Published September 09. 2026 10:26AM
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.