🏫 Bellarmine College Preparatory News – July 2026
🎉 Golden Bell Auction Raises Nearly $8 Million for Tuition Assistance — The 50th annual Golden Bell Auction brought together hundreds of alumni, faculty, family, and friends to support Bellarmine's Direct Tuition Assistance Fund on April 2, 2026. This year, the school is distributing nearly $8 million in tuition assistance, with senior Yassel Sanchez reflecting on its impact during the evening's festivities.
🤝 Bellarmine's Summit on Healthy Masculinity Engages Students — The 17th Annual Summit on Human Dignity at Bellarmine focused on healthy masculinity with a keynote address by Jason Page. Students participated in 50 breakout sessions and hands-on activities covering topics like identity, culture, justice, and global poverty, fostering meaningful discussions and engagement.
🎓 Club Horizons Explores Southern California Colleges During Break — During February break, Bellarmine’s Club Horizons visited colleges in Southern California, including USC, Loyola Marymount, and UC Santa Barbara. The trip, supported by alumni like Peter Zen and Steve Avila, aimed to assist first-generation college-bound students in their journey towards higher education.
🤖 Bellarmine Robotics Teams Make History at World Championships — For the first time in program history, Bellarmine’s two FIRST Tech Challenge teams, The Cheesy Chips and The Cheesy Bytes, advanced to the FIRST World Championships in Houston. After six months of design and testing, The Cheesy Bytes won their division, while The Cheesy Chips finished as finalists at the State Championship.
🌍 BSU Cultural Celebration Highlights Student Leadership and Identity — On February 10, Bellarmine’s Black Student Union hosted the annual Cultural Celebration themed “Through Our Eyes, Past, Present, Future.” Graduating seniors were honored with stoles recognizing their leadership and impact, focusing on themes of identity, reflection, and belonging within the community.
🧪 Bellarmine Senior Achieves Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist — Bellarmine senior Kevin Lu ’26 has been named a 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist for his AEGIS project that successfully defends AI systems from prompt injection attacks with a 0% attack success rate. Notably, he conducted this research independently without a mentor.
🔬 Bellarmine Hosts Greene Scholars Science Fair for Young Innovators — Bellarmine welcomed over 100 scholars in grades 3–12 for the Greene Scholars Program Science Fair on January 28, 2026. The event showcased student research and celebrated the partnership with the Greene Scholars Program to enhance STEM education.
🤝 Service Program Connects Freshmen and Families Through Volunteering — On January 8, Bellarmine’s service program united freshmen and parents for two hours of volunteering at the Family Giving Tree’s Holiday Wish Drive. Participants assembled gifts for local children and families while engaging in a workshop on the importance of service in fostering compassionate individuals.
💡 Entrepreneurship Club Launches First Annual Shark Tank — On January 5, 2026, Bellarmine's Entrepreneurship Club hosted its inaugural Shark Tank event, featuring five student teams pitching innovative business ideas. The event included a $1,000 prize pool, a presentation by Kayla Kavanaugh of Afore Capital, and a Q&A session with alumni, fostering engagement and networking opportunities.
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