Alexandria students strapped on their backpacks and hopped on the bus for the first day of school on Tuesday. With a marching band at T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria City Public Schools kicked off the 2019-2020 school year with a bang.

Superintendent Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D, stopped by every ACPS school, while Mayor Justin Wilson also visited several schools, including Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, to shake hands with students and parents as the new school year commenced.

Check out our photos from the first day of school below.