Bellarmine-Jefferson High School
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Steeple at Bellarmine-Jefferson
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465 East Olive Avenue Burbank, California, (Los Angeles County) 91501 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°11′3″N 118°18′20″W / 34.18417°N 118.30556°WCoordinates: 34°11′3″N 118°18′20″W / 34.18417°N 118.30556°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | God helping me, I will do my best today |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Robert Bellarmine |
| Established | 1944 |
| Principal | Michael Stumpf |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 225 (2014-2015) |
| Color(s) | Red, White and Blue |
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CIF - Southern Section Camino Del Rey Association |
| Team name | Guards |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | The Guardian |
| A.P./Dean of Students | Steven Bergen |
| A.P./Director of Guidance | Br. Philip Shepler |
| Athletic Director | Fred Martinez, '81 |
| Website | http://www.bell-jeff.net |
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Bellarmine-Jefferson High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Burbank, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Bellarmine-Jefferson is a co-educational Catholic high school located in Burbank, CA that was founded by Monsignor Martin Cody Keating in 1944. Keating selected the school's name from St. Robert Bellarmine (a 17th-century Italian Jesuit priest) and Thomas Jefferson (the nation's 3rd president). The school colors are Red, White, and Royal Blue. The school mascot is the Guard, named for the Swiss Guard organization that has protected the pope since 1506. Bell-Jeff celebrated its first commencement ceremony with the class of 1948. The school's unofficial motto is "God helping me I will do my best today," a quote attributed to St. Robert Bellarmine.
The school's main building is a replica of the old Pennsylvania State House, also known as Independence Hall, located in Philadelphia, PA. Adjacent to the main building is St. Eleanor's Hall, a replica of the main library at the University of Virginia, designed by Thomas Jefferson. The main entry to St. Eleanor's Hall has 13 steps, representing the original 13 colonies in the order they became states by ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
The clock tower on the main building is frozen to honor the two famous documents written in Independence Hall. On the north side of the tower is July 4, 1776 @ 8:00 pm to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence and on the south side is September 17, 1787 @ 4:00 pm to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
Bell-Jeff is a four-year college preparatory high school. As of the 2014-2015 school year the school offers eight Advanced Placement courses (Calculus, Chemistry, Chinese Language & Culture, English Literature, European History, Psychology, Spanish Language, and United States History), UC approved college prep courses, and a host of electives.
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