The school is adjacent to two baseball diamonds, a soccer/football field, an indoor ice rink (Bell Centennial Arena), and a forested section of the Greenbelt.

Through these efforts, Bell has contributed significantly to the local community and even managed to construct a sister school in Kenya[3] which it maintains as an ongoing 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.

In spring 2016, two former Bell students separately filed complaints with the Ottawa Police Service that Tim Stanutz, their former music teacher had groomed and then sexual assaulted them.

The two complainants filed civil lawsuits against the deceased's estate and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), each seeking $1.95 million in damages.