Bruce Whitehead - Hello, Second semester has begun with a flurry of activity throughout the school. Students are busily adapting to new schedules and Student Services has been busy addressing timetable issues and changes with all students. While very busy, things have rolled out very nicely and most students are comfortably settled into their new surroundings. Meet the Teacher Semester 2...Want to meet your child's second semester teachers? For the first time, Bell HS is proud to offer you that opportunity on Tuesday February 9, 2010 beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the cafetorium. Following a few quick introductions classroom visits will begin at 4:15 p.m... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Still need CS hours? Please see the opportunity below that would also support Haiti. Volunteers WantedDo you know a student in the National Capital Region who needs to complete                volunteer hours as part of their education?Are you looking for a way to get involved, meet new people, have some fun,while making a difference in the lives of others who desperately need ourhelp at this time?As you are aware, Haïti experienced a devastating earthquake on January 12th and is in dire need of support. In partnership, the National CapitalCommission, the Red Cross and City Hall are looking for volunteers topromote Red Cross booths at Winterlude on February 6th and 7th between 11a.m. to 4 p... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello,Just a quick note stating that revised Cross Boundary Transfer (CBT) forms are now available through school offices for application to the CBT window beginning February 16, 2010 and ending February 26, 2010... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello, With a very successful exam schedule behind us we look forward to beginning semester 2 classes Monday February 1, 2010. It will be a regular day one with students picking up their timetables from their first period classes. Don't know how to do that? Well, as you enter the school come to the main office windows and find your name alphabetically on the lists on the wall. Beside your name will be the name of your first period teacher and room who will provide you with your timetable for the rest of the day. With the culmination of exams, teachers are busy doing final mark calculations and entering them in the computer... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello everyone, January 13, 2010...Bell HS's annual Open House for parents of Grade 8 students...what a huge success. Thanks to the efforts of many staff and students more than 600 guests participated in this particular evening that allows Bell HS to feature all of its many programs, activities, and clubs in a mall type format. Thank you as well to those who attended. We hope you found the evening welcoming, informative, and productive; that was certainly our goal! It was a pleasure to host you and we look forward to partnering with you next year as your children begin their high school journey's. Monday January 25, 2010 is Bell's next School Council meeting... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello, As you are aware tragedy has stricken the people of Haiti in the form of an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale! Evoking mass devastation in terms of infrastructure and human lives our support monetary support is crucial at this time. Under the direction of Mr. Kicul, three very capable students (Amy Oldfield, Deniz Guvenc, and Abeer Chokr) have spear-headed a campaign to begin Monday at Bell. As stated on local news channels the most significant form of aid right now is through voluntary, monetary donations.To that end, a letter has gone home today requesting any amount of monetary donation as our campaign kicks off next week... Read More »