And so, without further ado, here are some of our best archive pictures of Preston schools back in the 1970s and 1980s.
![Permjit Jhooti and Trudy Williamson (right) won the girls doubles title in under 14 Preston Schools Badminton Tournament. Trudy also won the girls singles championship](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdkOGNmNGI1LWYzMGItNDkzYy1iOGMyLWU4ZGJiMDMyYWY0OToxOWNlZGZhMy1hNjk5LTQzZDctYjlmNC1hNmY5NjkzNTQxNzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
37. Preston schools in the 1970s and 1980s
Permjit Jhooti and Trudy Williamson (right) won the girls doubles title in under 14 Preston Schools Badminton Tournament. Trudy also won the girls singles championshipPhoto: RETRO
![A touch of American razzmatazz will come to Deepdale football ground, for as Preston North End and Gillingham players run out on to the pitch they will be greeted by cheer leaders performing a routine to the club's signature tune Margie. This will be just one of three spectaculars performed by pupils of William Temple High School, Preston. The school children will also entertain spectators with a gymnastics display, and during the interval they will give a demonstration of ball skills. Pictured above is the entire team taking part](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYzNmVmZjNjLTVjZjUtNDY5MS05ZTA0LWUwZTliODc3NGFlOTplNzU2ZTM2MC03YzlkLTQ3OWQtODEyMy00NmY1Y2U3NzlhYTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
38. Preston schools in the 1970s and 1980s
A touch of American razzmatazz will come to Deepdale football ground, for as Preston North End and Gillingham players run out on to the pitch they will be greeted by cheer leaders performing a routine to the club's signature tune Margie. This will be just one of three spectaculars performed by pupils of William Temple High School, Preston. The school children will also entertain spectators with a gymnastics display, and during the interval they will give a demonstration of ball skills. Pictured above is the entire team taking partPhoto: RETRO
![Six pupils from Preston's Ashton-on-Ribble High School have defeated four other Lancashire team in the regional heats of The Times British Schools Chess Tournament. Pictured after their win (from left to right) Permjit Jhooti, Dinesh Gohil, Sarabjit Singh, Mahesh Patel, Sunil Gohil and Lee Morris.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjExNDhkMWExLTZlZWMtNGRjMC1hMThhLTZjODFiYTY5YWU1Njo2NjA0NzMyMC1hOWU0LTQ5NzQtYjI2Mi04YmEwZWFlYTczYTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
39. Preston schools in the 1970s and 1980s
Six pupils from Preston's Ashton-on-Ribble High School have defeated four other Lancashire team in the regional heats of The Times British Schools Chess Tournament. Pictured after their win (from left to right) Permjit Jhooti, Dinesh Gohil, Sarabjit Singh, Mahesh Patel, Sunil Gohil and Lee Morris.Photo: RETRO
![These young Einsteins proved their genuis in a nationwide science scheme. The children from Walton-le-Dale High School, near Preston, gave up their dinner time breaks to work in the school's laboratory. And their hard work paid off when they all won bronze awards in a new national young boffins programme being run by the British Association for the Advancement of Science](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRhYmFjYzNmLWY4ZWYtNDUyZC1iMmQ1LWE4NDRiYTdiY2U5YjpkM2ZiZjcyMi0wMGNkLTQ5Y2ItOTUwOS03ZjI5ZGU5OGVlMzc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
40. Preston schools in the 1970s and 1980s
These young Einsteins proved their genuis in a nationwide science scheme. The children from Walton-le-Dale High School, near Preston, gave up their dinner time breaks to work in the school's laboratory. And their hard work paid off when they all won bronze awards in a new national young boffins programme being run by the British Association for the Advancement of SciencePhoto: RETRO