CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Emma Schall, in third grade, and Bailey Schall, in second grade, both at Steckel Elementary School, are ready for a new academic year to begin. The start of classes in Whitehall-Coplay School District was Aug. 28.

A senior at Whitehall High School, Daniel Hernandez is excited for his first day.

Fourth-grader Francesca Markulics and sixth-grader Kennedy Markulics, both students at St. Elizabeth Regional School, Whitehall, gather for a photo to mark the occasion.