CONTRIBUTED PHOTOSBrianna Tagliavia, a sixth-grade student at Northampton Area Middle School, is ready for her first day of school for the 2026-27 academic year. Classes in Northampton Area School District began Aug. 24.

NAMS eighth-grader Dominick Tagliavia is eager to start his day.

Layne Fenstermaker heads off to eighth grade at NAMS.

Logan and Noah West, fourth-grader and second-grader at Siegfried Elementary School, respectively, take a moment together before the start of the first day of school.

Siegfried Elementary kindergartner Jinora Betancourt is all smiles for her first day.

Kylee and Jaycek Kiefer, 12th-grader at Northampton Area High School and eighth-grader at NAMS, respectively, are ready for the first day of classes Aug. 24.

Eighth-grade student at NAMS, Jayden Meitzler is excited to start the new academic year.