CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Aaron Smith, in kindergarten at Gockley Elementary School; Allison Smith, in fifth grade at Zephyr Elementary School; and Austin Smith, in first grade at Gockley Elementary, are ready for the start of the 2022-23 academic year, which began Aug. 29 for Whitehall-Coplay School District.

At left, Bailey Schall, first-grade student at Gockley Elementary School, and Emma Schall, second-grade student at Steckel Elementary School, are excited for their first day of school for the 2022-23 academic year, which began Aug. 29 for Whitehall-Coplay School District.

Jacob Abraham, a ninth-grader at Whitehall High School, poses for a photo on his first day.

Xavier R. Castro is off to ninth grade at WHS.