Emblematic of the end of the school year, prom is all about getting dressed up, spending an evening with friends, and celebrating the onset of summer. And - as demonstrated by one reader saying: “I loved my prom!” - what could be better than all those things?
What’s more, there aren’t many more nerve-wracking times in a young student’s life than results day, so here we decided to combine both events and take a look at some of our best archive pictures of Preston proms and results days from the early 2010s.
See if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
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49. PHOTO. KEVIN McGUINNESS. From left, Georgia Cookson, Sophie Heyworth, Laura Mitchell, Gina Crompton and Alex Ross at the Corpus Christi Catholic Sports College Prom at Barton Grange
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50. KEVIN McGUINNESS. From left, Candice Rigby, Emma Reibbitt, Nomsa Mpofu, Jesna Jijo, Beth Merryweather and Alex Hall at the Penwortham Girls High School Prom at The Pines
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51. PHOTO. KEVIN McGUINNESS. From left, Emily Caton, Emma McLoughlin, Hayley Tomlinson, Rupa Sunkari, Sabrina Cowgill and Rebecca Ealand at the Corpus Christi Catholic Sports College Prom at Barton Grange
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