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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.
 
 May 27, 2026 - - - Lowerclassman Cynthia Panico Soja, ELHS 1972, passes away
 
We bid farewell to Cynthia Panico Soja, ELHS 1972, who we knew as Cynthia Panico. She passed away on May 6, 2026. Please click here for Cynthia's obituary and click here for our tributes to her and other members of the ELHS Class of 1972 who have passed away.
 
 
 
Cynthia in 1972 (senior portrait) and later in life.
 
Apr. 30, 2026 - - - Latest photos of new ELHS construction
 
Here are some aerials showing the new ELHS under construction.
 
 
Aerial in March 2026 showing progress on the new ELHS. A new concession stand is in the lower left. The new school is in the middle at the back and the school we attended on the right side. The parking lot is shaped differently than when we were there.
 
 
Six new tennis courts in a location adjacent to the St. Michael's Parish parking lot.
 
 
Aerial taken April 17, 2026 showing new school in foreground and current school in the background.
 
Apr. 21, 2026 - - - ELHS hosts final open house for the current school
 
On Saturday, Apr. 21, current and former students, faculty, staff, and townspeople gathered at ELHS for a final open house for the current school. The new school is scheduled to open in September 2026. Click here, then scroll down to see many photos and videos.
 
 
Online ad for the final tour.
 
 
Current and former students gather in front of the school during the final tour.

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