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Jesse Rauscher, 5, gives a hug to East Great Plain firefighter Bill Guile after getting a ride to his first day of Kindergarten at Mahan School in Norwich, Conn., Tuesday, Sept. 6. Rauscher was one of seven kindergarteners in the district who won a ride to school on a fire truck.

Kindergartener rides to school on fire truck

If you were five years old, what would be cooler than riding a fire truck on your first day?

As we have blogged in the past, the first day of school is emotional for both kids and adults:

Mother and daughter say goodbye during the first day of kindergarten

Rookie teacher hides jitters on his first day of school

First day of school

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