Or putting on a dance show for pupils and parents. We have these scenes and more in a reminder of schooldays at Dyke House, Park Road School, West Hartlepool Art College and more.
We have these scenes and more thanks to photographs kindly provided by the excellent Hartlepool Museum Service and Hartlepool Library Service.
See if these photos bring back memories of your own school days.
1. Enjoying the fresh air at Golden Flatts
An outdoor assembly at Golden Flatts in 1954. Photo: Hartlepool Museum Service. Photo: other 3rd party
2. Studying at West Hartlepool Art College
A class at West Hartlepool Art College around 1954. Photo: Hartlepool Museum Service. Photo: other 3rd party
3. A festival of dance at Park Drive
Town primary schools took part in the annual Schools' Dance Festival at Park Drive Cricket Ground for years. Here is a scene from the 1967 festival. Photo: Hartlepool Museum Service. Photo: other 3rd party
4. Park Road School in 1982
Park Road School and Park Road Presbyterian Church in 1982. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service. Photo: other 3rd party