Bristol public and parochial schools opened for the 2014-15 academic year last week.
PHOTOS by TAMMI NAUDUS

West Bristol School second graders, Victoria Testa, left, and Lindsey Holland, right, take a moment to pose with Bristol’s Superintendent of School Dr. Ellen Solek on the first day back to class Thursday. Testa and Holland have been friends since nursery school.

St. Joseph School students returned to class on Wednesday. Seventh graders Alexa and Jenny preserve the moment with a selfie.

Ali, Bridget, Cydney, and Sarah return to class at St. Joseph School last Wednesday as summer vacation ended for the parochial school students.

Students are ready for their big entrance into West Bristol School last Thursday as summer vacation ended and students returned to school.