Hopefully that was the case for the pupils from Highfields School and St Joseph Primary School pictured in our gallery.
We also have pictures of junior football, orienteering and water polo.
Take a look at our pics and see if you can spot someone you know.
And if you like this gallery then take a look at these brilliant pictures from Matlock’s always popular Bunting Cup football festival, here.
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Take a look at our pics and see if you can spot someone you know.
5. Torch honour .
Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member Mike Longden (centre) celebrates news of the Olympic Torch lunch stop at Highfields School with headteacher Eddie Wilkes (second left), sports co-ordinator Jayne Allen (second right) and school sports ambassadors (from left) Debs Greer (18), Calum Kinsella (18), Abi Akehurst (17) and Emma Erskine (17).
Photo: submitted
6. Sports leaders
Sports leaders course students at Highfields School in Matlock.
Photo: submitted
7. Derwent Valley Orienteers
Rachel Duckworth, 14, brings her England orienteering skills to Whitworth Park where the Derwent Valley Orienteers staged a open event as part of a worldwide push to raise the profile of the sport.
Photo: Anne Shelley
8. Matlock Town Juniors Festival of Football
Action from U7's Norton Woodseats and FC Sports Blacks.
Photo: Anne Shelley