They say your school years are the very best of your life, and it's easy to understand why - the friendships, the experiences, the novelty of it all, the heartbreak and drama, the laughter and tears. It's a magical time which we often only appreciate in hindsight. And so, with that in mind, take a look back at some of our best retro pictures from those beloved days.
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9. Fifteen-year-old Renata Giaaquitto from Naples, front left, who is shadowing Kira Walsh, front right, with Italian Club members, from left, Patricia Fogg, Sam Rudd, Susanna Furesz, Kevin Atkinson, Kerry Lang, Marian Zambon, Natalie Cross, Gerald Hornby and Alisa Vickers at Ribbleton Hall High School, Preston Photo: John Hughes
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10. Hannah Carter, centre, manager of the Priory High School bank in Penwortham, Preston, with, Joanne Sutton, left, and Siddiq Vaza Photo: John Hughes
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11. The young Carers Support Team from Fulwood High School in Preston, from left, Cheryl Graham, Kamini Manick, Bindi Stewart, Louise Grimshaw, Vicky Joyce, Lindsey Almond, Katie Eccles, Rebecca Crossley, Alison Sumner and Chung Yee Kong, who have received a Princess Diana Achievement Award Photo: John Hughes
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12. Year 10 pupils from Penwortham Girls High School and All Hallows RC High School displaying some of the costumes they have designed at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston. Lucy Hawerden of All Hallows is pictured in her dress Photo: David Hurst
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