We all remember our school days, sharing memories and reminiscing like it was just yesterday.
But as the years pass and people's lives go on, how many classmates do you actually remember? And how many do you know went on to become some of Merseyside's most celebrated faces?
Like many other areas across the region, the borough of Knowsley boasts a huge catalogue of talented people, from world-champion athletes to stars on the big screen, comedians, musicians and more.
While many primary and secondary schools still stand in the borough, others have closed down over the years, merged, been completely demolished or even reborn with new names and buildings - but the legacy of their alumni continues.
Here, we take a look at a number of Knowsley schools and the famous former pupils that once walked their corridors.
This list is by no means complete and, for some of the schools and notable people, only limited information is available. But if you can tell us more schools and famous people who studied at them to be included, let us know in the comments section.
1. Ruffwood Comprehensive
In 2008, Ruffwood School merged with Brookfield High School under the Rebuilding Schools for the Future Programme to form a new school on the site of Brookfield, called Kirkby Sports College Centre for Learning.
The school converted to academy status in 2013 and was renamed Kirkby High School.
But when both schools still stood, a number of famous faces walked down their corridors.
Former centre-half Alan Stubbs started his professional career at Bolton Wanderers, before joining Celtic and later returning to Merseyside to fulfil a childhood dream by signing for Everton.
Before his football career, he attended Ruffwood and also played for Kirkby Boys as a youngster.
Little Boy Blue actor Stephen Graham also attended the school after attending Overdale Primary School.
He has since went on to have a catalogue of critically acclaimed films and TV shows under his belt, such as This is England, Boardwalk Empire, Line of Duty, Pirates of the Caribbean and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
2. Brookfield Comprehensive
Despite merging with Ruffwood to become Kirkby High School, Brookfield still to this day has a strong alumni.
Two of the schools most successful students both went on to captain European Cup winning teams in consecutive years.
Former Liverpool FC footballer Phil Thompson grew up near the school on Bracknell Avenue and made 477 Liverpool appearances after his debut with the first team in 1972.
In 1981, Thommo captained Liverpool to their third European Cup win, beating Real Madrid 1-0 in Paris.
After playing Coventry City, in 1975 Dennis Mortimer joined Aston Villa and made 403 appearances for the club and celebrated many victories.
The following year to LFC's win, fellow football legend Dennis captained Villa to their European Cup win in Rotterdam in 1982.
Both players attended the secondary school in the 1960s and as youths played for Kirkby Schools FA, also referred to as Kirkby Boys.
3. Huyton Secondary Modern School
Before rising to fame in the 1970s after appearing on TV show Opportunity Knocks, comedian Freddie Starr, from Huyton, attended Huyton Secondary Modern School on Rupert Road.
The comic and entertainer went on to star in a number of TV and game shows throughout his career, from the Royal Variety Performance to being a contestant on ITV's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and more.
Freddie passed away in 2019 at the age of 76.
4. St Edmund Arrowsmith
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School was located on Scotchbarn Lane in Prescot before moving to a new building located on Cumber Lane site of the former Knowsley Higher Side Comprehensive School in Whiston in 2010, as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
After leaving Our Ladies’ Junior School, MBE, inductee into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame and first female director of Liverpool County FA Sylvia Gore attended St Edmund Arrowsmith.
Born and raised in Prescot, Sylvia made history as England women’s first ever international goalscorer in 1972.
5. St Mark's Catholic Primary School
English track and field athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson was raised in Halewood and attended St Mark's Catholic Primary School, before she represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games and went on to claim titles such as World indoor Champion and Commonweath Games champion.
Specialising in the heptathlon, it was at the school on Fir Avenue where Katarina was first introduced to athletics at around seven years old.
In 2019, she won gold in the World Championships which took place in Doha, Qatar, finishing ahead of Olympic and defending champion Nafi Thiam after coming first in the 800 metres, the seventh and final event.
6. Mab Lane Primary
Actor, presenter and DJ Craig Charles grew up on Cantril Farm estate, now known as Stockbridge Village and attended Mab Lane School.
Craig is well-known for his role in Red Dwarf playing Dave Lister and and starring in ITV's Coronation Street as Lloyd Mullaney.
Since the early 2000s, he has also hosted The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio.
7. St Kevin's
Kirkby secondaries St Kevin's School in Northwood and St Gregory's School on Bewley Drive in Southdene merged to form All Saints Catholic High School.
Following the closure of the Bewley Drive site in 2009, All Saints opened in 2010 - but St Kevin's had its fair share of success stories beforehand.
From Huyton, writer and TV producer Phil Redmond attended the school and is known for creating some of Britain's longest-running dramas, such as Brookside, Grange Hill and Hollyoaks.
Fellow alumni Terry McDermott played for Bury and Newcastle United before signing for Liverpool football club and went on to make 329 appearances for the Reds, enjoying some memorable moments on the pitch such as his goal at Anfield during the 7-0 win over Tottenham in 1978.
Gold medallist, British, European and World champion boxing legend John Conteh is also an ex-St Kevin's pupil and is widely regarded as one of the nation’s greatest boxers, reigning as WBC light-heavyweight champion from 1974 to 1978.
Kirkby-born actor Andrew Schofield has had a long career both on screen and on stage since his time at St Kevin's, from being the first narrator when Blood Brothers first opened at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983, to starring in Sid and Nancy, Bob Eaton's Lennon and Lost Soul at the Royal Court, Liverpool.
Playwright, author and filmmaker Nicky Allt also went to the Kirkby school and is well-known for plays Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels, One Night in Istanbul and the film of the same name.
Founders of post-punk band China Crisis, Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon, also met whilst at the school and went on to have a string of popular hits.
8. St Gregory's
Before its merge with St Kevin's, St Gregory's school also educated a number of Merseyside's most notable people.
Growing up in Kirkby, actress and producer Sharon Maughan attended St Gregory's and is known for playing Tricia Williams in Holby City and appearing in the Nestle Gold Coffee Blend TV commercial.
Actress and radio presenter and ex-St Gregory's pupil Margi Clarke has been a familiar face on the small and big screen, from starting out as a presenter for Granada to appearing in Brookside, Coronation Street, Casualty, Benidorm and films such as The Dressmaker.
Actress Angela Clarke, who appeared in Letter to Brezhnev with sister Margi, also attended the school and went on to have roles in Soldier Soldier, Coronation Street, Brookside and The Bill.
Kirkby actress Trisha Penrose is also thought to have attended the school and is well-known for her 18-year role as barmaid Gina Ward in ITV's Heartbeat, as well as appearing in The Royal and Coronation Street.
9. All Saints Catholic High
All Saints Catholic High School is located on Roughwood Drive in Kirkby and is the former secondary school of Everton defender Leighton Baines.
Leighton arrived at Goodison from Wigan Athletic in 2007 and is the Blues leading scorer from the penalty spot in the Premier League era.
As a youngster, he also attended St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School.
10. Park View Primary
True Beatles fans will know about bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, who was part of the band's original line-up and their famous Hamburg era.
Originally from Edinburgh, Stuart spent his early years in Huyton and lived on Sedburg Grove, St Anne's Road and Sandiway.
He went to Parkview Primary School as a child and later attended Prescot Grammar School from 1951-1956.
11. Prescot Grammar School
What we now know as Prescot School has a long history of mergers, rebuilding and name changes.
In 1924, Prescot and Huyton Grammar School for Girls moved to a site on St Helens Road, after previously been based on High street throughout the 1800s.
In 1975, the school joined with Prescot Grammar School for Girls and in 2009, it was rebuilt with funding from a Labour government initiative, merging with Higher Side School in Whiston.
Modernist painter and musician Stuart Sutcliffe is not the only famous face to be part of the school's alumni.
Royle Family actress Sue Johnston attended then-called Prescot and Huyton Grammar School for Girls in the 1950s and has starred in many popular dramas such as Waking the Dead, Downton Abbey and more.
Musician Dave McCabe, who is well-known for being frontman of The Zutons and Dave McCabe and the Ramifications and being a member of Tramp Attack, also attended the school.
12. St Gabriel's
In his early years, actor Sir Rex Harrison lived on Tarbock Road in a property known as Derry Lodge and attended St Gabriel's infants' school on Ellis Ashton Street.
The son of a cotton broker, Rex went to study at Liverpool College before his film-star career, which spanned almost six decades.
He well-known for his Oscar-winning role as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady and for starring in the 1963 film Cleopatra, playing Julius Caesar.
13. St Michael's
Huyton with Roby CE on Rupert Road was known as St Michael's Church of England Primary School when Steven Gerrard attended.
One of Merseyside's most celebrated footballers, the former Liverpool FC and England captain famously inspired Liverpool to their unforgettable Champions League fightback in Istanbul in 2005 as well as helping the club win two FA Cups and three League Cups.
He now manages Scottish football team Rangers.
14. Plantation Primary School
Plantation Primary School is located on Hollies Road in Halewood.
As a youngster, actor Josh Bolt attended the school, before studying at Halewood College and later performing in Much Ado About Nothing at the Playhouse.
His first major screen role was in Nowhere Boy, a film based on John Lennon’s life starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and he has since starred in popular shows such as Shameless, Accused, Scott and Bailey, Benidorm, Catch 22 and all five seasons of BBC series Last Tango in Halifax.
15. St Aloysius
Born and raised in Huyton, acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Alan Bleasdale attended St Aloysius RC Infant and Junior Schools in the 1950s.
The BAFTA-winner is renowned for his social realist works depicting lives of ordinary people and has written for stage, radio and screen.
He is well-known for popular TV series' such as Boys From The Blackstuff and The Sinking of the Laconia.
16. Huyton College
Founded in 1894, Huyton College was a private school for girls, which catered for pupils between the ages of six and 18.
Educating both day girls and boarders, it was also the sister school to Liverpool College.
20th century author and Booker prize nominee Barbara Pym was educated Huyton College before her blossoming career and is known for novels such as Excellent Women and Quartet in Autumn.
