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Vinit, who was then in ninth grade, still tells the story with awe, remembering that the headmaster stalked out of the graduation ceremony.
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At the center of it was his older brother, Shaker, who had studied French literature, served as a school headmaster and was an imam at a local mosque.
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Aleix Clos Mari, a teacher who helped prepare the students for the vote, said the teenagers had volunteered to staff the polling center because their headmaster, like those across the region, had been threatened with criminal charges.
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Maybe 10 years ago, there was a wonderful meeting [between] admissions people [from elite universities] and [Boston] high school headmasters and guidance counselors.
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Marino and his parents met with William Williams, the headmaster of the school, and Harlow Parker, the dean of students and head of athletics.
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But his brother Bob, the longtime headmaster of Brookline High School and now a lecturer at Boston University, confirms the three of them were at that game.
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Lenin’s father was superintendent for schools in the region and Kerensky’s father was the headmaster of the high school attended by the young Lenin, even writing the reference letter necessary for Lenin to get into law school.
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Pan Guohong, a headmaster at the Tangdong Primary School in the southeastern city of Guangzhou, said parents favor academic subjects and fear injuries could derail prospects in China’s fiercely competitive school system.
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First Known Use of headmaster
1576
HEADMASTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of headmaster for English Language Learners
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: a man who is the head of a U.S. private school
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: a man who is the head of a British school
HEADMASTER Defined for Kids
Definition of headmaster for Students
: a man who heads the staff of a private school
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