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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.
 
 Mar. 1, 2026 - - - Lowerclassman Robert Taylor, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to lowerclassman 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.
 
Feb. 9, 2026 - - - Center School first grade teacher Mrs. Ruth Fisher Washburn celebrates her 100th birthday
 
On Feb. 8, 2026 Mrs. Ruth Fisher Washburn, who we knew as Mrs. Ruth Fisher, celebrated her 100th birthday. She taught first grade at Center School during our time there, then taught third grade at Mountain View School until her retirement in 1983. Please click here for Mrs. Fisher's class roster and photos. Click here for our Centenarians page, in which you may see the twelve people associated with our class who lived to be 100 years.
 
   
 
Mrs. Fisher Washburn in 1958 during our time at Center School, with classmate Bruce Moore in 2013, with classmate Scott Moore in October 2025, and on her 100th birthday.
 
Feb. 6, 2026 - - - Latest photo of new ELHS under construction
 
 
Photo of new ELHS under construction taken on Jan. 29, 2026. The new school is seen in the background, including the swimming pool on the far left (roof partially installed), with the gymnasium to the right of the pool. A portion of the current school is seen in the right foreground.
 
 Jan. 24, 2026 - - - Former classmate Carol Gerow Jackson passes away
 
We've just learned that former classmate Carol Gerow Jackson, who we knew as Carol Gerow, passed away in January 2026. Carol was in our class during first and second grades at Pleasant View School. She then joined the ELHS Class of 1971, where she remained until sometime in her senior year. Please click here for Carol's obituary and click here for our tribute to her.
 
 
 
Carol in 1969 (she was then in the ELHS Class of 1971) and later in life.
 
 Jan. 23 2026 - - - Lowerclassman David Powers, ELHS 1973, passes away
 
We bid farewell to David Powers, ELHS 1973, who passed away on Jan. 22, 2026. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to David and other ELHS Class of 1973 classmates who have passed away.
 
 
 
David in 1973 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 Jan. 21, 2026 - - - Classmate Brian Falk passes away
 
We bid farewell to our dear classmate Brian Falk, who passed away on Jan. 13, 2026. Please click here for his obituary and click here for our tribute to Brian.
 
 
 
Brian in 1970 (senior candid) and at our 55th class reunion in October 2025.
 
 Jan. 8, 2026 - - - Classmate Lois Melbourne Webber passes away
 
We bid farewell to our dear classmate Lois Melbourne Webber, who we knew as Lois Melbourne. She passed away in late December 2025. Please click here for Lois' obituary and click here for our tribute to Lois. Note: Her obituary has a typo on her date of birth. It should read Dec. 30, 1951.
 
 
 
Lois in 1970 (senior candid) and later in life.
 
 Jan. 7, 2026 - - - Upperclassman Bonnie Piusz, ELHS 1969, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Bonnie Piusz, ELHS 1969, who passed away in Hawaii on Dec. 20, 2025. Please click here for our tribute to Bonnie and other ELHS Class of 1969 classmates who have passed away.
 
 
 
Bonnie in 1969 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 Jan. 6, 2026 - - - Upperclassman John Beck, ELHS 1969, passes away
 
We bid farewell to John Beck, ELHS 1969, who passed away on Dec. 31, 2025. Please click here for a very brief obituary. Please click here for our tribute to John and other ELHS Class of 1969 classmates who have passed away.
 
 
John's senior portrait.

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