East Longmeadow High School
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East Longmeadow High School | |
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East Longmeadow Public Schools | |
Principal | Frank Paige |
Teaching staff | 65.29 (FTE) |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Enrollment | 816 (2022-23) |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.50 |
Color(s) | Red and gray |
Athletics | Baseball, basketball, cheer, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, ski, swim, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling |
Athletics conference | Division 2 |
Mascot | Spartan |
Rival | Longmeadow High School |
Newspaper | Spartan Spectator |
Variety show | Spartanum Spectaculuum |
Website | elps |
East Longmeadow High School is a
History
After a strenuous process, the plans for a high school building to be constructed at 180 Maple Street (previously farmland) were approved by the voters. Ground was broken on the construction of a building to house the town's growing student body on April 28, 1959. Following one year's construction and several finishing touches, East Longmeadow High School first opened its doors to students on September 13, 1961, graduating its first class in the summer of 1962. Prior to an addition to the existing building in 1965, only one class had attended the school for all four years (Class of 1964). This was due to accommodation issues due to sizing. Ninth graders continued to attend Birchland Park Middle School until the addition was complete. As of June 2023, 12,762 students have graduated from the original school building. The largest number of graduates to date was 298 in the class of 1974.
Principals
There have been seven principals of East Longmeadow High School. Their names and years of service are provided below:
- Mr. Elwin J. Doubleday, 1960-1963 (died 2004)
- Mr. Ralph L. Shindler, 1963-1979 (died 2014)
- Mr. Peter J. Cannone, Jr., 1979-1987 (died 2020)
- Mr. Richard L. Freccero, 1987-2010
- Mr. Michael E. Knybel, 2010-2011
- Dr. Gina E. Flanagan, 2011-2020
- Mr. Frank R. Paige, 2020-present.
New school building
From 2014-2019, the East Longmeadow School Committee submitted Statements of Interest for grant funding through the
Notable alumni
- Nick Ahmed, professional baseball player[2][3]
- Wall Street Journaland novelist.
- Victoria Aveyard, author of the Red Queen trilogy.
References
- ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
- The Republican. October 1, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "Braves select East Longmeadow's Ahmed in 2nd". ESPN.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2014.