You helped chicks to hatch, gazed at the stars with the help of the BBC and threw yourself into rugby training.
We know because we have got it all in the Sunderland Echo photo archives.
Re-live the fun at St Anthony’s in 2004, Thornhill School in 2005, and Southmoor in 2012.
We’ve added St Robert’s of Newminster, Washington School, Houghton Kepier and Boldon into the mix.
. Classroom days
A whole load of Year 7 reminders. See if you can spot someone you know. Photo: se
. Stars at Southmoor
Southmoor pupils with the new stars of the school in 2012. Year 7 pupils Lucy Milnthorp and Brooke Maddison, right, were pictured with two of the day-old chicks. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry
1. Stars at Southmoor
Southmoor pupils with the new stars of the school in 2012. Year 7 pupils Lucy Milnthorp and Brooke Maddison, right, were pictured with two of the day-old chicks. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry
2. Kitchen skills at St Anthony's
Year 7 pupils at St Anthony's in Sunderland in 2004. They were learning cooking skills with the help of the Food Standards Agency. Photo: KB
3. Wonderful in Washington
An assault course provided the fun for Year 7 pupils at Washington School. Here's a scene from the school's summer fair in 2006. Photo: Sunderland Echo
4. Smiles at Thornhill
Author Alexander Gordon Smith with Year 7 pupils at Thornhill School in 2012. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry