For many, it’s the best time of their lives, so here are a few nostalgic images of what school was like back in 1980s Preston…
41. Teenage athlete Mark Howarth received the shock of his life when he went to school. In front of all his friends during morning assembly at St Cuthbert Mayne High School, Preston, headmaster Joseph Connelly told him: "You're off to Spain in a couple of weeks." For Mark, 14, has been chosen to represent Great Britain in the International Federation of Catholic Schools Games in Caruna
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42. Pupils from Brookfield Primary School in Preston are welcomed into the Mayor's Parlour by Coun Denis Kehoe and Mrs S Lind
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43. The pack power of St Brendan's College finally clinched the All England Schools Rugby crown for the Bristol school at Preston Grasshoppers. They scored two tries in both the semi-final and final of the tournament - against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and Kirkham Grammar School respectively
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44. Fourth year pupils at Broughton-in-Amounderness CE School, Broughton, Preston, marked the end of their primary years with a production of The Wizard of Oz. Following the yellow brick road are, from left: Gary Adamson, Helen Seed, David Botes and Richard Brooks
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