Destination Bellefontaine: A Long and Winding Road

After a year of remote school, we merged onto the hybrid learning highway in April 2021, with a host of fun and inventive stops along the way! Now we’re finally getting that windows-down, wind-in-the-hair feeling—it’s so good to be heading back to Bellefontaine for the 2021-22 school year!

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HELLO HYBRID » Students show their COVID-19 self-screenings at a back-to-school orientation for our hybrid learning setup. (And what a banner day for our ninth-graders, who spent their very first day on campus!)

ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP » We began our Lenten journeys together with a sun-drenched outdoor prayer service.

RITE OF SPRING » Our Class of 2021 received their class rings—almost a year after their scheduled Junior Ring Night!—at a sunset prayer service.

FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP » Our Junior class enjoyed a modified two-day retreat on campus, which culminated in their own Ring Night ceremony.

CHORAL CREATIVITY » Our award-winning Women’s Ensemble sang together for the first time in a year by masterminding an innovative drive-in “car choir” setup!

CHRISTMAS IN MARCH » Our twice-postponed Senior Mother- Daughter Christmas Luncheon became a joyful springtime celebration.

GO CUBS! » After a year of sitting on the sidelines, our Cubs returned to athletic competition with a series of volleyball matches on the North Lawn.

WELCOME WAGON » We celebrated our Class of 2025 Cubs with a festive car parade and fun photo opportunity.

UNCONVENTIONAL CLASSROOMS » Social distancing guidelines meant some of our regular classrooms were off-limits, so we took full advantage of our beautiful campus to spread out in style!

MAYFIELD MORNINGS » We added a much-needed dose of real-life face time with weekly mornings of fun, socially distanced activities in the sunshine.

MOTHER-DAUGHTER MOMENTS » Students and their moms finally had a chance to swap their sweatpants for sundresses and celebrate their special bond at the Mother-Daughter Mass.

BOND BUILDING » The Class of 2024 built precious in-person connections at their first-ever class retreat.

TRANSITION TIME » Our outgoing Student Council leaders, who met the curve-balls of a challenging year with grace and joy, passed the torch to our new ASB officers for 2021-22.

ACCOLADES AND AWARDS » We saluted our students for their above-and-beyond academic accomplishments at grade-level awards presentations.

COLLEGE-BOUND CUBS » The Class of 2021 decorated their rides to show their college pride. They’re heading to 51 schools across the country, from Santa Clara to Sarah Lawrence, NYU to Notre Dame, Stanford to Fordham, Boulder to Berkeley and beyond!

GRAD GIFTS » Alums spanning six decades presented the members of the senior class with their Holy Child medallions at the Baccalaureate Mass.

SENIOR SEND-OFF » The Class of 2021’s limited-seating ceremony was live streamed online so family and friends could get a real-time glimpse of their grad’s big moment.