These pictures from The Gazette archives will bring back memories for former pupils of Hodgson High School in Poulton.
They were a sporty lot. Plenty of trophies and awards scooped for their skills in cricket, netball and basketball - an unusual school sport in the mid eighties.
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Hodgson High School under 16s basketball team. Seated from left: R Colling, A Martin, P Munro, I Ogden, I Wilkinson. Standing: J Hoyle, R Wikeley, M Shuttleworth, M Jackson and J Ogden | jpimedia
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Trophies presented to pupils at Hodgson High School by Peter Frost from Guide Dogs for the Blind. They had individually raised more than 20 each through a sponsored spell | jpimedia
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Girls swept the board in the Blackpool National School's Public Speaking Competition. Rebecca Walls (left) a pupil at Hodgson with Heather Andrews who won the junior and senior sections. | jpimedia
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Undergraduate Nicholas Law works with pupils at Hodgson as part of a scheme to attract good quality graduates into teaching | jpimedia