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In honor and memory of Elmhurst High School, its alumni, teachers and staff, The Waynedale News has prepared a 100 article selection from the past fifteen years covering Elmhurst topics. As this is a special section with selected stories, please feel free to use the search function on our website to find more specific articles from Elmhurst history.

A Look Back At Our Community In 2019 Elmhurst Featured Local News Spotlight 

ELMHURST CLASS OF 1959 HOLDS 60TH REUNION

September 27, 2019January 8, 2020 Carol Wire
On Saturday, September 14, 2019, the Elmhurst High School graduating class of 1959 held their 60th class reunion. We are one of the first few classes to hold a reunion since the final bricks came tumbling down and the building was no more! However, ... Read more
A Look Back At Our Community In 2019 Elmhurst Featured Local News Spotlight 

PRESERVING A KEY ELMHURST FEATURE AHEAD OF DEMOLITION

May 25, 2018January 19, 2019 Alex Cornwell
Over the past 3 weeks, alumni Don and Hope Dressler have been working to preserve key elements of the gym floor at Elmhurst High School. A race for time against the excavator which will be coming to that side of the building within the next few weeks, ... Read more
A Look Back At Our Community In 2019 Elmhurst Featured Local News Spotlight 

ELMHURST IS COMING DOWN BUT MEMORIES REMAIN

May 25, 2018January 19, 2019 Cindy Cornwell
As the sun came up in Waynedale, an area historical building came down. It was Monday, May 14, 2018 when demolition began on the exterior of the Elmhurst High School building located on Ardmore Avenue. Prior to demolition, the gas, water, electric ... Read more
Elmhurst Featured Local News Spotlight 

ONE LAST TIME AT ELMHURST HIGH

November 24, 2017November 25, 2017 Michael Morrissey
Every dust-covered clock hovering over the guests on tours of the long-vacant hallways of Elmhurst High School registered the exact same time: 2:49 p.m. Frozen in time was the last bell of the last school day in 2010. The significance of the ... Read more
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

ELMHURST: A FOND GOOD-BYE

November 24, 2017November 25, 2017 Harriet Monn Stennfeld
We came to walk the halls once more, Knowing ‘twould be the last We thought of teenage hopes and dreams In that now distant past. Lifelong friendships were formed right here As thru the years they grew. We smile fondly to recall that Romance oft ... Read more
Elmhurst Local Opinion Editorials 

EHS FINAL VIEWING

November 24, 2017November 25, 2017 Stephen Paul Leykauf
Letter To The Editor: It had the feel of a funeral visitation. My last visit a few years ago hoped to see familiar faces. But this visit on November 10, 2017 occasioned a last viewing of what had been so much a part of our lives decades ago. The familiar ... Read more
Elmhurst Featured Local News Spotlight 

A FINAL FAREWELL PLANNED FOR ELMHURST GRADS

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
Elmhurst High School has served as a place full of youthful memories for the tens of thousands of alumni who attended the school since its construction in 1929. In November, alumni, their immediate families, and school staff will have a final ... Read more
Elmhurst Featured Local News Spotlight 

ELMHURST 50+ YEAR BOOK

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Michael Morrissey
A new book being crafted by a group of dedicated Elmhurst High School graduates is looking to keep classmates and friends connected after more than 50 years, appropriately titled, “50+ Years Later.” Several members of the Elmhurst class of ... Read more
Elmhurst Featured Local News Spotlight 

HANSON AGGREGATES PURCHASES ELMHURST HIGH SCHOOL PROPERTY

September 1, 2017September 2, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
Hanson Aggregates Midwest LLC (“Hanson”) has concluded its purchase of the vacant Elmhurst High School building and associated property. The sale of the property required the acquisition of two parcels totaling almost twenty-eight acres: ... Read more
Elmhurst Featured Local News Spotlight 

ONE LAST TIME WALKING THE HALLS AT ELMHURST HIGH

August 18, 2017September 2, 2017 Michael Morrissey
Even after decades, the Elmhurst class of 1967 is staying close. This summer will mark 50 years since those folks tread the hallowed halls of Elmhurst High School, 3829 Sandpoint Road, and the class plans to mark the milestone anniversary with ... Read more
Elmhurst High School Selling
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

FUTURE OF ELMHURST PROPERTY REMAINS A MYSTERY

February 17, 2017September 2, 2017 Jay McClintock
On February 13 at 6pm the Fort Wayne Community School Board of Trustees held a hearing and vote to decide to seek a buyer for Elmhurst High School and adjacent farm land. The school was closed after the 2009 – 2010 school year ended, and the ... Read more
The attendees at the August 6 Elmhurst Class of 1976 reunion at the Coyote Creek Golf Club.
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

ELMHURST CLASS OF 1976 REUNION

August 12, 2016September 2, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
The attendees at the August 6 Elmhurst Class of 1976 reunion at the Coyote Creek Golf Club. ... Read more
Elmhurst Original Leisure & Entertainment 

EARTHQUAKES IN THE AFTERNOON

July 29, 2016September 2, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
Tremors and quakes are not just a West Coast warning,Waynedalers know they occur daily – just not in the morning.Past teachers at Elmhurst would prepare at the end of each day,At a quarter past two, before sports teams would play.Sometimes ... Read more
Melissa (Hunter) Long captivates audience in a play called “My Three Angels.” Melissa was part of a ten-member cast directed by Donald Goss. In this photo Paul (Geoff Sills) and Marie Louise (Melissa Hunter) meet. Photo taken from Elmhurst High School 1975 Yearbook.
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

MELISSA’S LONG JOURNEY HOME

February 26, 2016September 2, 2017 Allen Shaw
Melissa Long has been a lighthouse to our community for more than 30 years, informing us of danger and shining as a beacon of light to illuminate the beauty of our city. She worked a full-time second shift job as News Anchor at 21Alive News. We only ... Read more
Don Goss
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

A LIFE COMMITTED TO TEACHING

October 23, 2015March 13, 2019 Allen Shaw
* Former Elmhurst H.S. teacher Donald C Goss passed away on March 12, 2019. We will share more information about funeral services as they are available here: www.facebook.com/Waynedalenews/ * Updated 03/12/19 Don Goss knew what direction ... Read more
EHS Reunion
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

50-YEAR REUNION PLANNED FOR ELMHURST CLASS OF 1965

August 14, 2015September 2, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
A weekend of fun and fellowship is planned September 18-20 for members of the Elmhurst High School Class of 1965. The main events will be a Friday night reception at the downtown History Center and a Saturday night dinner event at Lighted Gardens ... Read more
Birthday SCHLAUDRAFF 100
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

ELMHURST GRADUATE TURNS 100!

July 3, 2015September 2, 2017 Cindy Cornwell
As America celebrates another birthday, a couple days later, Dulla (Aschliman) Schlaudraff will celebrate her 100th birthday! Dulla was born on July 6, 1915. She has received several birthday cards already. One very special card she said ... Read more
Elmhurst 60th Class Reunion
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

ELMHURST CLASS OF 1953 REUNION

September 13, 2013September 2, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
1st Row (L-R) Nila McCartney Fox, Jean Adams Kloer, Nick Werling, Stuart Trainer, Beverly Sampson Gebert, Lucille Jerraid Huyghe. 2nd Row and rear (L-R) Harold Dautz, Gene Lee, Martha Walker Imler, Bob Crider, Phyllis Waldrop Wilkinson, ... Read more
ELMHURST AUCTION RAISES FUNDS FOR FWCS
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

YEEEEP! ELMHURST AUCTION RAISES FUNDS FOR FWCS

September 7, 2012September 2, 2017 Alex Cornwell
By 9am on Saturday, August 25th Elmhurst High School parking lot was once again full of cars. This time in place of students filling the lot, it was the general public who was invited to walk through the school to view and bid on various items from ... Read more
ALWAYS A TROJAN
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

ALWAYS A TROJAN

July 27, 2012September 2, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
Two hundred seniors would have graduated this year from Elmhurst High School, if it hadn’t been closed by the School Board a few years ago. Graduations still occurred but they were just at a different location. Posing in front of Elmhurst ... Read more
ELMHURST’S GAYDAY CONTINUES HITTING STREAK AT IPFW
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

ELMHURST’S GAYDAY CONTINUES HITTING STREAK AT IPFW

May 4, 2012September 2, 2017 Cindy Cornwell
The baseball series started Friday afternoon, April 27, 2012. The IPFW Mastodons were looking to stomp on the Bisons last weekend as they played North Dakota State. It started out a bright sunny day on the IPFW field, but the Bisons quickly took ... Read more
HOLDING DEAR OUR MEMORIES OF ELMHURST, CLASS OF 2011
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

HOLDING DEAR OUR MEMORIES OF ELMHURST

July 1, 2011September 2, 2017 Sam Zook
From the Editor-These past few weeks, hundreds of local high school graduates were getting the attention they deserved for a job well done-especially Elmhurst High School grads. Now, these students have boosted their lifelong earning potential ... Read more
Elmhurst High School’s Mark Sexton, along with his parents Roberta and James Sexton.
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

ELMHURST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RECEIVES SERTOMA AWARD

May 20, 2011September 2, 2017 Cindy Cornwell
The secret is out. Sertoma is probably Fort Wayne’s best kept secrets. Sertoma is an acronym for “SERvice TO MAnkind” and is an international organization. In the Fort Wayne area it has been in existence since 1955. Today, ... Read more
WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BOWLING TEAM ADVANCE TO SEMI-STATE 2011
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BOWLING TEAM ADVANCE TO SEMI-STATE

February 11, 2011September 2, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
The Wayne High School Boys bowling team advanced to Semi-State Saturday, February 5, 2011. In order to advance they had to finish in the top 5 out of 12 teams from around the region. They came in 5th, which sends them to the next round in Muncie next ... Read more
Elmhurst Featured Local News 

ELMHURST CHOIR REUNITED TO SERENADE KINGSTON RESIDENTS

January 14, 2011September 2, 2017 The Waynedale News Staff
Brett Adams, former music director at Elmhurst High School was pleased to receive a call from members of his Elmhurst show choir requesting an opportunity to perform together again.“The kids are now split up, but have missed each other and ... Read more
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