Lead Adult Coordinator and Program Advisor: Liz Marin
Adult Coordinators: Kelley Barbato, Denise Bates, Regina Dow, Adam Goehner, John Lynn

Description
Link Crew is a national organization devoted to creating a smooth transition from middle school to high school for all students.  Link Crew is a year-long program.  It is a leadership program for upperclass students who are ‘linked’ in pairs with a small group of 10-12 freshmen (called a Link Crew) for the year.  The student leaders (called Link Leaders) plan and participate in freshman orientation as well as various social, academic, and service follow-ups with their freshmen Link Crews.

Mission
Link Crew’s mission is to provide a safe, friendly, positive year-long transition program for all freshmen as they enter high school, to encourage freshmen to get involved in the Hill-Murray community right away, and to provide opportunities for student leadership to upperclassmen as Link Leaders.

Link Crew and C.L.A.S.S
Link Crew promotes Hill-Murray’s mission of C.L.A.S.S. in a variety of ways.  Link Leaders express their faith with their Link Crews through prayer and service activities.  Lifelong learning and academic excellence are highlighted though Link Leaders’ academic follow-up sessions with their freshmen, during which the leaders teach various lessons on topics such as conflict resolution, respectful relationships, time management, and study skills.  Social development is a strong component of the Link Crew program from the very first day, encouraging students to get to know each other, to learn from one another, to participate in fun activities, and to approach all aspects of our Hill-Murray community from a basis of tolerance for and acceptance of others.

Link Crew Membership
Application to participate in Link Crew is open to all students who will be juniors or seniors the following year.  From the pool of applicants approximately 50 Link Leaders are selected each year.  Students must complete an application for each year they choose to participate in Link Crew.  Applicants are screened by faculty and staff and selected by the Link Crew Coordinators.  Once selected to be a Link Leader, students must commit to specific training days, orientation day, and a full, active year as a Link Leader.

Activities
Link Leaders commit to running the entire freshman orientation program.  They also commit to connecting with their Link Crews throughout the academic year in a variety of ways, such as social events (bonfire, attendance at sporting events, dances), academic follow up sessions (held during MP scheduled days) and service opportunities.