My name is Kevin Bell.  I am the band director here at St. Mary of the Assumption.  I have been the band director since 2002.  I am also the band director at Notre Dame Elementary in Chardon, St. Francis of Assisi in Gates Mills, and St. Helen Elementary in Newbury.  Before moving to this area in 2002, I taught in Steubenville, Ohio for 12 years.  I received my Bachelors Degree from Youngstown State University in Music Education in 1989.

I grew up in the small town of Leetonia, Ohio in Columbiana County.  I have great memories of living in this quiet village with my dad, mom, five brothers and three sisters.  It seems as though we always had a dog.  Sometimes we had horses or rabbits or even cats.  Our summers were filled with working in the large garden making sure we had plenty of corn, tomatoes, green beans, peppers and cucumbers for canning.

While in Orchard Hill Junior High School I met a very pretty girl named Teresa.  In junior high and in high school I was involved in football, basketball, track, and, of course, band.  As I finished my junior year of high school in Leetonia, I had the courage to ask Teresa for a date.  We dated for 8 years before getting married in June of 1988.  We will be celebrating 20 years of Holy Matrimony this June.  Late September of 1989 we were blessed with a beautiful daughter, Samantha.

Currently I live in Newbury as a member of St. Helen Parish with my wife, Teresa, my daughter, Samantha, and my Golden Retriever, Hannah.  I can’t tell you how much I enjoy teaching band at St. Mary of the Assumption.  There are so many talented band students with incredibly supportive families.  May God bless you all!

The best way to contact me is by email at CKevinBell@roadrunner.com