The 19 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Nashville will welcome more than 6,000 students back to the classroom for the new school year. Father Ryan High School and Pope John Paul II Preparatory School in Hendersonville kicked off the school year on Thursday, Aug. 3. Most of the elementary schools will follow behind the week of Aug. 7. Above, Father Nonso Ohanaka, the chaplain at Pope John Paul II Preparatory School, blesses this year’s senior class before the start of the first day of classes. Photo by Andy Telli
Gallery photos by Katie Peterson and Andy Telli
