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.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.Ninth graders continued to attend Birchland Park Middle School until the addition was complete.