Success Stories
Staff at Bell are justly proud of the achievements of our students in many different areas. Students in Bell's Science Program have a strong tradition of excellence in science competitions. Our students have achieved great success in the University of Toronto National Biology Competition (grade 12) and the Avogadro Chemistry Contest (grade 11). Our grade 10 science students have placed very well in the Ottawa Valley Science and Engineering Olympics in the last few years, finishing in first place in 2005-6.
In mathematics, Bell students placed first in the region in the University of Waterloo Pascal (grade 9) and Fermat (grade 11) contests and finished second in the region in the Cayley (grade 10) contest. The Pascal team came 20th in Canada out of almost 1200 schools. Students at Bell have placed within the top 50 schools in the country consistently in every contest almost every year. More about the contests »
In addition 70 Bell students earned certificates for placing in the top 25% of all contestants in Canada. Four grade 11 students competed in Math Horizon's Day at the University of Ottawa and placed 2nd in the city-wide competition.
In May of 2006 students wrote 21 Advanced Placement (AP) exams with excellent results. 19 results were at the top levels of 4 or 5 in French Language, English Literature, Calculus, Physics and Micro and Macro Economics. More information »
In June 2007 we had 189 graduates, with 96 being Ontario Scholars. Of these, 31 earned OCDSB Silver medals with averages of 90% or more.
The Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St. Andrews, N.B. has hosted senior Bell Biology students for a week of biological research and activities in each of the last six years. Several of our students have been chosen to attend the prestigious Shad Valley International Summer Program which promotes the study of science and technology.
Our graduates are regularly accepted at a variety of prestigious university programs across Canada and in the United States. A number of our students have been recipients of prestigious scholarships including Nortel, the University of Toronto National Scholarship Program, the Nordian, the Queen's Chancellor as well as athletic scholarships to Yale and Harvard.
Our many annual student productions in drama, music, and visual arts are testimony to the level of excellence that Bell H.S. students attain through their academic program at the school. Bell's dramatic entries in the SEARS festival have been very successful with students once again moving onto the provincial showcase last year.