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Award Nominations for the 2020 D.A.R.E. Awards
D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2020 Awards:
- D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year,
- Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement,
- D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year, and
- D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards...
Newton-Lee Elementary School D.A.R.E. Graduation
The LCSO was excited to start off the New Year with the first D.A.R.E. America International graduation of 2020 at Newton-Lee Elementary School. This year the LCSO will hold 60 graduations and will teach D.A.R.E. to over 12,000 elementary and middle schoolers in...
Julia Manning, D.A.R.E. America’s 2019 Louis “Skip” Miller National Scholarship Recipient
Each year, D.A.R.E. America awards one member of its Youth Advocacy Board a $20,000 college scholarship. This year, New Jersey Youth Advocacy Board (YAB) member Julia Manning was named the recipient of the 2019 D.A.R.E. America Louis ‘Skip’ Miller National...
D.A.R.E. Program Stays on the Pulse of Today’s Dangers
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF)- An enhanced curriculum training was hosted by Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) America to instruct D.A.R.E. law enforcement officers on ever-changing challenges. A new kindergarten through 12th grade curricula has recently been...
Kids Took the D.A.R.E. to Avoid Substance Abuse
Nearly 100 Plattsmouth fifth graders graduated from the D.A.R.E. program this fall. They learned about the dangers of substance abuse and other bad behavior...
Hasbrouck Heights Schools Holds 31th [sic] D.A.R.E. Graduation
Fifth graders from Lincoln and Euclid Elementary Schools held the 31st D.A.R.E. culmination on Wednesday [January 8th]. The program is spearheaded by the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department...
Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Celebrates D.A.R.E Program Graduation with Students
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program recently graduated students from five parish schools.D.A.R.E. instructor Marcus Hebert taught the students of the negative consequences of drug use, the effects of bullying and violence, conflict resolution,...
130 Students D.A.R.E. to be Drug Free
. . . 130 students from two Barnwell County schools took the “dare” to be drug free. Following 10 weeks of classes, 73 fifth and sixth graders from Macedonia Elementary-Middle School in Blackville and 57 fifth graders from Kelly Edwards Elementary School in...
D.A.R.E. Launches New High School Curriculum
myPlaybook: Core is a four-lesson curriculum designed for delivery to High School Students, ideally in 9th or 10th grade. The lesson content is aligned with D.A.R.E. Elementary and Middle school program concepts, continuing the focus on understanding risk behavior...
D.A.R.E. Partners with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to Launch “More than Sad”…Teen Mental Health Enhancement Lesson
More Than Sad is a 45 minute enhancement lesson designed for delivery by D.A.R.E. Officers to High School students, ideally in 9th or 10th grade. D.A.R.E. collaborated with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to adapt this lesson for delivery by...
D.A.R.E. Responds to Vaping Crisis with New Enhancement Lesson
Vaping nicotine nearly doubled among high school seniors from 11 percent in 2017 to 20.9 percent in 2018. More than 1 in 10 eighth graders (10.9 percent) say they vaped nicotine in the past year, and use is up significantly in virtually all vaping measures among...
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Each year a national/international search is conducted to identify the most highly qualified experts to present at the annual D.A.R.E. training conference. Presenters/presentations are sought which will provide conference attendees with useful information, innovative, “tried and true,” and that which is applicable on professional and personal levels. To allow for the appropriate review of submissions and timely notification of presenter selection, the submission deadline for proposed presentations is January 6, 2020.
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