LINK Crew
What is Link Crew?
Link Crew is a high school transition program that welcomes Grade Nine students and helps them feel more comfortable throughout their first year at Bell High School. Built on the belief that students can help students succeed, Link Crew trains Grade Eleven and Twelve students to be Link Leaders. As positive role models, Link Leaders are motivators, leaders and counselors who guide all Grade Nines to discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to high school.
Link Crew Events
February 19th Academic follow up #4: Course selection workshop
in the caf. Mr. Hemstreet and Ms. Green will walk you through what you need to graduate. Link crew leaders will give you information about the optional courses. Link Leader Crew prizes for most spirit, best costumes, best character, and the Ubuntu Cup will be awarded.
February 20th-March 1: We'd like your feedback on Link Crew. Please complete the on-line survey. Details to be distributed Feb. 19th.
The goals of Link Crew at Bell
For Grade Nines:
- To increase academic success through support of peers
- To expose students to a variety of individuals at our school in positive situations
For Link Leaders:
- To empower Grade Eleven and Twelve students as role models for Grade Nines
- To develop leadership skills in students within the school
For Everyone:
- To allow successful older students to pass on positive traditions to younger students
- To teach students that by working together they can be successful and enjoy one another
- To help create a supportive and positive culture at Bell High School
NEWS RELEASE
From the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Bell High School Students Pave the Way for Grade 9 Students
Forging New Links: Student Leaders Learning to Help Other Students
Friday, December 5, 2008 Ottawa, ON – Walking through the doors of a new school, a bigger school, for the first time can be very daunting for grade nine students, so in an attempt to make that transition easier the Link Crew was formed.
Link Crew is a high school transition program designed to help make grade nine students comfortable throughout their first year of high school. The program is built on the belief that students can help students succeed, and to this end, trains grade eleven and twelve students to be Link Leaders. As positive role models, Link Leaders are motivators, mentors, leaders, and counsellors who guide all grade nines to discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to high school and throughout their high school years.
Bell High School, with the support of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, will host approximately 325 students from across Eastern Ontario, including students from eight schools from the Ottawa valley. These students will be participating in the first annual, Student Link Conference on December 9 held at Bell. Students will engage in hands-on activities to develop their leadership and interpersonal skills. These skills will be used to help grade nine students adjust to high school life.
The conference is facilitated by The Boomerang Project, a group of professional educators who have developed the Link Program, and will lead students and teachers in a variety of problem-solving and motivational activities. The goal is to provide new ideas, perspectives, and activities that Link Leaders can use with their grade nine Link groups. This opportunity to interact with other Link Leaders from other schools should prove to be exciting and energetic for student delegates. This leadership development conference is funded and coordinated by Student Success Principal Debra Ford, and Program Pathways Instructional Coach Kimberly Lovatt.
Event: Student Link Conference
Where: Bell High School, 40 Cassidy Rd., Nepean ON
When: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
For further information please contact: Principal Bruce Whitehead at 613-828-9101 or Teacher Jeff Hemstreet at 613-828-9101 ext. 313 or Sharlene Hunter, OCDSB Communications and Information Services at 613-596-8264.