But there is no doubting the affection thousands of past and present pupils and staff have for Mortimer Community College, previously Mortimer Comprehensive School, in South Shields. Remember you can buy copies of these and all of our staff photos by logging on here.
1. Breakfast club
Cafe au lait for Nicola Christie as she enjoys a continental breakfast in the Mortimer Comprehensive School restaurant, with Graham Hall and Ian Maskell, in 1990. Photo: Shields Gazette
2. Heads high
Front, Rachel Clark and Sabah Ahmed are voted head boy and girl in 2013. Centre, from left, are MP Emma Lewell-Buck, deputy mayor Faye Cunningham and head Claire Mullane. Back, deputy head boy and girl Andrew Heather and Sophie Richardson. Photo: Stu Norton
3. The future
Mortimer Comprehensive School headmaster Albyn Snowdon with new computers in 1990. Photo: Shields Gazette
4. Prom time
Are you pictured at the 2008 Mortimer prom at the Marriott Hotel, Gosforth Park, Newcastle, in 2008? Photo: SN