The LINK program here at OKM is where we take a select group of grade 11 and 12 students and link them with a group of grade 9 students. This happens right at the beginning of the year as those grade 9's are first introduced to our school. We host a huge, fun assembly for them on the first day of classes and then reach out and connect with them once a month through out the year. The program is an excellent way to showcase and build your leadership skills. Applications will begin in May 2020 for next year!

"Before Link I would typically only converse with the students in my grade, but being a leader provided me with a new outlet in getting to know the younger students. I found that I could actually converse with my LINK kids in the halls and have a good laugh with them during meetings, rather than it just be us leaders trying to awkwardly get them to participate when they clearly didn’t want to. Having this rapport with the students made the meetings more fun for them, and knowing that they had a good time is all that matters to me as a LINK leader. Having that sense of accomplishment through a successful meeting meant the world to me, and words can’t describe how good it feels to be able to provide that for the students. "

• Abbey Dekleva Gr. 12 LINK LEADER