Devyn P. Castro is excited for her first day of kindergarten at Gockley Elementary School. The first day of classes for the 2023-24 academic year in Whitehall-Coplay School District was Aug. 28.

Whitehall High School 10th-grader Xavier R. Castro is ready for a new school year to begin.

Zaylynn M. Castro, in fifth grade at Zephyr Elementary School, is off to school for her first day.

Logan Young marks the special occasion of his first day of kindergarten at Gockley Elementary. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS