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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 open in September 2026, after which the current school will be razed and replaced by landscaped parking areas and athletic fields. Photo by David Sady.
 
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.
 
 Sep. 14, 2025 - - - Classmate Susan Wolcott Kochvar passes away
 
We've just learned that classmate Susan Wolcott Kochvar passed away on Mar. 9, 2025. She resided in Lebanon, PA. Please click here for our tribute to Susan.
 
 
 
Susan in 1970 (senior candid) and later in life.
 
 Sep. 7, 2025 - - - Lowerclassman Janice Winn, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Janice Winn, ELHS 1972, who passed away on Sep. 6, 2025. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to Janice and other ELHS Class of 1972 classmates who have passed away.
 
 
 
Janice in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
 Sep. 5, 2025 - - - Mapleshade School fifth grade teacher Mr. Bruce Jackson passes away
 
We bid farewell to Mr. Bruce Jackson, one of our fifth grade teachers during our time at Mapleshade School. He passed away on Sep. 2, 2025. Please click here for Mr. Jackson's obituary and click here for our tribute to him.
 
 
 
Mr. Jackson in 1954 (college graudation photo) and later in life.
 
Mr. Jackson's fifth grade class roster: James Aubin, Leslie Bergeron, Laura Bradley, Debra Butler, Marlene Cabana, Susan Circosta, Beth Davidson, Denise Descheneaux, Bruce Duncan, John Faust, Dolores Finch, Nancy Galvin, Richard Garrett, John Haetinger, Theodore Harper, William Kenyon, Patricia May, Bruce Moore, Ralph Nooney, Carl Porcelli, Kathleen Price, Cynthia Richards, David Sand, Wayne Scully, Kenneth Sheret, Debra Simons, Gail Steen, Christine Stewart, Susan Sullivan, Felix Tranghese, Jane Viveiros, Edward Warren.
 
 Aug. 20, 2025 - - - Mrs. Ruth Owen, mother of classmate David Owen, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Mrs. Ruth Owen, mother of David Owen, who passed away on Aug. 16, 2025 at the age of 101. Please click here for her obituary and click here for our tribute to Mrs. Owen and all our parents who have passed away. You'll also find Mrs. Owen on our Centenarians page.
 
 
 
Mrs. Owen in 1983 and later in life.
 
Aug. 11, 2025 --- Very current drone photos of new ELHS construction
 
Here are two drone photos of the new East Longmeadow High School taken by David Sady, a drone videographer from Ludlow. The new school will open in 13 months.
 
 
Here we see the current ELHS with a temporary parking lot in front and the new ELHS, under construction, in the background. Photo by David Sady.
 
 
On the right, we see the new ELHS under construction. On the left, we see the current ELHS. Photo by David Saby. 
 
Aug. 8, 2025 --- Latest photos of new ELHS construction
 
Nice progress continues on the new East Longmeadow High School as seen in these photos courtesy of Fontaine Brothers, the construction manager.
 
 
 
 
 
 Jul. 22, 2025 - - - Mapleshade School third grade teacher Mrs. Rita Ravosa passes away
 
We bid farewell to Mrs. Rita Ravosa, one of our third grade teachers during our time at Mapleshade School. She passed away on Jul. 1, 2025. Please click here for Mrs. Ravosa's obituary and click here for our tribute to her.
 
 
 
Mrs. Ravosa in 1960 and later in life.
 
Mrs. Ravosa's third grade class roster: Judith Bliss, Arlene Breau, David Carpenter, Alicia Coles, Marsha Coons, Denise Descheneaux, Julia Devine, Suzanne Dreyer, Marilyn Gour, Kenneth Hall, John Illig, Douglas Kenyon, William Lowe, Deborah Markham, Catherine Maurer, Bruce Moore, John Ouellette, Kathyrn Pedersen, Carl Porcelli, Cynthia Richards, William Scheumann, Gary Serwatka, William Stark, Nancy Steitz, Stephen Tesini, Arthur Valonen, Melinda Wheeler, Susan Wicks, Susan Wolcott, Ellen Zimmerman.

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