East Longmeadow High School
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| East Longmeadow High School | |
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| Location | |
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180 Maple Street 01028 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°03′31″N 72°31′22″W / 42.05861°N 72.52278°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | April 28, 1959 |
| School district | East Longmeadow Public Schools |
| Principal | Frank Paige |
| Teaching staff | 68.16 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.31[1] |
| Colors | 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 | sites |
East Longmeadow High School is a public high school located in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only secondary school (high school) in the East Longmeadow School District. It enrolls 833 students. On November 7, 2023, the residents of East Longmeadow voted in favor of a debt exclusion which will allocate funds to build a brand new high school and pool. The project is expected to begin in summer of 2024, with the goal of the new building being ready for the 2026-2027 school year.
Principals
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.
- Elwin J. Doubleday, 1960-1963 (died 2004)
- Ralph L. Shindler, 1963-1979 (died 2014)
- Peter J. Cannone, Jr., 1979-1987 (died 2020)
- Richard L. Freccero, 1987-2010
- Michael E. Knybel, 2010-2011
- Gina E. Flanagan, 2011-2020
- Frank R. Paige, 2020–present.
