Bellarmine’s Shadow Program is a terrific way for 8th grade students to get an inside and accurate look of what it is really like to be a Bellarmine student.
Current Bellarmine students lead their 8th grade shadows around for the morning. Admissions representatives are available to answer your questions during the day, and the program concludes just before lunch. We do our best to match you up with a student who has similar interests. Students tell us year after year that this was the best way for them to get to know Bellarmine.
Please read the notes below along with instructions for you for your visit. You will receive a receipt to print out confirming the date you selected. The receipt is your confirmation that the Bellarmine Admissions Office has received the shadow registration form. If you need to cancel or re-schedule your shadow day, please notify the Admissions Office at 408-537-9259. Check your school calendar before selecting a date!
2011-2012 SHADOW PROGRAM
THE SHADOW PROGRAM IS CLOSED
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The Bellarmine Shadow Program is available to 8th grade students. Shadowing is not a mandatory part of the application process, but it is a great opportunity to spend some time on our campus in the company of a Bellarmine student.
PARENTS AND STUDENTS MUST READ AND FOLLOW SHADOW DAY INSTRUCTIONS:
1. 8th Graders meet the Assistant Director of Admissions at 7:45 a.m. in the Liccardo Student Center, next to our Chapel. Directions are provided below. Milk and donuts will be served.
2. 8th Graders will visit 4 classes with their Guides. At 10:00 there will be a 15 minute break, at which time a snack will be provided. The day ends at 12:05 in the Liccardo Student Center. Please make arrangements with your son as to where you will meet him. Students MUST be picked up at dismissal time. If there is a delay in picking up your son for any reason, you must contact the Admissions Office at 408-537-9259.
3. 8th Graders may bring pen and paper to take notes, and/or a backpack.
4. If an 8th Grader attends a school that requires wearing a uniform, he does NOT need to wear it at Bellarmine. Students may wear appropriate free dress (no tears/holes in clothing, no inappropriate wording on shirt).
5. NO SHADOW DAYS ARE SCHEDULED ON MONDAYS OR FRIDAYS.
6. DO NOT PARK IN FACULTY (NUMBERED) PARKING SPOTS IN THE LICCARDO PARKING LOT. If you wish to park, you must park in a VISITOR parking spot. Visitor spots are located as you enter the 1st driveway off of Hedding Street. The spots are on the right facing Mathewson Hall.
STUDENT DROP OFF AND PICK-UP: From Hedding Street (going towards Coleman Avenue and Guadalupe Parkway), turn right on ELM Street (you can only turn right on Elm, it is right before the overpass). Turn into the parking lot on the LEFT, drive forward a little and you'll see a walkway - this is where students are to be dropped off. Have your son walk to the end of the walkway and he'll see our Chapel on the right, and the Liccardo Student Center on the left.