CONTRIBUTED PHOTOSElliot Gillette, a kindergartner at East Allen Elementary School, is ready for his first day of school for the 2026-27 academic year. Classes in Northampton Area School District began Aug. 24.

Lehigh Elementary School second-grade student Jaxson Rolen takes a moment for a school photo.

EmmaLee Fuller, a kindergartner at East Allen Elementary, is all smiles for her first day of school.

A fifth-grader at East Allen Elementary, Dustin Fuller is ready to start his day.

Damien Fuller, a sixth-grade student at Northampton Area Middle School, is off to the first day of classes Aug. 24. Additional back-to-school photos will appear in upcoming editions.