Bell High School (Ottawa, Ontario)

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Bell High School


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motto= Vitam Impendere Vero
motto_translation= Seek truth in life
streetaddress=40 Cassidy Road
city=Ottawa
province=Ontario
postalcode= K2H 6K1
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homepage=http://www.bellhs.net/
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schoolboard= Ottawa Carleton District School Board
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affiliation=
superintendent=
trustee=
principal=Bruce Whitehead
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viceprincipal= Darryl Kicul, Wendy Verreault
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grades= 9-12
language= English, French, Spanish
area= Nepean, Ottawa
communities= Nepean, Bell's Corners
feeders= D. Aubrey Moodie, Bridlewood, Greenbank
campus=Suburban
mascot= Bruin
teamname= Bell Bruins
colours= Red, Black, White
newspaper= Bell Roar
founded=1962
enrollment= 1051
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Bell High School is a high school in the Bells Corners region of Ottawa.

The school was established in 1962 by the Carleton Board of Education as a public high school, and named after Richard E. Bell. It has a number of specialist programs such as French immersion, ESL, Special education, and a Gifted Education program, with an enrolment of 1,051 students supported by 74 staff members.

Its building is in the shape of an "E", with a long stretch containing the main offices, guidance office, cafeteria, library, gym and locker rooms, and three wings; one for Science/Language Arts, another for English/Math,the last for Technology/Arts, and a separate room above the main foyer for visual art classes.

The school grounds contains a football/soccer field, greenhouse, baseball diamond and track. It is located next to Bell Arena.

Bell High School also has a very active students' council, which runs dances, spirit days, fundraisers, leadership camps, and other fun events.

Bell High School is well known for its vocals and drama programs. Every year, Bell High School participates in the Sears Drama Festival, and always does exceedingly well. The numerous awards won from past performances can be found on the wall beside the drama room as well as inside the room itself. Bell used to have musicals every year until the 2005-2006 school year. The last musical performed was Wizard of Oz during the 2005-2006 school year.

The school has many extracurricular sports teams including: soccer, football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, field hockey, rugby, cross-country running, nordic skiing, alpine skiing, hockey, track and field, curling, and wrestling. It also has many extracurricular clubs including: Yearbook, Students' Council, Athletic Council, KEY (Kiwanis Educating Youth) Club, PEACE (People Enthusisatic About Cultural Equality) Club, Interact, OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving), EarthCARE, BISA (Bell Islamic Student Association), Anime, AV (Audio-Visual), Breakfast Club (Bell's Christian group), Debate Club, Reach for the Top and many more.

There are 8 OC Transpo buses in the "600 series" that drop off and pick up students at the school.

Bell's mascot is the Bruin (a bear). The school colours used to be brown and gold, but were changed to red, black and white when a certain sport's team could not find uniforms in the colours brown and gold. The colours brown and gold are being brought back as school clothing is now being offered in both the retro colours, as well as the current colours. Both are popular among the students and staff.

=Former Students= Over the years, John Manley,Rinor Arifi, Steve Yzerman,John Baird, and Bryan Adams have all been Bell HS students.

External links

* [http://www.bellhs.ocdsb.ca/ New School Website]
* [http://www1.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/bellweb/ Old School Website]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/ OCDSB Website]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2006_2007/BELL.pdf 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2005_2006/BELL.pdf 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2004_2005/BELL.pdf 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://users.eastlink.ca/~bhs50th/ Interested In A Bell High School 50th Anniversary Reunion in 2012?]

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