first school
Britishnoun
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In 1991, when I was 17, my first school play was an overly emotional musical about Vietnam at the Royal National Theatre’s Connections competition in London.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The first school in Wales to introduce a pouch system in September 2023, head teacher Ian Gerrard called the impact "nothing short of transformational" when the ban was introduced for the whole school at once.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Mater Dei was trying to become the first school to win three straight Southern Section titles in the highest playoff division since Newport Harbor from 1997 to 1999.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
My first school production was an adaptation of “A Thurber Carnival,” a James Thurber revue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Her first job, teaching math and English at a Negro school in rural Tamms, Illinois, ended after her first school year.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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