New uniforms, meeting new friends, teachers and getting to grips with the world of the classroom.
All of that and more faced these children on their first day at school in 2005 and here are some reminders from the Hartlepool Mail archives.
Is your little one pictured at St John Vianney, St Cuthbert’s, St Bega’s or St Helen’s?
We have photos from them all and many more besides.
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