| 单词 | principal |
| 例句 | Powerful grassroots political movements were being formed inside the country that had firm links to the ANC, the principal one being the United Democratic Front, of which I was named a patron. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every year at the first-day assembly the principal promises that “funding will be available soon,” but so far it hasn’t happened. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z But the lines rearranged themselves before I could work out the dynamic, and the principal said: "Willow, do you know why you're here?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The vice principal had it in for me and gave me detention every day for not making it to detention every day before that. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When they made me see a therapist for laughing while the principal hit me, she told the school that was ridiculous, too. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Hull had been commissioned two years earlier to take over the school’s disciplinary measures by their principal, who had sought out some sort of tax break that could save the school money. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Marshall was a principal at a different school. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Except for when I’m too much for my teachers to handle and they send me to the principal’s office. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Coach scribbled something on a piece of paper, checked his watch, jotted the time down, met the principal, shook his hand, apologized to him for what I did, and we were out of there. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z With little more than a week left in the six-week grading period, school principal C. C. Russeau transferred Gary Edwards out of the course to one with another teacher. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal tracked me down in history class and ordered me out into the hall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “No. The sub was actually pretty nice. She didn’t tattle on me to the principal or anything like that, though she did make me wear those stupid arms until lunchtime.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There were classroom nightmares, and schoolyard nightmares and principal’s office nightmares; but there was another kind, too, that had to do with an empty mailbox. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z School is supposed to reopen on Monday, January 9, soon after Epiphany, but we get a notice from the principal that classes will not resume until the end of the month. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Shame rose from the ground and wrapped me in a hot, turbulent funnel that I wished would lift me out of this room, away from my school principal’s startled blue eyes and quivering, elegant fingers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z There were conferences with her mother and the principal, conferences with the principal and the school psychologist, and conferences with her mother and every one of her teachers. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s talk about it outside,” said Special Agent Tillman as she escorted the principal off the stage. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z At seven o’clock, the principal got up and welcomed us all to an exciting new year of growth and opportunity at Washington Irving Junior High School. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Brademas, the principal, is urging everyone to move on to their lockers, but nobody’s budging. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Well, I’ll ask the principal. I just want to make sure that it’s safe for all of you to do this.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I expect Mrs. Winstead to hand me a detention slip or send me straight to the principal. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The principal nodded slightly but gave his sternest look before asking for one hundred dollars. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The TV news crews followed the FBI agents and the disgraced principal out of the ballroom. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Do you know what it feels like, reviewing North Africa’s geography, which you still haven’t read about, while waiting to go to the principal’s office, which you’d better not try getting out of? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “If their very livelihood depends on it, what do you think they’re going to do?” says Mariale Hardiman, a longtime principal and now an assistant dean for interdisciplinary studies at Johns Hopkins University. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But Russeau, the Carter principal, then came forward with a solution of his own to the problem. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hold it!" exclaims the principal again, interrupting me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The former principal of Nantucket High School, Paul Richards, and his wife, Martina, a nurse, moved last year to Needham, Massachusetts, after renting here for five years. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The principal looked at Brian and me, with our unwashed hair and our thin desert clothes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The principal had to stay late to help, and they had to arrange two special late buses to get all the kids home. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Welcome to Calhoun High School, brother and sister Meecham,” the principal said, getting up and punching Ben on the shoulder in an amicable gesture. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her response was that I should tell my mom, tell the principal, tell the superintendent, but tell someone. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I say that last bit super sarcastic so Hana can know right away that my principal is being unfair. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “I got a phone call from my school principal.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “But they said the principal loosened the supports,” Dad said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The principal sat me down and said, “Trevor, we can expel you. You need to think hard about whether you really want to be at Maryvale next year.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He saw the principal role of chemistry as finding out what things are made of, and coined the term ‘chemical analysis’ to describe this process. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z But her attention was on Cap, so I got sent to wait for her in the principal’s office. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “So I picked you,” Davis said to Katherine that day outside her classroom; two men, then working as principals in other parts of West Virginia, would join her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Although we lived outside the district, Mom begged and cajoled the principal until he allowed us to enroll. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I looked at my mother, and she seemed greatly relieved as she watched the principal register me; a broad smile broke across her face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, the principal led us in prayer—a prayer which all tribal schoolchildren were expected to know by heart, regardless of the religious beliefs of their parents. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z What if it had been my mom in the principal’s office instead of Mrs. Hameed? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends on the ocean. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of the problem was that the other teachers and the principal, Miss Beatty, thought Mom was a terrible teacher. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Working in the principal’s office has got its benefits. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The principal held up his hands like a fight was about to start. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The principal of the school stepped into her eighth-grade classroom, interrupting the lesson with an announcement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z We remained standing for a brief minute before the choir director and the principal signaled to us, rather desperately I thought, to take our seats. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He slipped past the principal, who saw him just in time to put a hand on his shoulder. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There may have been some shouting coming from the principal’s office soon after she arrived at the school. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The door opened in the middle of math class and the principal pushed the older raggedy kid in. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you know that your employer, M. Ratchett, was the principal instigator in that affair?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s all pose for a picture, please,” said the principal. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “We only have a little over six hundred students,” the principal reasons. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Cassie’s dad was our new principal, hired from upstate after the old one had a stroke. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z After the prayers the principal tells us of coming events, and he also warns us to pick up our chewing gum wrappers and not to moon around in the halls like old married couples. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the only word I understood the whole time she and the principal talked. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He leveled the assistant principal with a glare. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A former high school principal, Gallup had been educated in Michigan and Paris, and she loved Shakespeare as much as Elizebeth did. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Since I’d gone home early after lunch yesterday, I hadn’t had a chance to talk to her about what happened, or hear why she had to go to the principal’s office. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Thus bananas and coffee, two African crops, become the principal agricultural exports of Central America; maize and manioc, domesticated in Mesoamerica and Amazonia respectively, return the favor by becoming staples in tropical Africa. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z One of the two principals had fired first; the other had paused for a discreet and noticeable interval, and then he had fired. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The principal reason for its success was its innovative techniques of terracing and irrigation, the latter being used to implement the former. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then, Bones said, the principal very slowly lit a cigarette and smoked it, blowing rings of smoke in Bones’ face all the while. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So she doesn’t like pushy policemen very much, or pushy vice principals, and probably Mr. Canton was in more danger of a flattened face than he understood. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Of course, Dr. Somerset had called the principal and asked if she could chaperone, but still. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Now, Cara, tell us, was it your teacher or your principal who got you in trouble about this newspaper?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in the principal’s office turned to see what he was talking about. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But Don Luis’s warm smile soon melted my fear into awe at finding myself in his house, away from the unpleasant implications of a student face-to-face with the school principal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “You glue your feet to the floor for five whole minutes or you can just spin yourself down to the principal’s office,” she said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal item in the outfit was a frock-coat of black silk with crimson trim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Excellent,” the principal said with a sly smile and a flickering series of eyelash flutters. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Reminiscing about the kindergarten field trip to the basement, a tradition in the Lower School, Calder and Petra watched as the principal struggled with the bolt. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z When she opened it, I saw the school principal and a man behind him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In the principal’s office sit Pink Boy and his mother. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But what was more deceitful is that I hacked into my mom's e-mail and answered the principal's note about going to see a district counselor. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z In the story I’m reading, Isaiah Dunn just got pulled out of class by secret agents, who tell him he needs to go undercover at a championship basketball game to expose a corrupt principal. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z There’s a special kind of principal look for that, and even though she had only been a principal for two months, she had it down. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z After finagling ourselves out of a visit to the principal’s office, we limped home. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the principal of Marian’s high school, Dr. Tucy Tangdon Wilson, had been following the young singer’s progress with great interest. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Give your self up peacefully, and I’ll tell the principal and the teachers that you didn’t give us any trouble, and they’ll take it easy on you.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “As principal of Riverview Middle School, it is my sad duty to report that I have absolutely no idea where our team might be. I think the pressure was too much. They caved.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll get permission from the principal. It’s very important that you go with your grandma.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the principal back when Trey went here, too. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It’s the principal’s voice, barking over the intercom. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I explained, and then pleaded with him not to get out of the car and go give the principal a piece of his mind. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Do you know what it feels like, leaving the principal’s office knowing you’re going to put a piece of something back, and the principal just said thanks? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z One morning the principal summoned me to his office. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “White men were principals at the school?” she asked. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Later that week I was called down to see Mr. Fuller, the deputy principal. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Cyrene’s other principal local export was silphion, a plant that is now extinct but whose products had a universe of uses in antiquity. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z In case she is caught and hauled into the principal’s office, she could point to the wrong answers as proof that she didn’t cheat. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z If de la O spoke Spanish in class, he’d be sent to the principal, who’d humiliate him and smack his hand with a ruler. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z One of the papers caught the principal’s eye and he turned to my mother and asked, “Is your husband a Shangaan, Mrs. Mathabane?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal, unable to prove the deception, but certain that it had happened, finally let me go. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z While Johnny was in the kitchen drinking coffee, a boy came from the school with a note from the principal which said that Johnny was fired because of neglect. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Zeitouns were a high-achieving clan, full of doctors and school principals and generals and business owners, all of them with a passion for the sea. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z At Hardcastle Middle, you never saw the principal unless you did something wrong—which, in my case, was fairly often. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Jim Moore, the school’s principal, said it was not “lack of effort” that caused Truman to be poorly ranked in previous years, but a matter of resources. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The principal problem they faced was that the electron sometimes behaved like a particle and sometimes like a wave. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She gave the information of the whereabouts of the junkyard to the principal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Proper English, like the school principal, and even better. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal, a woman with white hair and an iron face, looked down at him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z That was when I saw my principal’s underwear. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z There was something more foreign about the principal than about any other foreigner she had seen so far. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Well, you didn’t have to talk to the principal,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The principal’s speech was simpler and clearer than mine, but it did not say anything; mine was cloudy, but it said what I wanted to say. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal warned Sophie that she might not graduate if she didn’t participate and show more enthusiasm for National Socialism. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Whenever an overzealous policeman arrested him despite the note, the principal had to personally call the police station and vouch that he was indeed a student. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s right. Dr. Johnson called the principal for me, Sister Mary Margaret. She agreed that you could start there on Wednesday, in the seventh grade, on a trial basis.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And about this time the principal of Lincoln Elementary School paid a little visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Because there had been no investigation into the death, and because all the principal figures were deceased, I couldn’t find any trail of evidence to follow. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z That’s why the coach, Dennis Parker, had begged the school principal to schedule the game, the first ever between the two schools, despite the distance between them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When the tour’s done, Nana and I meet with the principal in his office. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was not the hardness of the principal’s body that amazed Ben; it had something to do with the realization that he had never been held this closely and this lovingly by a man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They were preoccupied, as they had been all morning, waiting for the principal to start talking. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I’m determined to make the Mother’s Day performance spectactular, not for my mother but for my teacher and principal, so they’ll be proud of me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I found many of my classmates thronging the principal’s office, copies of yesterday’s newspapers in their hands. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal kind of slumps for a moment, almost like it took everything he had to make it this far. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But no, the assistant principal had to set Cap up for sainthood! Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Mrs. Chatham looked like . . . well, like a kid who had been sent to the principal’s office. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His speeches were at times so fiery and full of passion that every year the principal would try to make Tapia the gym teacher, in hopes of cutting down Tapia’s influence over us. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Josh is walking into the principal’s office when I get off the phone. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z You’d think she was the governor and not the principal of Roosevelt High, after how many messages I left and secretaries I had to talk to. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The black teacher and her colleagues, including the principal, made less money than the school’s white janitor. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In the morning the principal had announced sign-ups for football and cheerleading and other stuff. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The high school has one principal mark of distinction: Volpe’s astoundingly successful drama program. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The black phone was just like the phone in the principal’s office. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The principal, Mother Lucy, wrote, “A brilliant, obedient student and a daughter to be proud of.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Afterward a group of perhaps fifty students gathered outside the principal’s office to shout cheers for the douser, saying he had paid her back. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow was Tuesday and school had been canceled, but the principal had announced that they wanted everyone to stick to the bathrooms and the gym. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But the sixth was the longest minute of them all—the embarrassing walk to the principal's office. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But what happens in nature is not allowed to happen in the modern, chemical-drenched world, where spraying destroys not only the insects but their principal enemy, the birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Aru had been sent home with a note from the principal: Please tell your daughter to refrain from cursing her classmates. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As we left the principal’s office and headed home, my mind was still against going to school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise identified one of the men as Professor Chester Sumpter, principal of the Mt. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When I got there, my mom and brother were standing by the chairs that bad kids sit in while they’re waiting to get reamed out by the principal. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning when Bobby was in geometry class, a student from the principal’s office appeared with a note for Bobby’s teacher. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The principal point of contention among the women of the town appeared to be whether or not I had done a “Christian” thing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was wrinkled up, and she leaned in to the assistant principal. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All the while I thought about how in Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Beezus told Ramona that she could remember the correct way to spell principal by remembering that the school principal was her “pal.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The principal paid him from his own pocket after Johnny had signed a voucher turning over the coming paycheck to the principal. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal of Indian Creek had given the Fugees use of the field with the understanding that she wasn’t offering much: there were no lights, no soccer goals, no bathrooms. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Miss Riley escorted me to the principal’s office, and I spread the drawings and equations out on his desk. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “They don’t mind what they ask of me, the subordinate; but you’ll never catch ’em asking any questions of my principal.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z George stared at the sign and thought about finding other girls like her while Mom and the principal chatted. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z A secretary gives us a little tour while we wait for the principal. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Come with me now. To the principal’s office,” she called out nervously. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was your principal, Dr. Johnson. She wants to see both of us in her office tomorrow morning, at seven- thirty sharp.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The wall behind the principal’s desk was covered with photographs of a tall slender man with fluid, long muscles and sandy hair frozen into graceful poses while participating in a variety of sports. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But that was our principal’s seat, and already occupied. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s in and out handling principal stuff: a parent protesting her daughter’s F; a pranked substitute teacher crying; a broken window. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “The name of our school is Bovet Community School,” shouted the principal, trying his best to raise his voice above the storm of noise. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers, the pupils, the principal, everyone at school knew: Teddy and Trevor, thick as thieves. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At school I found the principal and all the male teachers waiting for me, their faces cold and menacing, as they tested their canes between their hands. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z While they try to stick it back on the wall, the principal orders us to our homerooms. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Ma smiles complacently as the principal hands me a book. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Charlese Jones. I don’t know what you think is going on here, but Maleeka is doing a job for the principal. And you, young lady, had better high-tail it to class.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I sit in the principal’s office staring out the window, silent. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z "Okaaay. I see the concept of human interaction is new to you, but if you don't come to the principal's office, she'll blame me, and I don't need any more grief right now." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Most students obeyed the principal’s rules and flocked like sheep when wolves are on the prowl. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal had a blond natural grace that made him look younger than he actually was. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal said, “Tell me, Mr. Larson, what exactly is your involvement with this newspaper?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Lucy Jo, whom the principal had more or less ordered to perform this service, took an instant dislike to Mom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mother praised me, but the principal dismissed her comments and said that my behavior would be observed during the year. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It’s been exactly a month since my last suspension, and I haven’t been sent to the principal’s office in two weeks. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Did you hear me? I said take the seat over there or see the principal.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My little group of friends—only they’re not even my friends anymore—buffered by this new collection of girls who like me because I’m depressed and teachers who are sympathizing and the suddenly nice principal. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It could be felt just walking down the Váci Utca, the city’s principal mall street, with shops of all kinds selling wares. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She heard that he had been to college and knew more than the principal did. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need to speak with the principal. I’m returning a call of his to one of your students regarding a health and legal matter. I’m the mother.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z One girl, Magdalena Nogueras, who at sixteen was caught stealing a pig and a wrench from her neighbor, went on to become a principal actress with the National Theater Company of Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She took out of her handbag a neatly wrapped package and handed it to the principal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When my principal’s mother died, they did the same thing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My father, a simple principal, was taking on the two most powerful and dangerous forces in the country. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Avoiding international condemnation was the authorities’ principal goal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Allen was still talking to the principal. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Which was one step up from his father who had always made me stand before him like a school kid sent to the principal’s office. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And so the day went, with monumental climbs and the hope of water over the next hill the principal thing drawing us on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The principal, Mr. Freeman, is talking to a teacher when I run into the office for a late pass, and he just waves me on to class. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “I think you could. Why don’t you talk to the principal? And I bet the Reverend Rolf would help you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Johnny almost forgot the principal reason for his visit to the Lytes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could go, though, I was sent to the principal’s office. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They pushed open the vice principal’s office door and found Mr. Lyons tied up on the floor. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The principal’s office was a cramped, achromatic cubicle separated from the library door by a glass trophy case that overflowed with the gilded booty of athletics earned over the past thirty years. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Two people went to the principal’s office, one was African American and the other was Hispanic. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “So they finally gave you the birth certificate and the papers,” the principal addressed my mother as he returned to his chair. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z No one was hurt and it was the first day of school, so they did not report us to the principal. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some Dominican parents complained to the principal about having Secret Santas. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z George had never been in the principal’s office before and was surprised by how bright it was. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z At first the gull’s principal hardship was lack of water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Charley Lyons was the school’s vice principal, a social studies teacher, and the basketball coach. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The principal took them off himself, so everything we do is out in the open. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I act like I’ve been sent to the principal’s office before. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Here’s Nicholas Brademas, principal of Swastika Middle School, trespassing on freedom of the press,” he narrates. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was rumored that the principal wanted to know why I had used the word “hell.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “My so-called vice principal,” muttered Mrs. Malvolio with a dismissive roll of her eyes. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Our principal thinks we don’t need a janitor,” said Grace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The principal motioned to my teacher to speak. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “And then the assistant principal accused us of trying to break into the school. Or something like that.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The principal energy sources of our present industrial civilization are the so-called fossil fuels. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie presented herself and documents to the principal of the new school. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You all look exhausted,” the principal informs us. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The principal walks us around the corner to where Amelia is crying. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I pinned my hopes on the thought that a mistake had definitely been made by the Department of Bantu Education, as would be shown when the principal’s inquiry was answered. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The only trust fund I have is this story, and unlike a prudent Wasp, I’m dipping into principal, spending it all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of the hour in the principal’s office. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The principal left me in the hands of my parents, who brought me home. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Okay, everybody, let’s get right to it. You all heard the principal, so you know what this is about. Our unit on tolerance education starts today.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He is the principal authority for the myths about the beginning of everything. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now when Bones was sent in for misbehaving he said the principal just made him sit. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyhow, what happens first on Friday the Thirteenth, we're in homeroom when this note comes from the principal's office: Maxwell Kane, your presence is requested. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Katherine paid a cab to take her to the house of the principal of the Marion school, where she had arranged to rent a room. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I wished so much to share the good news with my friends in the ghetto and with my former teachers and principals, but my mother warned me against it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “There will be no demonstrations in this school,” the principal said authoritatively. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Durban is the principal port for the country’s main industrial area, and the highway that leads to Johannesburg runs parallel to the railway line for a great distance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The nun who was the principal had suggested that Carla stay back a year in sixth grade, where they still had two spaces left. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The principal of his school spoke to me on one occasion, but there was little that I was able to do. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, we’re pulling up at school, where the assistant principals are waiting inside to sort us all into our homeroom classes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I’ll stay up here and guard the entrance. After all, even though I’m the vice principal, I’m also the custodian.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The principal goes to his desk and pulls out a brochure. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z "What's that?" the principal asked with some extra bass in his voice. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, I completely forgot. Your principal mentioned a uniform to me when we went for that tour. How much are they?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The mindless contents of commercial television and the integuments of international crisis and internecine warfare within the human family are the principal messages about life on Earth that we choose to broadcast to the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Turner, the principal’s wife and also his secretary, was clearly flustered and leapt from her chair when we arrived. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Brown comes forward from the back of the room and stands talking to the principal for a minute before she follows him out into the hall, where Tía Laura is standing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I liked that idea, until the principal called Lola to come bring me regular shoes. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Well,” the principal said, heaving a sigh of relief. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The principal says they are going to have a parents’ meeting Friday night with updates from the police,” she says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He asked the principal to allow Louie to join a sport. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Afterward, the principal called upon the assembly to give all the top achievers a round of applause. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s taking everything inside of me not to jump in the car and hunt down this assistant principal right now.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Their principal had not made any sort of announcement about them the day before, but that morning, in homeroom, he finally addressed them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s like the innumerate high school principal who complains that most of his students score below his school’s median SAT score. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Pouncey spends half his life covered in food, and he never gets dragged to the principal’s office. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Bring him back two weeks from today,” the principal said as he saw us to the door. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I went on up to the principal's office. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When the performance is finished, the principal turns to a woman who has not moved throughout the performance and invites her forward. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z When a boy was bad, he wasn’t sent to the principal’s office for a licking; he was sent down to Mr. Jenson’s room for a talking to. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And the principal says there's no money in the budget to buy more. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Standing there he realized, all at once, that he had acquired an overt, incontestable fear directed toward the principal android. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Nana pulls out an old receipt from her purse and helps herself to a pen from the principal’s desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Now, two weeks of delicious anticipation later, Shirley sat between the principal and the guest of honor onstage before an assembly filled to overflowing. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The principal may be in charge, but ReelTok is a celebrity. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The two cars missed each other by an inch, and the Jaguar wedged itself between the school bus and the principal's 1970s Cadillac, tires smoking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But Moss’s focus wasn’t on the assistant principal anymore. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The principal punished him by making him ineligible for athletic and social activities. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sidman tried some ghost stories after the singing, but there’s something about principals that makes it impossible for them to tell ghost stories. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Bummed out by their principal, everybody shuffled off to class. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He was breathing heavily, since principals and dictators of small countries aren’t used to running. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But when you see your principal so obviously shaken, it makes you think that maybe you should be more upset than you really are. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z When he walked into a room, members of the staff, including white principals of the training and secondary schools, together with the black principal of the industrial school, rose to their feet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The oriental rat flea, the principal vector of plague, has recently demonstrated resistance to DDT, a most serious development. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Unless our principal has turned into a jolly old man, I have the wrong speech!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “School-to-prison pipeline. This is how it starts. Arresting kids of color. How come they didn’t call us? Why didn’t the principal call?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “There were also several times I thought about sassing adults back, mostly teachers and principals at school. And I didn’t trust God on two occasions.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since we got called on the carpet by the principal for riding in the ambulance, Carl avoided the school driveway. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Everyone knows me at the principal’s office already. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But everyone saw Mrs. Sidman on the first day she was principal. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Traffic got the best of me today. I promise it’ll be the last time—so don’t tell the principal.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They must keep them in the principal’s office. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z We go right up the front stairs, turn left inside, and Daddy walks into the principal’s office. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The principal is so shocked at being challenged by his own seventh-grade president that he backs away from her, stepping on my foot. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “So this is the rascal we’d been talking about,” the principal, a tall, wiry man, foppishly dressed in a black pin-striped suit, said to my mother as we entered. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He took factory jobs and minor civil service positions and eventually became a bouncer in a bar on Long Island, which was his principal occupation for much of his adult years. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z That evening the election was held, as the principal ordered, but only the same twenty-five voted, returning the same six SRC members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z From the principal’s office at Calhoun High, Ben tried three times to call Sammy and each time the phone was busy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk in and face the principal, the gym teacher, and a counselor. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z When Taylor was in the second grade, the school’s principal suggested Taylor skip third grade and move on to fourth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z What if I get sent to the principal’s office and she calls Mom and Dad? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The principal told Johnny that since he knew the baby was coming, he should have been more careful of his job. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is indeed a dark moment in our lives,” the principal said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We have already witnessed the early-sixteenth-century shift in the position occupied by the principal melody in a piece of four- or three-part vocal music, moving from the middle of the texture to the top. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z For Lavoisier, the appeal of the institution was that it provided him with the wealth to follow his principal devotion, science. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I was looking forward to being with my friends, with people I could talk to and laugh with, but Danny said we had been summoned to the vice- principal’s office. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was at this point that the principal lost the attention of the room, and Mrs. Torrance didn’t bother to tame the disquiet of her students. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I saw Nazario leave to speak with a heavyset woman who looked like the principal. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z That’s what I want to say to her, but I know that sass talk’ll get me sent to the principal’s office. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He had nothing else to do, poor fellow, except at a certain hour of every afternoon to “go to Lloyd’s”—in observance of a ceremony of seeing his principal, I think. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She went into the principal’s office and shook hands with him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal, valedictorian, guest speaker, and the rest of the graduation speakers gave their speeches as Woody fought to stay awake. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The principal had short gray hair and wore a turquoise necklace over a black turtleneck. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Amanda and her parents clap loudly as I walk to the front to shake the principal’s hand. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z By the time the principal steps up to the podium to begin the awards ceremony, my entire face has flamed red from my lies. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Your principal is suggesting a private school for your brother because of how you behaved today.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Miss Annie told about the principal and the superintendent all over again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He took me to the main office and translated into Spanish some of the questions the principal asked me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Sammy, what can I do for you, my friend?” the principal said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Bobby couldn’t find a worthy opponent, or any opponent for that matter, he made himself his principal adversary. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He gazed toward Mr. Jacobs, then back at Moss, then back again at the assistant principal. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Have you ever seen the pelican in the principal’s office?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So she’s standing there and everyone is supposed to stay away from her because the principal says that they should and you think she’s going to crumple and just give up. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The principal didn’t want to call any more attention to the situation at hand. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Flora. You know I’m chairing the principals’ conference this year, and it’s just details, details, details.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Turning to us the principal said: “Before we sing the customary ‘Hip! hip! hurrah!’ Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Geiger, the bearded, hippie teacher cracked a joke about the principal, and a few people laughed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There was a series of thuds as the principal tapped the microphone. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I was relieved to see my father standing at the counter in the main office, talking to Mrs. Owens, our principal. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Parrish was already all the way down the hall, headed toward the principal’s office. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z First, Pendleton and Van Ness agreed that both principals fired their weapons. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The principal smiled kindly as she locked the heavy metal door. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Not once, all through school, was I ever called into the principal's office, but that's how it feels now. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The principal then shouted: “Hip! hip!” at the top of his voice, three times, and the assembly roared “Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hear that the principal wants you to say a speech which you’ve rejected,” he said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “And, Mr. Hobert,” the principal says to Stephen, “it sounds like you’ve been harassing younger students at this school. You will serve detention and community service for one week. We do not tolerate hateful language.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I put my hands in my pant pockets and walked to the principal’s office. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The first subsection introduces the concept of “metadiscourse,” followed by one of its principal manifestations, the use of signposting. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Six had finished and were waiting for the teacher’s judgment when the back door opened and the school principal, of whom everyone was terrified, entered the room. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She meticulously kept the record for three weeks, and in the fourth, she went to my school and had a talk with the principal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In the late 1960s nonwhite Americans clamored for access to higher education, and I became a principal beneficiary of the academy’s response, its programs of affirmative action. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t see why they get to have a special one-way ticket to the principal’s office. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As the applause peaked, the principal actor stepped in front of the curtain. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Although the teachers at the school spoke in quieter tones than our principal, they all said the same. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Our principal stands up from his desk and crosses his arms. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z These images of revenge vanished when the principal, John Dacus, walked through the door and sat down at his desk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Stephen’s dad gets up and tries to peek, but our principal closes my binder and puts it on his desk. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z But other than one do-gooder teacher in sixth grade—who they ignored and was gone a year later anyway—no teacher or principal or any other adult had ever said a thing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z During lunch period, I got called to the principal’s office, where I sat for twenty minutes and worried about the unknown emergency. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At the intersection of Green Lane and Mill Creek Road, the limo turned into the Truman High parking lot and was directed into the spot closest to the front door, the principal’s space. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Who are you, young lady?” the principal asked, amused by the intrusion. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As each minute ticked by, her impatience with Mr. Wrigley grew and spread to the principal, to the entire world. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As Hazel’s insides churned, her mom talked on the phone to the principal. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She was in the middle of reading Little House in the Big Woods, and I was going to miss her reading because I was in the principal’s office. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The first thing the principal said was, “I guess you’ve all heard about the tragedy that took place in Soweto yesterday.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was so little money from city funds that each year the principal put on a fund-raising event to buy desks, books, and equipment for the cafeteria. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He was actually a principal scientist at another company owned by Coming, called Hazleton Washington. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns to me and says, “Now, Shayla, I want you to apologize to your principal for not bringing this issue to her in the correct way.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I was inches away from a clean getaway, until I made the mistake of telling my principal that I was planning to leave. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The guidance counselor dreamed up the contract after our cozy get-together in the principal’s office. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Crawling to different sections of the attic nook, searching for imaginary oases of cool, became her principal activity after her vigil over the park. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "Good morning! I'm Dr. Williams," the principal says, offering a handshake. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The principal advocate of those who argued that the tiger was not native to Africa was Andrew Masondo, an ANC leader from the Cape who had also been a lecturer at Fort Hare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Margaret's handwriting was the smooth, round style used by the older generation of schoolteachers, which is exactly what Margaret was before she became an elementary school principal, which is what she was before she retired. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The principal, Miss Saunders, and Momma got their heads together and came up with a way to punish me good. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He went to his room and wrote a list of the principal rivers of England for geography homework before drawing them on a map. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Let me get this straight,” she told the principal. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z An airplane hangar at Boeing Field—then Seattle’s principal airport—collapsed, destroying several aircraft inside. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In our state society, for instance, school principals are likely to know all their students by name if the school contains a few hundred children, but not if it contains a few thousand children. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Not one of the principal leaders was left. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And the principal foundations of all states, the new as well as the old or the mixed, are good laws and good armies. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I was in the Gold House, led by an assistant principal named Mr. Smith, who happened to live a few doors down from my family on Euclid Avenue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Turning from the principal’s office window were two uniformed men, the patches on their arms identifying them as West Virginia State Police. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Someone told me that the principal wanted to see me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Next thing I need to do is pitch it to Mr. Ward, see if he can get the principal to go for it. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal signed quickly in a great sprawling hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see he’s living up to his notoriety,” remarked the principal, noticing that I had been bound. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In the short traverse from mountain to ocean, travelers pass through twenty of the world’s thirty-four principal types of environment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Let him tell it, he put the principal in detention. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I have talked to the principal at our school and he has accepted me to learn for the first week of school only and then I can carry on when I have my fees paid. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Typically, Amá meets with my principal, Mr. Potter, who tells her what a disrespectful student I am. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Lilian, this is your thirty-sixth student,” the principal said to the teacher while pointing at me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He tells me he just got off the phone with my principal, who will let me come back to school tomorrow—as if this is something that should make me grateful. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The principal challenge to preformation was the idea that something had to happen during embryogenesis that led to the formation of entirely new parts in the embryo. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The principal of Healdtown was Dr. Arthur Wellington, a stout and stuffy Englishman who boasted of his connection to the Duke of Wellington. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What was threatening to be an all-out war becomes a war council, with our parents strategizing what the principal can be told, especially about the running away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “The administration. The principal. Who else? Who cares?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But the reason for the class’s “ooo” had to do with his real job: vice principal in charge of discipline—in short, the school’s disciplinarian. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The vice principal left them alone after that. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The pastor is talking with the school principal, Charlie’s family doctor, and two guys I never saw before. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z My brother’s therapist has an office next to the principal’s. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Will you tell me what your parents are or do I have to send you to the principal?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Del Rio, the principal, stood outside the automatic sliding doors greeting his students with handshakes. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The principal, Mr. Pajolli, has got Daphne by the arm and is telling her to come to his office. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Last year, my principal told me I was an “old soul.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z So, getting sent to the principal's office is pretty routine for you? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I think about the king-sized crucifix nailed to the front of my old principal’s desk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Every teacher, the office secretary, the principal, even the school nurse and the custodian, all seemed to be watching, always watching. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Maycomb County High School principal was a Mr. Charles Tuffett, who to compensate for his name, habitually wore an expression that made him resemble the Indian on a five-cent piece. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My principal just called me and I hung up on him and didn’t call back. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Likens, the principal, came rushing in and pulled her tongue out and then put a fold of notebook paper between her teeth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The four principal beats of our bar are known as ‘crotchets’ - each crotchet is made up of four semiquavers - and we can use these crotchets to track where the strong, or accented, beats fall. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He nodded hello to the custodian, the vice principal, and the office ladies. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The receptionist is half-seated on the edge of the principal's desk, one hand cupping a cheek, elbow propped up by the other hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But the principal, Sister Celeste, has promised that if I make progress, maybe I can be jumped up to Carla’s grade by spring. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I was in the first grade, and my teacher, Miss Cook, always chose me to read aloud when the principal came into the classroom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "Good. Because the principal gives you a lot of power at that school, Grandma Rose." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My mother was also inside the principal’s office. she impassively gave the order—which was not necessary—and there and then I knew it was the end. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I see they call you Gilly,” said Mr. Evans, the principal. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Julie Landsman, who plays principal French horn for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, says that she’s found herself distracted by the position of someone’s mouth. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A week later, in the midst of rehearsing carols for the pageant, the principal came to make an announcement. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z A week after the principals switch places, Truman’s football coach quits. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In study hall, I received a note to go see Mr. Ivan Muse, the assistant principal in charge of student activities. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The assistant principal dashed away and over to the ground near the entrance to the front office and pried a metal compartment in the wall open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The principal voluntarily ejected himself from his own office, then looked to the staff for an explanation, but only received the teary-eyed shaking of their heads. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As soon as he walked inside, the principal smiled. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then the Hope Springs middle school principal talked about the problem with bake sales: promoting healthy food choices versus the importance of student-led fundraising. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The principal handed me my report card and a piece of paper. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He reported that they were studying Julius Caesar and the principal read from the Bible each assembly period and that was enough for Neeley. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She trails behind us like she’s been called to the principal’s office. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The adults on T & T were always going bananas over something, so I wasn’t surprised when the police, the superintendent, the principal, the bus company owner, and Mrs. Donnelly all took turns screaming at me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “We too are baffled about the results,” the principal, flanked by several matriculation teachers, addressed us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal was standing at the front of the room, and one of the custodians was wheeling a podium across the floor. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Study hard. Always tell the principal if something is wrong.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z That, my dear, is one of the principal reasons why I have been reluctant to agree to your quitting office. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z We were in the principal’s office and there were a lot of people looking embarrassed, but the assistant principal was smiling and turning his head so no one would see it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The principal in my dream had a long beard, and was floating around the room and pointing at me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He told the principal that Louie craved attention but had never won it in the form of praise, so he sought it in the form of punishment. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “It didn’t become a high school until the early 1900s. Ada Marie Perkins was the first black teacher, then principal. When she passed, they renamed the school after her.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were two chairs in front of the principal’s well-organized desk. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Matehuala is on a principal route for truckers headed to the United States. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It said I was to come to the principal’s office. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The following day I was called in to see the principal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I heard Jordie got dragged to the principal’s office this morning, but that must have been about something else.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z While books were being passed out, the principal came in with a new student. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I had gone to this school for two years and I had never suspected what kind of man the principal was; it simply had never occurred to me to wonder about him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I slipped into a seat in the front row just as the principal called everybody to attention. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But that hurt the lady principal so she came to me complaining about Perry fighting in school. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year was the 150th anniversary of Stokum becoming a town or some such nonsense, and Mr. Tanner, the principal at Jefferson, had gotten all jissy about it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Luke didn’t realize it was a joke until the principal smiled. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Her father had been my elementary school principal at Finley Avenue Elementary School, and Cynthia and I were in the same Sunday school class. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We went out and did another test with two hundred different people,” explains Darrel Rhea, another principal in the firm. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “You the one made your mama have to go round to the school. You the one the principal talking about. Why Derek got to shut up?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Go to the principal, talk to him, take his speech and say it. I’m saying the one he wrote. So why can’t you? What the hell? What can you lose?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Mr. Hancock had recently bought Hancock’s Wharf, his principal place of business was on Long. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few words—mainly a repetition of what the principal said —from several of the senior teachers, a hymn was sung and a prayer said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “They treat me very well. And I don’t know how I go about it. Sometimes I even have to rent a hall and advertise, sometimes I speak to the principal of the high school.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently not the principal, the superintendent, or even the president of the United States could change school policy. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She marched confidendy into the principal’s office with us in tow and informed him that he would have the pleasure of enrolling two of the brightest, most creative children in America in his school. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And she wasn’t the assistant school principal either, I add. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The principal had called him into her office first thing that morning. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Raymond Starnes, the principal of Odessa High, agreed, stating that “football is in the eye of the storm in the controversy over boundaries.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand outside it, feeling like a child who’s been summoned, at school, to the principal’s office. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first day of school in January 1957, following the Christmas holidays, she accompanied her daughters to a meeting with the school principal. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The next day I was called to the principal’s office and there was my mom with a list of books written by and about black people. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z About that time he called together a second assembly of the principal rebel commanders. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the middle of orchestra, she had, according to the freshmen vice principal, broken the teacher’s bow over her knee and thrown the pieces in the teacher’s face. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One principal said out loud what many were thinking, expressing concern over “the emotional tendency of the colored to knife and kill.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The principal gave the names of the three eighth graders; then he said, “And the anchor leg was run by Penn Webb, who brought the team from last place to second.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The teachers herded us into a narrow, sandy courtyard where, I heard a veteran schoolgoer say, morning assemblies were held. announced the principal in a loud, excited voice. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal left the stage and joined them. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z No bike rack, seventy-dollar uniforms, oblivious principal—this place was just rainbows and unicorns. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I was given a choice—go home and ditch the coat, or go to the principal. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The next few minutes were a blur of crying and hollering and tattling and then I found myself sitting in front of Mr. Mason, the principal. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She's okay for a principal, but for some reason I still can't make her understand that it's not me who had a really bad Friday the Thirteenth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Since my graduation, she had married the school principal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And when the principal had finished Judy said, “Would you mind if I asked Mrs. Granger a few questions?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal doesn’t seem to be scared at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Although Mr. Likens, the Coalwood School principal, controlled the junior high school with a firm hand, the Great Six held sway in the grades below. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Luke had been a wreck all morning, expecting the nurse or the principal—who would it be?—to pull him out of class. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was the masculine principal in action, and women responded to that. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t understand your accent,” Mom told the principal. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was agreed that when both principals were ready, Pendleton would say, “Present”; then each man would be free to raise and fire his weapon. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Black and brown people are the principal targets in this war; white people are collateral damage. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He said the principal made him brush his teeth with that toothbrush afterward, too. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z It was the day I saw my principal’s underwear, and more. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Then the principal came over the loudspeaker, dismissing all the upper grades and telling everyone to go directly to their homes. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z She talked to the principal about examinations for her teaching certificate, perhaps a year early. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Next morning I went to school with Junior and we went to see the principal.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bacteria, fungi, and algae are the principal agents of decay, reducing plant and animal residues to their component minerals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The principal of Nishuane was an elderly lady, almost as plump as Dad, and much shorter. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a cheeky thing for a sixteen-year-old to say to his principal, but Pete was the one kid in Torrance who could get away with such a remark, and make it persuasive. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The owner had been principal of the community secondary school down the road. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But Judy could tell that the principal wished she would just go away. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s the principal of my new school,” I answered. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The principal makes some comment, but the cheer that goes up in the hallway drowns out everything. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He had been transferred into my class mid-semester as a favor to our vice principal. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Miss Carol told me to go get the janitor and tell him the principal wants him to clean up the mess in the boys’ room. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The teacher called Mrs. Anthony, the principal, whose eyes got wide as she opened our door. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But Ebright, reacting to rumors his father had heard, had come to suspect that Pocock was sending him second-rate or defective equipment in order to hobble Washington’s principal rival. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Finally, we reached the school and I was ushered into the principal’s office, a tiny cubicle facing a row of privies and a patch of yellowed grass. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “What’s all that got to do with education? Why can a principal just make all those rules up?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "Perfect," the principal says after checking my answers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A few weeks later I took copies of my matric certificate and letters of recommendation from my principal and teachers and went for an interview at the Barclays Bank’s headquarters in Johannesburg. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Settling scores in the deputy principal’s office might seem like a good idea to some, but Dad had always taught me it was better to face things head-on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The principal pulls another book off his shelf and almost shoves it into my hands. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Marcia Das flips her hair over her shoulders and enters the principal's office. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The principal’s gold cufflinks alone would bring in hundreds! Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Most of the principal houses of the Vale were represented. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Gray arranged for the high school principal to issue passes for students willing to testify at Claudette’s hearing. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z An unexcused absence meant detention, but for some reason the principal decided to give Sergio a second chance. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The principal gave us information about the school and our schedule of classes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Sounds always affected me profoundly and the principal’s voice was one of my favorites. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do I hear sixty dollars?” the principal asked. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z His speech, which defended a jailed socialist, did not please his high school principal, but he graduated near the top of his class. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Both of us, me and the principal, looked over at Junior. He just nodded.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Classes already were in session, and you could see the children watching us through the open doors as we walked down the corridor to the principal’s office. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But the principal domain of the junior probationers was the sluice room. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The principal welcomed “parents and friends” and asked the Baptist minister to lead us in prayer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maleeka’s got more potential than she’s letting on. Keeping her under the principal’s nose may be just the way to get her back in line.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The speaker above the whiteboard beeped to life, and the voice of the principal, Mr. Jay Elliot, spilled into the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We are welcome to continue our conversation in the principal’s office, or we can stay and be quiet. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z This gave the girls some measure of comfort, but when Kathy dropped them off, leaving them all in the office of the Conley principal, she was devastated. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The new school chairman, who had replaced the old principal, was giving us a welcome speech, but we had too much to catch up with among ourselves to pay him much attention. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Uncle Clark took me to school, introduced me to the principal. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you tell the principal that I’m a genius?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But while he waited for his promotion, he kept the job of principal at Camillo Junior High and tested out his dictator-of-a-small-country techniques on us. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The principal decided that Brian and I were both a bit slow and had speech impediments that made it difficult for others to understand us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The principal rose from his seat, took two steps to the door and closed it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Blue Devil mascot earns a standing ovation by back-flipping right into the principal. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, willingness of Hopkins scientists to provide access to the cultures is perhaps the principal reason for the great benefits that have derived from their use. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When Mr. Aumack, the principal, called the police, Clean got mad and walked out of the school. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You just met him. The vice principal, Dr. Thorn.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She saw the principal half reach for his box of tissues and then pull his hand back. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Then I was called into the principal's office and he asked me if I was a member of any hate group, or any online group, or if I had ever played Doom or Quake. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lou is leaning forward at the principal's other side, his dusty eyes focused on me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Okay, not a problem. You’ve made a lot of progress today. There’s only one more thing we have to do: call your principal.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “All right, boys and girls,” said the principal at the podium. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The principal was so proud, she bought pizza for the entire school, even though the team was only for grades four, five, and six. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The bad heart was one of the principal reasons for Dad’s home instruction programs. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was probable that there were some millions of proles for whom the Lottery was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Like an obelisk towards which the principal streets of a town converge, the strong will of a proud spirit stands prominent and commanding in the middle of the art of war. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Wash’s father was already principal of the New London Colored School, so that was the end of her teaching. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It would have just reminded her of their run-in with the assistant principal. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The one truly bad thing about being punished in the principal’s office was that whenever Mrs. Bower was upset, she would stop teaching and read to us. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z My mom’s principal knew and so did some of her closest friends, but most of her school didn’t know. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal’s right that ReelTok is pretty harsh in his videos about the swastikas. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z My time with granddaddy slipped away as the domestic mill wheel gathered momentum, grinding its principal raw material—namely, me—into smaller and smaller scraps. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The principal targets of physical or chemical mutagenic agents are cells that are undergoing especially active division. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z All of a sudden a group of neatly dressed men and women began corraling the bawling children, using the canes I had seen in the principal’s office. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The vicious circle of screaming, beating, screaming, beating, continued until the principal, whose office adjoined the hall, came in. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been spanked so many times by the principal that it didn’t mean anything anymore. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know if you don’t want to do this, you don’t have to. But we spoke to the principal there and told him about you and he really wants to meet you.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z But when they spy the principal, the news pours out of them. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “By all accounts, we seem to be off to a great school year. Teachers are already handing out piles of homework, and the cafeteria is serving veggie sloppy joes. It makes a principal proud.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then I started walking up the stairs to the principal's office so I could give the note to somebody that would bring it to her in her classroom. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Three years into Volpe’s tenure as head of the drama program, a new principal took charge. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I actually taught the principal’s son a few years back.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Of course Manuel wasn’t anywhere near dead, but that didn’t stop Mrs. Bower from sending me directly to the principal’s office. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Mami goes to a nearby Catholic school and asks the principal if we can sit in on any class till we go back home. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z And there are so many others who have come, like Pastor Stevens, Rabbi Weiss, local officials, my principal, and a bunch of teachers from my school and the others in the county. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But what principal could she send him to? Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the principal walked away from the podium, the noise level in the room rose, like a boiling kettle that suddenly started to steam. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z When the principal came back to the dais, however, his voice had changed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they asked the vice principal, “Do you want us to take him down to juvenile hall?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z My mother and all my relatives were there, beaming with pride as the principal read a long list of my academic and athletic achievements. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The receptionist ushers Ma and me into the principal's office, and I stop short at the sight of the man behind the desk. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Are you going to the principal’s office now?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z On five different occasions, she and her husband, Jim, the former principal of Ector High School before it closed, had taken students to Europe to let them see other cultures, other lands. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the principal could give you an official hiding. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As the principal spoke, George’s eyes scanned the wall behind her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The principal made a couple of announcements, but don’t ask me about what. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And may I see the one that the principal wrote?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The police took me to the vice principal’s office to make a report. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I was a Hollows Facebook phenomenon for a week until Mrs. Marks, our assistant principal, said anybody caught circulating the video would be suspended. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Mr. McCabe, the assistant principal, had a fleshy pink face and a look in his eyes that said Don’t mess with me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z After a breath, the principal seems to collect herself. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Major Shannon, another of the Marines who was recruiting Navajos, had been a Bureau of Indian Affairs School principal before he became a Marine. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the principal said, “Why don’t you take George home for the day to give him some time to cool down, and we’ll leave it at that.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “So after the firecracker incident, the principal searched James Madison’s locker, and he found, like, a raccoon cap and a bunch of stolen answer sheets and other minor-deal stuff.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z So when I hear my name on the PA system being called to the principal’s office, I’m psyched. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z As he turned to leave the office, he saw a bleak-eyed Kohl Whitlock being led into the principal’s office by the scythe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The principal was right; my taste for books had been greatly influenced by the kinds of literature I had seen in the homes of white people. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “What?” barked the assistant principal in a very harried tone. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z A smiling Heath Huxley, his perfectly proportioned teeth shining like a white picket fence, stepped out of the principal’s office and stroked his sleek black mane. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z When his dad showed up, the principal thought he was Steve's dad. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a skill like being able to name all the capitals and principal products of South America or recite Scripture or walk on top of a fence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s the principal of the school, Monín. Everyone else holds him in high regard.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Without even hearing my full explanation, he bluntly informed me that I would obey the principal’s instructions and return to Fort Hare in the fall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seems the schools last principal was deemed—how was it phrased?—unfit to head the school.’ A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The principal was walking with long, rapid strides. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “What does your principal have to do with this?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He had not previously been able to get a good look at it, but now that he did, he realized that terror and fatigue had probably not been the principal causes of Holly’s collapse. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “She spends more time with the principal than in the classroom!” she yelled. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They surrounded the property and a handful of officers entered the main building and the principal outbuilding. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After all the classes arrive, the principal gets on the stage. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Jim Moore, the last principal of Ector High School before it was closed down as a means of achieving desegregation, felt the same way. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure one of these days she’s going to go to principal and ask for her leave, but then again, what else is new? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As some of the students continued their catcalls, I fought back tears and headed down the stairs to the principal’s office. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is it about the history of this school’s vice principal having his office inside an old janitor’s closet complete with a mop sink?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Black Lightning and I must look quite the sight as we flank the principal. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Now and then, when Mrs. Rappaport looked her way, she opened and shut her eyes as the principal had done, to show friendship. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z There was no way Jimmy would be able to start the school year that fall, so the principal offered Jimmy’s yearlong contract to Katherine instead. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t, ‘please’ them!” cried the principal as he descended on us with the cane. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal actor bowed; if he was annoyed, he hid it well. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The next day at work I called my former principals at Tembisa and Alexandra Secondary School and requested letters of recommendation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We kept laughing until the principal snapped his fingers at us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I’ve seen what happens to those little booklets the minute our principal turns her back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After the principal received the permit Florah and I paid to go, along with half the school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in the principal’s office, or with the nurse, or I was helping out in the library or cafeteria, or running laps out on the playground. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When the principal, Mrs. Carlisle, announces it’s time for me to give my valedictorian speech, the pageant nerves return. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z After only one chapter, the principal lifts a hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I'd be sent South again to head the college—just as the mayor's cook had been made principal of the school after she'd become too lame to stand before her stove. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is very important that you don’t show the girls any special treatment, or let up on them in any way,” Katherine said to the principal. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But we differed markedly about the principal subject at hand: prison conditions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a crowd of cooking-club girls inside the principal’s office by the time I get there. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Johnny saw the principal and tried to explain. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The way the principal pronounces his new name is different from the way his parents say it, the second part of it longer, sounding like “heel.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My avatar’s name, my real name, and my home address were all stored in my private student file, which only the principal could access. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She could see the principal talking and hear what he was saying, but nothing was making sense. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Then he tossed Rowan a small calculator from the principal’s desk. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The local papers would have a field day reporting that while I was running a principals’ conference in Las Vegas, my trusted eighth grade president was emptying my treasury. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z One day, Terrence’s mother rushed into the principal’s office, having been called and told her son was seriously injured, only to find the call had been a hoax. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, at least this is the only copy and Mr. Larson didn’t run it down the hall to the principal—like some other teachers have done.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z To feed my passion for reading, I checked out books at such a rate that the principal said to me, “Are you planning to read every single book in this library?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He staggered forward and the assistant principal caught him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z My mother had given up on me long before the vice principal did. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He would be Mrs. McCormick, their public school principal, pressing his lips together until they almost disappeared, fluttering his eyelids. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a ruddy white-haired man whom even the principal addressed as Mister Jenson. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Some representative examples: “Oh, my brother-in-law went to school there, too, and my friend’s son cuts the principal’s lawn, and my neighbor’s daughter knows a girl who once was a cheerleader for the school.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is it just the way everyone else hates him? Because it probably sucks to be the principal who has to deal with him.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I was still concerned the principal would figure out I had never finished eleventh grade, so I didn't put up a fight. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z You couldn’t bring a beeper into Carver because the principal there knew that the drug dealers used them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Getting called to the principal’s office is definitely not acting better. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Plus, explaining Personal Body Stuff to the assistant principal... Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We had been told over and over again by the principal, Dr. Alexander Kerr, and Professors Jabavu and Matthews how, as graduates of Fort Hare, we were the African elite. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal had to come all the way down from the stands and tell the refs it was okay to let him play. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Is it hard being a principal in this neighborhood? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about what Danny had said as we walked to the principal’s office to prepare to leave school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal threatened to have him arrested, but the students loved him. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z In a nutshell, slot machines work on a principal called variable or intermittent reinforcement. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The principal asked me a few more questions I couldn’t understand. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The vice principal answered, “Since his parents aren’t home, that would probably be the best thing to do.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The principal is a nun with a bonnet like a baby doll, except it’s black. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A day after the results appeared in the World the principal called me to his office, where I found several teachers full of smiles and congratulatory remarks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon the principal called the entire school down to the auditorium to meet some "special alumni." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I managed to see the principal alone, and he showed me the computer printouts from Pretoria: yes, I had obtained a third-class pass because I had failed my mother tongue! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There are three afternoon announcements after the usual list of kids who need to report to the vice principal for disciplining. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Roberto, who had attended the school the year before, accompanied me to the main office where we met the principal, Mr. Sims, a tall, redheaded man with bushy eyebrows and hairy hands. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Addison, she's the principal, she takes one look at us waiting outside her office, and she goes, "What have we here?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I was considered one of the top girls—and the principal’s daughter—and some girls thought maybe there was a connection between the two. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “He’s the principal of Main Street School,” I answered. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z An “assembly center” sounded like somewhere in a school where everybody went to sing songs or listen to the principal speak. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Russeau, the Carter principal, sat up in his chair and abruptly gave the answer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d been eight, and her elementary school principal had hired some dude named Amos the Amazing to entertain them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The principal seems confused, and I feel a pang of pity. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That night when we returned home, I had ringing in my ears and my clothes smelled like the ashtray in the principal’s office at Main Street School. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “The principal’s office is this way,” whispered a petite woman with dark hair and glasses. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The vice principal called my parents to come to the school and pick me up, but no one was home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The voice comes at the same time the vice principal grabs my elbow. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z On the last day of school she handed out report cards to the other kids, but when it came to me she took me to the principal’s office. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to get up and touch the things in the room, but I knew that if I upset the principal I might not be accepted as a new student. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The principal tried to restore order but was ignored. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal talked about the importance of hard work and obeying the rules. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “I know. But the principal has explained that in America everyone is assigned according to age. Ten years old means fifth grade. And we must observe the American rules, mustn’t we?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Pericles delighted in philosophy and science, and Anaxagoras was one of his principal confidants. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Promises were struck: “Y’all follow us with the truck We’ll enroll in school... talk to the principal for me, okay? ... See you in New York.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His friends and a huge crowd of students stood behind the assistant principal, their faces a mix of shock and worry. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The first day I got there and saw that Mr. Tate, the principal, was black, I thought most of the school was going to be black like Carver was. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z While I was at my locker, Mrs. Owens, the principal, came over and put her arm around my shoulders. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z On Monday, the eve of the biggest day in my life, my mother went to the principal and told him that I would be absent from school the next day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat there for thirty minutes until the vice principal came and drove us. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Philadelphia was its principal center in the East. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Catherine thought it was very impressive that her school principal was coming to our house. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Or the principal would announce that they were all suspended. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The principal and assistant principal and janitor and teachers all helped. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My friends know it; my principal knows it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z That’s the principal trick of Congolese cooking: rubbing two leaves together to give color and taste to another day’s translucent, nutritionally blank ball of manioc. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The coach finally hands the wet microphone back to the principal, who introduces us to our very own cheerleaders. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z When his ship sailed one morning without him, a principal reason was that I had thoroughly exposed him to the exciting musical world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s an unfortunate situation,” the principal told Rowan when he turned up in the nurse’s office, waiting out during lunch for some newly inflicted bruises to heal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z For the opening ceremonies, you're supposed to wear something that suggests your district's principal industry. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Of course Mrs. Kowalski sent me to the principal’s office, and as usual, they wouldn’t let me go home until my parents came to pick me up. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The principal, Mr. Bridges, was pacing nervously and gesturing to Coach Warner. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their first sight of it, on May 29, left a vivid impression, wrote George Wilson Pierson, Tocqueville’s principal biographer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady principal of the school and all the kids watched this fight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone has built a shrine to Finch in one of the large glass cases in the main hallway, near the principal’s office. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Their principal concern was whether or not the Congress Alliance was strong enough to halt the government’s plans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When Miss Bertha broke up the fight, for once she didn’t send us to the principal for a whipping. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The next day Granny took him to school and explained the matter to the principal, who then wrote Uncle Piet a note, which he had to carry with him at all times. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z You would sit next to the principals at the proms. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Before they left, my mother called the school principal to notify him that I’d be entering eighth grade. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad was pulling Mom out of the principals office, and she was shouting and crying too. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I award the principal a booming slap on the back—because, hey, when am I ever going to get another chance to do that? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She stood straight, with her arms folded across her chest—which, as any teacher coach will tell you, isn’t good for teachers but probably isn’t bad for principals. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Will you show Mr. Barnes the principal’s office? He wants to speak with Principal Thompson.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The principal coughed, clearing his throat, then said, “I mean which language do they speak more?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But it can be bad when your mother is a principal at your school. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Maybe it will be the principal, maybe it will be Mrs. Hall who did not hold your bags. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Maybe the principal characteristics that made Coke distinctive, like its bite, consumers now describe as harsh,” the company’s head of American operations, Brian Dyson, said at the time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In first grade, she wore them to school every day until the principal told her she was setting a bad example. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was the first time in his life he had been summoned to a principal’s office for disciplinary reasons and he did not find the circumstances prepossessing in any way. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Consequently, after a hasty meeting with her mother, the principal, and the aggrieved orchestra teacher, she had been suspended from school for three days. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I want to thank each and every one of you for the maturity and dedication that you’ve shown over the past three weeks,” the principal concludes. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “You should go to school and tell your principal I refuse to buy your supplies. I bet he’ll have some lying around somewhere.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They found him working over a tide chart while he ate a chicken stew of which the principal ingredient was not chicken but sea cucumber. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie heard that the principal often came down to Mr. Jenson’s furnace room to sit and talk for a few moments while he smoked a pipeful of tobacco. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I went in to see the principal, Mr. Smiley. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly the principal shut one eye, the right one, then opened it again. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The bellowing, distressed cows lumbered among the stumps until they were exhausted and stopped giving the milk that was the farm’s principal cash product. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So when Mr. Tate, the principal at my new school, started talking about me laying low for the season until I got my grades together I was like seriously turned out. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z From my seat I could look down on Thornfield: the grey and battlemented hall was the principal object in the vale below me; its woods and dark rookery rose against the west. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When Julie Landsman auditioned for the role of principal French horn at the Met, the screens had just gone up in the practice hall. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As he later recalled, he told Hale, “We have unquestioned signed statements implicating you as the principal in the Henry Roan and Smith family murders. We have the evidence to convict you.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The school’s principal loved it, and the elementary and high school art teachers and principals loved it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As the city’s principal public hospital, Cook County was the place of last resort for the hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans without health insurance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Knowing better came with being the son of the black school principal, who was also Egypt Town’s de facto mayor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a long walk down to the principal’s office. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Anyhow, that's how Freak and I get sent to the principal's office the first time together. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “We married her to a school principal. The rice was cooked in rosewater. The mayor was invited. Everybody washed their fingers in pewter bowls.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Her principal worries seemed to be whether her parents had slept well, how they were feeling, whether they were sitting in drafts. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He returned four minutes later with the principal in tow. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z There isn’t a principal alive who won’t find the time to talk to someone from the local newspaper. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And if your mom didn’t know enough to write a letter to the principal, you were pretty much guaranteed to get Mr. Larson. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He parked himself behind his big principal’s desk. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Once Dorothy made up her mind, no one— not her husband, not her in-laws, not the principal at Moton—would be able to dissuade her from her goal. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I had never seen any Navajo who stood up so straight in the presence of important white men like our principal and several businessmen who sat behind him on the stage as he spoke. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that the principal had called him in. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to show this to the principal right now,” she states. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She just takes being principal way too seriously. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Jake followed the principal into the office and his small conference room. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I had to say my piece before our assistant principal shut the whole thing down. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The program of the Two Minutes Hate varied from day to day, but there was none in which Goldstein was not the principal figure. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “That’s what my mother told the principal. They were talking outside the teachers’ lounge.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was on my way to homeroom when Mr. Kasigi, the assistant principal, flagged me down. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I look over at him and he’s staring up at the principal with his Bambi eyes. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook hands with Mr. Dacus and paused to have a brief conversation with the principal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We brought other volunteers to help us plan the movement of the principals on the street, the expected crowd, all the starts and stops where the press would have obvious positions for video. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The grocer showed up, and the postmaster, and the principal of the village school, and the neighbor, Abu Mahmoud, who grew famous green beans, and all of their wives and babies and teenagers and cats. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When Pete learned what had happened, he headed straight to the principal’s office. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The remedial reading program was going to lose its funding, and the principal would be either furious or just plain disgusted. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Another principal need is someone able to “case” these places’ physical layouts—to determine means of entry, the best getaway routes, and so forth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell the principal that his name was the color of freshly piled hay. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But her father comes to see the principal, which is the talk of sixth-period lunch. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “You seemed to surprise your principal, as well,” Professor Garcia said with a chuckle. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z What Michael and Gary had told me about discipline at Iona started and stopped at the consequences of spitting, not what happened when you were called to the deputy principal’s office. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The principal pulls the fabric off of the shape like he’s a magician and everyone says, Oh! and, Ah! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I only broke a few rules,” I said to the principal. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a teacher who takes over a rowdy class, he sought to discipline the student he regarded as the principal troublemaker. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Abdel-Qawi, the school principal, had concluded the letter he read over the loudspeaker by reminding students to “show our student, currently in custody, compassion and tolerance.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She smiled down on the three of them, because she was even taller than the principal. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z My father started the school three years before I was born, and he was teacher, accountant, and principal—as well as janitor, handyman, and chief mechanic. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Son, if they’re bullying you, I can schedule a meeting with their parents and the principal. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When it was Woody’s turn, he practically danced up to the principal. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure’s father is principal locksmith for the National Museum of Natural History. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The vice principal, Dr. Thorn, had slipped out of a doorway near the bleachers and was standing near the di Angelo siblings. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When she opened it, I could see Mr. Denevi, the principal, and a man standing behind him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z This time I can't keep her from visiting the principal's office. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The principal spoke with such gravity that Christine and her classmates worried they might have to pack up their books and decamp for the other side of town at that very moment. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A copy the second edition found its way to the office because the principal’s secretary, Mrs. Cormier, had found one on the floor in the hallway. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I later found out that after we left the school, the principal had spoken again on the PA. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z A typical day for Dell consisted of reviewing dozens of e-mails filed weekly from principals. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She must have hurt her voice when she screamed at us in the principal’s office. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She marched all seven of them to the principal’s office. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I talked to the principal, and I talked to my mom. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But at supper that night, when I mention that the Secret Santa game has been canceled, the relieved look on their faces makes me suspect they also spoke to the principal. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z But I guess the principal didn’t want to look like he was encouraging relationships between us and them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The principal phoned the police department, but the police said they were too busy to send anyone over. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Miss Honeywell, a teacher and a grown woman, was escorted to the principal’s office like a bad boy walking the “paddle mile,” while a hallway aide watched her classroom. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Early sixth period, right after lunch, my brother is called down to the principal’s office. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The principal looked at Mom over his black-rimmed glasses but remained seated behind his desk. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For Morgan, the principal mystery of organismal biology was not the gene but genesis: How did “units of heredity” enable the formation of animals and maintain the functions of organs and organisms? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The students were nominated by their principals or guidance counselors and would stay with us until they graduated. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They were Mr. Tanner, the principal; Mrs. Seeger, the librarian; Mr. Costa, the custodian; and Room 5’s room mother, who brought twenty-six little bags of popcorn for a treat. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z But as every principal and every school board knows, getting rid of a teacher is not an easy thing to do. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The principal difference between them and tribal shamans is that modern lawyers tell far stranger tales. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember in third grade when you guys had to come to the principal’s office to get me?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Even the Great Hall was not large enough to seat all of them at once, so Robb hosted each of the principal bannermen in turn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Mami made me the principal owner of this restaurant, and I am going to do what is best for this family.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In a strangely kind voice, the principal says, “Please don’t make this any more unpleasant than it already has to be.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The principal target of the aerial spraying was the salt-marsh mosquito, which inhabits the marshes and coastal areas that are typical foraging areas for the eagles. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Her mom, Mrs. Thompson, is a vice principal at a nearby high school, but not the one we will go to. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I’m entering the school from the back corner that leads out to the football field, but my locker is in the main hall, not far from the principal’s office. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z One school principal observed that black mothers instructed their children “not to take anything from a white child.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “That plate was a gift from the Education Committee when Principal Peattie assumed the responsibilities of being the principal of this school,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Their principal dam had gone out for want of attention by its skilled architects, and the lake had drained away. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Took my diploma and shake the principal’s hand like we been showed, then walk back to my seat. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I'm feeling light-headed as I wait for the principal to announce my name. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Williams, our principal, winks whenever there’s some big surprise coming. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z And earthworms are the principal food of robins in the spring. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Cornell fans rushed up the hill to the town’s principal bookie and demanded, and were paid, their winnings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In grades five to seven we had our own classrooms, our own lunch area, our own teachers, and our own deputy principal—our own little world inside the bigger school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I was told that my teacher has been contacted already and the principal personally apologized for her words. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then, Mr. Small and the vice principal, whom Patrick swears is gay, hand out the diplomas. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z And if the stupid principal ever sent a stupid letter to your parents, you could just slap on a new face and no one would even know it was you the letter was about. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A bird’s-eye view of ten or a dozen of the principal pueblos, then a landing for lunch in the valley of Malpais. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We stayed in the yard until Mr. Baker, the principal, emerged from the school. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Buck did a nose-dive at the principal once and was suspended. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Are you sure?” the principal asked, displaying anger for the first time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your principal called me at work,” he says. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The massacre brought criticism to principal owner John D. Rockefeller and highlighted the Colorado miners’ grievances, but little improved for them. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The principal was studying records that must have been sent over from Gilly’s former school, Hollywood Gardens Elementary. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Lurvy shaved and got a haircut; and his principal farm duty was to feed the pig while people looked on. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Pretty much you don't have to go see the principal unless you've done something.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Sooner or later, one way or another, Zane’s parents were going to hear from the principal. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The principal would call his parents— anything could happen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your principal? The office staff? Any of the dozen students we passed in the hall?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But the principal, underlying cause was that, as early as the beginning of the twentieth century, human equality had become technically possible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “He isn’t? Jackson, when’s the last time you had a talk with a vice principal? When’s the last time you got a tardy?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Dear Little Book, This morning without warning, I was summoned to the principal’s office, and my heart dropped when I saw Minerva there, too. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal was without the help of a voice amplifier. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A while later, I was called into the principal’s office. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Now if you imagine a line connecting the three principals of this exercise–that is, you and I and the Moon–it forms a triangle. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z So, of course, she had to have a “talking-to” from our principal—which is probably the hundredth talking-to Twig has had at this school. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I just look out the window behind our principal’s desk. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I saw the school principal, and your great-aunt Lynda, who we called Shelf Butt, because her butt was so big a person could set a glass of milk on it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z By the time the principal reached the supply room, Petra was alone. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Probably she was a very kind, gracious woman, but she was a principal, and we were scared of her. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In Britain, “corn” can mean the principal cereal crop in a region—oats in Scotland, for example, are sometimes referred to by the term. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I was standing at the head of the table shaking the principal’s hand, when Papa rose, his face ceremoniously grave, and acknowledged the other parents with his most respectful gesture. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben was sitting on a chair facing the principal’s desk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z See assume/ presume, pages 89—90. principal/principle. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of weeks earlier, Miss Page had gotten the ax when the principal caught her toting a loaded rifle down the school hall. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a principal source of information, especially if the nation was ever attacked by an enemy. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Judy noticed right away that the principal was not comfortable talking about this stuff. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Carrie spent several weeks looking smug and mysterious, rubbing her hand on her belly, before Mr. Avengard, the vice principal, called an assembly to address the entire grade. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That information was stored in my student profile, but only my principal had access to that. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In his suit and slicked-back silver hair, he looks more like a school principal than my dad. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It is always a long walk down to the principal’s office. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z A principal at a school in Shanghai that figured into the international testing was concerned enough about the stifling atmosphere that he instituted reforms to foster more creativity. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The new principal tells him, “We’ve got to change some things around here. I’m tired of people saying, ‘Oh, yeah, Truman—that’s the drama school.’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z While Shirley looked about, the principal had been making a speech. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The principal reason that Bruno, who was born in 1548, came into conflict with the Church was because he was a follower of a movement known as Hermetism. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “My bet is that all the women wore little white gloves,” says Davis Masten, who today is one of the principals in the consulting firm Cheskin founded. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z For Bobby, as he was to learn before nightfall, was their principal suspect. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the reason, our assistant principal never took Cap aside and explained to him that someone was yanking his chain. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The principal, Erik Karlsen, wrapped a blanket around her shoulders and sat her down next to a steam radiator before going out to run his car engine. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Have a seat, Jim,” our principal says as he stands up and moves around his desk. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z On Sunday mornings the whole family attended Central Christian Church, where Nellie was the principal pianist and Harry sang in the choir. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At the end of every school year each teacher was required to have a meeting with the principal. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z "No one will even notice the principals, they'll be so busy looking at you." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “You owe that girl an apology,” the principal says. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The principal, the secretary, the nurse, and the janitor—none of them believed her. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The next day, I see Tommy being led into the vice principal’s office. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In two hours she managed to secure at least seven people who said they would come, including the principal of her daughters’ school. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I think”—Gilly smiled her old lady principal smile— “the dear child is choking. It must be something he ate.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He can’t hide now, he’s not a victim of some bombing anymore; he’s a player, a principal. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I failed my classes, and the principal informed me I would have to repeat junior year. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The assistant principal said, “Come with me, Nick. We’ll get you sorted out.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I kept looking back and forth between them, thinking how crazy it was that me and my bro were this close to a principal and we weren’t even in trouble. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He rejected the notion that animals and plants suffered sudden annihilations, and believed that all the principal animal groups–mammals, reptiles, fish, and so on–had coexisted since the dawn of time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “I want to transfer to a different high school,” he told his mother, finally taking his principal’s advice, and her response was achingly neutral. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He tested a piece of pitchblende, the principal ore of uranium, and found it to be 700 million years old–very much older than the age most people were prepared to grant the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The lunch bell rang while the principal was yelling at me, so when he finally let me go I grabbed my things and bolted. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Cassie was sent to Mr. Parrish’s office because he was the principal and her dad at the same time. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z And even though I’m still in 7th-grade math and everyone—from the principal to all my classmates—knows I’m a savant, it’s more or less okay. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He reminded Aru a little bit of her school principal at Augustus Day. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The two of us went to the administration block and waited outside the principal’s office for what seemed like ages. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I take her by the hand, lead her to the door, hold it open, and step aside to give her a good view of the principal. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The principal didn't seem to be around, but some old lady around a hundred years old was sitting at a typewriter. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z An increasing number of Harlem leaders declared that the principal reason for this was the downtown white press media, sensationalizing what was going on in a calm, dignified community. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss turned to stare after that, and Officer Hull was scowling at the assistant principal. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Our lawyer tells us that we have the right to make our educational choices known to the principal and that you are not allowed to tell anyone we have written you this letter. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He spends a few minutes showing her around, pointing out photographs of projects he’s worked on, introducing her to one of the principal designers, showing her the room where the partners meet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I kept being afraid that the principal was going to come in and yell at all of us. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The principal starts breaking up the crowd, telling everyone to move along or come to his office. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The principal players, meantime, rehearsed Hamlet endlessly, employing a slightly different version each day, as Mr. Shakespeare deleted or added passages to suit the fancy of the master of revels. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The principal welcomes us all to another great school year. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I was mostly at work, but I was there when I needed to be. Junior, do you remember when I had to visit your principal at the high school?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In our discussions of pictorial and sculptural space, we have repeatedly referred to architecture, for it is the principal means of organizing space. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Its catchy tune is in 4/4 time - that is, it has a steady marching pulse of four principal beats per bar - and it would be written or printed out thus. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It’s probably a good thing that I spilled the beans beforehand, because we’re pretty quiet and respectful when the principal makes the announcement. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z A couple of generations of principals, school superintendents, and school boards have pretty much just left him alone. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She led me through an unmarked door near the principal's office, into a small, windowless room furnished with two facing desks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Now, with the firings of seven principals, three secretaries and thirty-four teachers, including my own husband, I realize it is no longer enough for me to think these things. I need to say them.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “After the fifteenth of January, no girl, whether big or little, shall go to school. Otherwise, you know what we can do. And the parents and the school principal will be responsible.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And the principal looked over her record and thought she might well try it with hope of success. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The news of my clash with the principal had spread through the class and the students became openly critical of me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine using a superpower to send her to the principal’s office instead of me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “I wonder if the principal will mention yesterday at all.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The school principal, who knew of our bad behavior reports, had come to the play and loved it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He had disrupted commencement ceremonies by deliberately wearing a gold cap and gown, and the principal had threatened to bar him unless he changed into the mandated blue ones. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I understand what you mean,” the principal said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a gate out front where the buses pulled up, and the principal could throw a switch in his office and the gate would automatically open and close. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Our principal is on the phone, talking to someone, but it’s hard to know who it is. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She pulled herself straight and directed into his sleepy eyes the look she usually reserved for teachers and principals. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Soon a rumor started spreading that I was really an undercover assistant principal hired to keep kids in line. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The principal herself was standing just inside the glass doors. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He did look at it, and into it for half an hour, was pleased with the situation and the principal rooms, satisfied with what the owner said in its praise, and took it immediately. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z There was still the matter of the damage to the artwork, but she agreed not to say anything to the principal until they saw things through. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At the assembly, I sit up front with my friends as the principal starts it off and then introduces the video as a Diverse Voices production. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The little superscript number signifies the number of zeroes following the larger principal number. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to find the principal’s office. I know it’s around here somewhere. Can you help me?” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The gussak principal was already outside watching the southeastern sky anxiously. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been thinking over this whole year in one gigantic rush, so I’m sure I’ve missed some key moments in the principal’s speech. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in a booming voice, Jillson announced, “And now, everyone, it is our great pleasure to introduce to you the esteemed founder, president, and principal of our beloved Institute: Mr. Ledroptha Curtain!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She sat rigid in the principal’s chair, and a younger woman hovered behind her. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He was not above criticism — in fact, he was often the principal target of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One hot December afternoon, toward the end of my first year at school, the principal interrupted classes and summoned everyone to the courtyard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s another principal’s announcement about the graffiti in the boys’ bathroom. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His principal quarry was Karl Compton, the president of MIT and Arthur Compton’s brother, who just had been named a trustee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At lunch, I sat by myself and ate my rice, because Susie had been called into the principal’s office. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The other principal player in the emergence of tectonics theory, Harry Hess, was also at Princeton at the time, and would spend the rest of his career there. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “I will not force you to leave this school, Miss Murphy,” the principal says. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The memory of sirens, of me walking into the principal’s office where the cops were gathered, of Annie’s cuffed wrists, her tear-streaked face looking up at me in shock, comes back to me now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t matter. I talked to the principal, Sister Mary Margaret. You don’t have to be Catholic to go there. It just happens to be a Catholic school.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd laughed as Woody shook the principal’s hand and looked up at his family, throwing his arms in the air in a triumphant stance. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Not the first part,” the principal says quickly. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon, and there was no way I could take the bus to Tembisa to confront the principal about what surely must be a mistake. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal enterprises of the city were medicine and food-processing and the making of cigarettes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “The principal’s speech is the better speech,” he said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander also reported that his forces had thus far destroyed about ten of the principal Cherokee towns, along with several smaller villages. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z But as a science teacher Tapia was state certified and was appointed to our school so there was no way for the principal to get rid of him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Do you know what it feels like when the principal has just told you that you’re going to go wherever you want to go? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He launched into a long speech about how he had volunteered to be on the program committee for some principals’ conference, so he didn’t have time to nursemaid me through Finance 101, whatever that was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z They decided to talk with Mrs. Trek, the Lower School principal, about letting them in. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The third principal, Herm Olsen, was known as one of the best criminal defense lawyers going. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z If other teachers or the principal complained about the noise, he would ask a student to shut the door, and then go back to reading his newspaper. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The principal, Jim Moore, and the district’s superintendent, Sam Lee, are in the audience on opening night, and both come up to him afterward to offer praise and congratulations. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “They’ll probably sell it to you. And then you’ll pay me that very generous finder’s fee we discussed when I applied for this principal position.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Harris, the principal who normally spent most of her time hiding from students in her office, offered to actually walk me to my locker. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One even wrote Gary Edwards up once and sent him to the principal’s office with a referral, but it had no impact and Gary marched right back into class as if nothing had happened. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end the principal had to caution them to let me alone, for fear I would throw up the sponge and walk out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Townsend, the principal, was practically drooling as he spoke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The principal asked the class to rise, and one by one they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z All in all, the principal did the best he could according to the way he saw things. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like, as far as the parents and teachers were concerned, he was a perfect principal. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the PA system crackles, and we hear the principal’s voice over the loudspeaker. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z As he spoke he dragged me to the pay phone in the hall near the principal’s office. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Our principal keeps asking questions and finally finds out who the other kid is in this situation. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z And if the card is empty, she groans and then looks around and shouts, “I need an AP!” which is an assistant principal, to come and take the kid out of line. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I was sent to the principal’s office and had to stay after school and wash blackboards. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The hallway outside the principal’s office was very quiet. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see,” said the principal, and you could practically see the wheels spinning in that prissy head of hers. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Benji had spent his share of time across the desk from the principal—mostly for interrupting. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The principal suspended them both, hoping to get rid of the problem as fast as he could, but his decision made the problem worse. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I just figured she was already camped outside the principal’s office, threatening to rain down hell on him.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If there was anything that terrified us as much as getting deported, it was that the principal's office would discover our address scam and send us down the road to the rough-and-tumble streets of Cupertino. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Smith, my assistant principal and neighbor, had seen my strengths as a student and furthermore trusted me with his own kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The last time the principal came to our classroom, it was to tell Tomasito Morales that his mother was here for him. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Park waited in the office with ice on his face while his dad talked to the principal. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z This was the guy who pantsed the vice principal on the same day he stabbed Tanner in the hand with the round metal brace that holds the eraser on the back of a pencil. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “If you move, you move to the office and see the principal,” she said without so much as a hint of compromise in her voice. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal question he cared about concerned development: How does an organism emerge from a single cell? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While the principal filled out a form, mother argued excitedly. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The principal made Cara go and apologize to the cafeteria workers. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The principal shoots her a look, but she keeps jawing for justice. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z With the school year approaching, the Bluefield principal would need time to find replacements to take over their classes. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She took one of the few openings she could find: substitute high school principal in a small Indiana town near her home. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But the teachers always seemed to enjoy Dad’s visits and the attention he gave them, and the principals—even the Nishuane principal—always were after him to speak at the school assemblies. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “The principal has declared that next Friday is Quiz Team Day, and the entire school is being treated to free pizzas and sodas!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Not now, at least I don’t think so. Our principal is very good at explaining curriculum. Every generation has new things to learn.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z |
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