Many Catholic schools in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington have opened their doors on another new school year. Other schools have scheduled their openings in the days ahead. Above, students at St. Mary’s School in Landover Hills, Maryland get a hug from principal LaSandra M. Hayes before the start of the first day of school there on Aug. 23. In the photos below, Hayes welcomes more students on the first day of school and moms give their students a goodbye kiss as they drop them off at school. (CS photos by Andrew Biraj)