Bell High School (Ottawa)

Bell High School
Address
40 Cassidy Road Ottawa , Ontario , K2H 6K1
Information
Motto	Vitam Impendere Vero (Seek truth in life)
Founded	1962
School board	Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Principal	Bruce Whitehead
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1051
Language	English, French, Spanish
Campus	Suburban
Area	Nepean, Ottawa
Colour(s)	Red, Black, White
Mascot	Bruin
Team name	Bell Bruins
Newspaper	Bell Roar
Communities served	Nepean, Bell's Corners
Feeder schools	D. Aubrey Moodie, Bridlewood, Greenbank
Website	http://www.bellhs.net/

For other schools with the same name, see Bell High School.

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. Students are currently working on a production of Hot Mikado.

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, Steve Yzerman, Ben Crick, Fatah Fatah, John Baird,and Self proclaimed ruler of the free world Rawb Desjardine have all been Bell HS students.

External links

• New School Website
• Old School Website
• OCDSB Website
• 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile
• 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile
• 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile
• Interested In A Bell High School 50th Anniversary Reunion in 2012?