Bellarmine Veterans Foundation

About Us

Follow the student-led growth of the Bellarmine Veterans Foundation through research, outreach, remembrance, and storytelling.

A Growing Work of Remembrance

The Bellarmine Veterans Foundation has grown through student leadership, careful research, outreach partnerships, remembrance events, and creative storytelling. The timeline below follows major milestones in that growth and shows how a student-led effort has expanded into a lasting work of remembrance.

Timeline

Each milestone marks a step in building a stronger culture of veteran remembrance at Bellarmine and across the Bay Area.

  1. Two students standing beside the Veterans Club display board at Club Day.

    Milestone 01

    More than 60 members joined at Club Day

    The beginning of our broad and dedicated student base.

  2. Milestone 03

    The Veterans Club partnered with the Film Club and Bellarmine Creative Studios

    Under the helpful advice of Mr. Cesena, Bellarmine's visual production head, began launching our feature film idea — to interview veterans and release their stories to the public in a professional format.

  3. Students and faculty standing behind a conference table covered in signed birthday cards for Corporal Frank Wright.

    Milestone 05

    To honor a local hero for Veterans Day, Bellarmine mobilized and signed 500+ birthday cards

    For Corporal Frank Wright, a World War 2 veteran who had recently turned 100. Through careful teacher and student coordination — including leading the school prayer and working with Judge Johnny Gogo on the Superior Court of California — we exceeded targets set by many other schools in California in a matter of days and demonstrated our gratitude.

  4. Milestone 07

    At Bellarmine's Justice Summit, we spread the veteran cause

    To 60+ student attendees in an interactive breakout room, where we played a veteran-themed Family Feud and led a presentation on veteran historiography and perception over time.

  1. Club members seated in a classroom during the first Veterans Club meeting.

    Milestone 02

    Our first club meeting formed working teams

    In website development, feature film creation, map/index work, and dinner planning.

  2. Guests gathered around a long table at the Salute to Service dinner as a speaker addresses the room.

    Milestone 04

    The Salute to Service dinner

    Mr. Arnold invited us to a gathering of Bellarmine veterans and supporting individuals — the first time student representation was allowed.

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  3. Milestone 06

    The Bellarmine Veterans Foundation was created

    Under the approval of Mr. Arnold, club moderator and head of Development, and Mr. Connolly, head of Alumni Relations, cementing our presence and commitment to future recognition endeavors.

  4. Club members gathered for a group photo at Bellarmine's first student-led Dinner for Veteran Recognition.

    Milestone 08

    Bellarmine's first student-led Dinner for Veteran Recognition

    Brought together dozens of participants for a night of remembrance, the annual culmination of our foundation's efforts.

What We Do

The foundation's work blends archival care, community outreach, and respectful storytelling so Bellarmine veterans are remembered in meaningful ways.

Research and archive

We gather records, identify Bellarmine veterans, and organize stories so remembrance is grounded in careful historical work.

Build community connections

We collaborate with veterans organizations, school partners, and supporters to keep Bellarmine's remembrance efforts active and outward-facing.

Tell stories with care

From the memorial map to the feature film and school events, we use thoughtful storytelling to help the community remember with depth and dignity.

Leadership & Student Teams

Faculty mentors, alumni leadership, and student teams all contribute to the foundation's research, outreach, and storytelling work.

Mr. Patrick Arnold

Bellarmine Director of Development and Club Moderator

Faculty Leadership

Andrew Song

Bellarmine Class of 2018, Yale alumnus, and submarine officer

Alumni Leadership

Students / Club Members

Student leadership spans planning, outreach, storytelling, and website work so the foundation's remembrance efforts stay active and collaborative.

Student Leadership

Club Leadership

  • Andrew Lei — Club Lead
  • Parker Huynh — Junior Club Lead

Website Team

  • Rohit Shenoy
  • Aarush Vashi

Outreach Team

  • Eric Guo
  • Kavi Rajan
  • Aditya Kharbanda

Film Team

  • Derek Dietrich
  • Mathew Sheyda
  • Abhinav Mani
  • Aaryan Modak

Other Club Members

  • Rishab Manian
  • Dylan Glanville
  • Sohan Villivalam
  • Vir Verma
  • Hemanya Batlanki
  • Alexander Yin
  • Aaron Kim
  • Ari Freedman
  • Zachary Lee

Mr. Matthew DeLateur

Club Moderator

Faculty Leadership