Link Crew
Link Crew connects new students to SHS community
2015-16 school year
kicks off with transition
program for freshmen,
new students
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside High School
Each year, new students at
Seaside High School are giv-
en an extra day to learn the
ropes before embarking into
the impending school year
with the entire student body.
To kick off the 2015-16
school year, incoming fresh-
men and students new to
the Seaside School District
met Sept. 8 for Link Crew, a
transition program that start-
ed at the high school about
20 years ago.
Students started the day
with a large assembly in
the gymnasium led by Link
Crew Coordinator Jeff Cor-
liss, who also is the Woods
teacher at Seaside High
School.
Using activities and
games, Corliss and 42 Link
Crew Leaders, specially
selected junior and senior
leaders, introduced the new
students to life at Seaside
High School and general
topics such as team-build-
ing, leadership and account-
ability.
“We have fun learning
about the Seaside High
School community within
the school and the culture
of the school,” Corliss said.
“The kids learn the best
ways for them to be suc-
cessful here at Seaside High
School.”
After the group assembly,
students broke into groups
led by their Link Crew
Leaders for more fun and
training. The Link Leaders,
who undergo two days of
training, “know their stuff”
and do the teaching on their
own, calling on Corliss or
an A-Team member if they
have trouble, Corliss said.
The A-Team is a group of
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“behind-the-scenes” work
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in as needed, jumping into
a group if a Link Leader
doesn’t show up or needs
help; patrolling the halls
during sessions; setting up
and cleaning up; and help-
ing with scheduling, Corliss
said.
“They play just as import-
ant roll as the Link Leaders,”
he added.
With the help of their
Link Leaders, the students
took a tour of the school, re-
viewed their schedules and
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minutes.
“This way we have few-
er students in the hall on
Tuesday,” Corliss said. The
program gives freshmen
and new students “a chance
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Wednesday when the halls
are full. On Tuesday, we also
have the Link Crew Leaders
in the halls to help students
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After the classroom por-
tion, everyone met back
in the gym for a closing
assembly. They then had
a chance to check their
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make appointments with
counseling if needed and
take care of any last-minute
preparations ahead of the
school year.
KATHERINE LACAZE/SEASIDE SIGNAL
Incoming freshmen and students new to the district were
given a day to transition during Seaside High School’s Link
Crew program Sept. 8, before the entire student body started
the 2015-16 school year Sept. 9. About 15 older students
served as Link Crew Leaders to facilitate the program.
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