Local NewsTop Stories GALLERY: Franklin goes back to school By Leeann Doerflein - August 2, 2023 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Franklin Community Schools went back to school on Wednesday. Here are some pictures we snapped at Northwood Elementary. 1 of 15 Northwood Elementary students gather around Hiro, the school’s therapy dog, for a serotonin boost ahead of their first day of school on Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal A Northwood teacher helps a kindergartener off the bus on his first day of school Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Northwood students show different emotions as they walk toward the school on their first day Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Northwood teachers say “good morning” as students head into the building on their first day Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Northwood students show different emotions as they walk toward the school on their first day Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Northwood students file into the building on their first day Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal A girl takes a pause on the way into school to pet Hiro on the first day of school. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal A Northwood teacher walks into school with students on the first day of school. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Northwood students show different emotions as they walk toward the school on their first day Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Hiro greets girls as they get off the bus at Northwood on the first day of school. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal A mom walks her daughters into school on Northwood’s first day Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Two kindergarteners stop to pet Hiro on Northwood’s first day Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Northwood teachers guide students off the bus as two kids with heavy loads of supplies disembark for the first day of school. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal Hiro greets kindergarteners as they get off the bus on their first day of school at Northwood. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal A student waves hello to a teacher on Northwood’s first day of school Wednesday. Leeann Doerflein | Daily Journal