headmaster

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Paul Cummins, headmaster of a Santa Monica elementary school called St. Augustine-by-the-Sea, was in the market for a music teacher and a colleague suggested he call a Rustic Canyon pianist named Mary Ann.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

She approached the headmaster at her conservatory who placed her in a string ensemble before advancing her to the symphony orchestra as a violinist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Founders’ headmaster Jason Caros rejects the allegation of “Christian nationalism” but argues that there is much to be said for those traditional values, pedagogy and curriculum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The headmaster at the time noticed his natural talent and eventually encouraged him to devote more of his energy to developing that gift.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Until then, the most powerful people I’d met were the headmaster of the school and the elders in my village, and there I was sitting with the most powerful man in Kenya.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola