CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Levi Kibler, a second-grade student at Sheckler Elementary School, brings flowers for his teacher, Sarah Seng, on the first day of the 2022-23 academic year, which started Aug. 29 for Catasauqua Area School District.

A sixth-grade student at Catasauqua Middle School, James Carragher heads off to school on the first day of the 2022-23 academic year, which began Aug. 29 for Catasauqua Area School District.

Jace Reed, of Catasauqua and a first-grade student with the IU class at Kernsville Elementary, is excited to be starting school.

Jlynn Marie Robinson, a kindergartner at Sheckler Elementary School, and Stephanie Lynn Robinson, a ninth-grade student at Catasauqua High School, pose for a photo with their dad, Ernest Robinson.

CHS students Wyatt Younes, 12th grade; Zachary Bear, 11th grade; Alivia Bear, 11th grade; and William Bear, 12th grade, gather together for a group photo before leaving for school.