When I was six years old, I was woken by a group of kids calling cadence while running. I ran outside to see why they were so loud and saw their uniforms. I went to ask how I could join and was told you had to be at least eight years of age to join the Young Marines. 

Ryan Ordmandy, digital media coordinator for Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School District's Communication Services, captured images of the districts' Back to School Fest Saturday, Aug. 3, at …