Nalo Miller, a sixth-grade student at Whitehall-Coplay Middle School, and Aidden Berger, an 11th-grader at Whitehall High School, are ready for their first day of school for the 2026-27 academic year. Classes in Whitehall-Coplay School District began Aug. 24.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOSJuliana Muth is excited for her first day of classes as a WHS senior.

WHS 10th-grader Henry Harms is off to class.

Theodore and Norma Khouli, a fourth-grader at Zephyr Elementary School and first-grader at Gockley Elementary School, respectively, get together for a photo to mark the first day of school Aug. 24.