 28, 2024 - - - Lowerclassman Gary Tesini, ELHS 1972, passes awayWe bid farewell to Gary Tesini, ELHS 1972, who passed away on May 26, 2024. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tributes to Gary and other ELHS Class of 1972 classmates who have passed away.
Gary in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
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