Bruce Whitehead - Hello Bell HS community, Trusting you have had a wonderful summer. The school office is once again open during regular school hours and registrations are in full swing. A synrevoice message (automated call) was sent out in the last few days in which we erred with the start date for school. It was reported in the message that the school start date for this year is Septebmer 1, 2010. With apologies, this information is not accurate as the actual start date is Tuesday September 7, 2010. Students in grades 12 and 11 will arrive tomorrow (Tuesday August 31, 2010) in the morning and afternoon respectively... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello, As we approach our commencement ceremony Friday June 25, 2010 at Centrepointe Theatre. The ceremony begins @ 6:30 p.m. Graduates are reminded of the following key times: Choir - vocal/sound check at 4:45 p.m. (please arrive at 4:30 p.m.) Graduates - please arrive at 5:30 p.m. to pick up your gown and get ready for the ceremony. Looking forward to celebrating with you tomorrow. Sincerely, Mr... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello, As we gear up for graduation ceremonies on Friday June 25, 2010 at Centrepointe Theatre beginning @ 6:30 p.m., please be aware of the following: All guests require a ticket for the ceremony. This year Centrepointe Theatre requires their own tickets in addition to those that have been prepared by Bell High School. We are asking all grads to get the Centrepointe tickets in the Bell Main Office by Tuesday June 15th. Grads can also pick up extra tickets that have been previously requested. Also, due to construction, there is limited parking at Centrepointe Theatre. There is additional parking on Centrepointe Dr. and at Sir Guy Carleton High School... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello, Option sheets provide opportunities for families to choose courses for their children. At Bell HS we have maintained a practice of sending course verification sheets to families. This year however, this process has changed.  Due to the volume of paper and ink required to complete this process (one page is produced for every student coming to Bell HS the following September) and in support in "greening" our practices, we are no longer continuing this process. Please note that for grade 9 students, their course offerings are very "canned" with only one opportunity for course choice in the arts (visual arts, drama, music)... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello, Staff Appreciation 2010  For the third consecutive year our school council is busily preparing for Staff Appreciation Day on Tuesday June 8, 2010. This wonderful event recognizes the wonderful work and amazing contributions of the various staffs at Bell HS. Staffs are recognized and thanked using food; generous donations from parents and the school community for our end of day staff meeting. Organized by our current chair, Mrs. Donna Bussiere-Finnegan she is being capably supported by many other parents on council. If you would like to show your appreciation through a kind contribution of any sort (desserts, fruit, cheese & crackers, sandwiches, vegetables, etc... Read More »

Bruce Whitehead - Hello, United Way Pancake Breakfast  What an awesome week! Things were "buzzing" here this past week and culminated in another extremely successful Pancake Breakfast in support of United Way. Special thanks go out to Jocelyn Ma and Tiffany Lam and their painstaking leadership efforts that also included very capable direction from Mrs. Green. Their efforts brought in a winfall of $2200 in support of the United Way for 2010... Read More »