Link Crew starts tours of Davis High campus for sophomores

PHOTO: Link Crew commissioners point out classrooms to new students during a tour of the Davis High campus.

By Dahlia Kraus,

BlueDevilHUB.com Editor-in-Chief–

In preparation for a return to campus through a hybrid model planned to start on April 12, Link Crew is organizing tours of Davis High for sophomores, who have not had an in-person class so far this school year. The goal is to familiarize sophomores with the campus, answer any questions and make the transition for new students easier.

The tours will be about 20 minutes and occur from March 14 to March 19. Link Crew commissioners will lead sophomores around campus in groups of eight to follow safe COVID-19 protocols. 

Link Crew is a club of students who help welcome new students to DHS. “We usually have a really big event at the beginning of the year with like hundreds of people, so we kind of are having a smaller one now,” Link Crew commissioner Mia Mangney said. 

In addition to in-person tours, Link Crew is planning to post a video recording of a tour on their Instagram.

Tours are highly recommended but optional. Sophomores can sign up for an in-person tour here. For more information follow Link Crew on Instagram @bluedevillinkcrew or email questions to bluedevillinkcrew@gmail.com. 

On March 10, Link Crew completed a practice tour for transfer students “to see how it went and see if [students] had any feedback,” Mangney said.

DHS’ approximately 24 junior and senior transfer students were invited to the tour but only two came, according to Bill Williams, DHS teacher and Link Crew coordinator.

The group walked through campus while Link Crew commissioners pointed out classrooms, bathrooms and important places on campus. They also provided specific DHS tips and had friendly conversations. 

Junior Schae Avalos transferred to DHS from Sacramento this year. “I thought [the tour] was really helpful. [DHS] is a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be.” Schae said. She looks forward to meeting more people in-person soon.

Junior George Zhou, who transferred from Illinois, also found the tour helpful. Being on campus will “be a nice break from online school,” Zhou said. “[Online school has] been a little frustrating, kind of mind numbing, because it’s kind of hard to pay attention over the internet.”

Mangney felt like the tour went well, and enjoyed it herself. “I got to see some old classes and walk down memory lane. So I’m more pumped about going back [to school] on April 12,” she said.