Student Activities
Bell High School has an extremely active student population which hosts a huge variety of activities such as leadership camps (a massive 3 day affair involving more than 30% of the school population) to games and other fun events. An elected Students' Council holds this event, as well as World Vision's 30 Hour Famine, and other events for charity and awareness.
Beyond activities, Bell also engages extensively in fundraising efforts. Through these efforts, Bell has contributed significantly to the local community and even managed to construct a sister school in Kenya which it maintains as an on-going humanitarian project. Other than its fundraisers and humanitarian projects, Bell High School also hosts a plethora of events to actively promote arts and culture, though performances, banquets and shows.
The students of Bell also run a diverse list of clubs from philanthropic organizations to academic groups. Among the list are Anime Club, A/V (Audio/Visual) Crew, BISA (Bell Islamic Students' Association), Breakfast Club (Bell's Christian group), Chess Club, Community Science Club, Debate Club, the GloBELL Roar Newspaper, GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance), Interact Club (Part of Rotary International), Key Club, OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving), Reach for the Top (placing first nationally in 1993), the University Math Club and a host of others.
Bell is also known for its exceptional drama program, consistently earning recognitions at the annual Sears Ontario Drama Festival. The 2008 production, "Whitechapel," was published in "Festival Voices," an anthology of plays written by students and teachers for the Festival. Bell also has an annual musical production which has been regarded by local media as professional quality for its outstanding production values. It is also consistently recognized by “The Cappies” for its excellence in the field.
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