Community Service
Bellbrook High School has a number of community service organizations such as National Honor Society (NHS), Partnership for Success (PFS), as well as numerous other small group projects done throughout the school year. The past few years the students have organized a “Battle of the Bands” and charged a small admission. All the proceeds of this event went to a school in Chile to help build part of their school as well as supply them with the books and proper school supplies they would need to succeed in their academics. In 2011 the school received a visit from 12 students, which went to the sponsored school in Chile, and they stayed with host families and participated in the first “Global Day” in Bellbrook High School. Here the visiting students from Chile performed a native dance and gave some speeches to help raise global awareness. One of the biggest student ran community service acts was done in 2009 by way of a “Beatles Benefit Concert” for Mr. Grushon, a teacher at the High School, that at the time had cancer. A group of senior's worked together for months practicing the Beatles music, the Beatles were Mr. Grushon’s favorite band, and performed it on April 10, 2009 in front of a sold out auditorium at Bellbrook High School. This was the first time in school history that the auditorium had been sold out for a school related event. The show lasted about three hours in length and was able to raise $5,700 to help the teacher and his family pay for medical expenses. These students were not done however because they performed another show at an outdoor venue in Beavercreek, Ohio and were able to raise another $3,500 for the family.
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