Minnesota D.A.R.E.’s Kathi Ackerman is happy to announce the 2021 Minnesota D.A.R.E. Winning Posters.

Kathi said, “Throwing out the opening pitch at the Minnesota Twins/D.A.R.E. game on September 26th will be Lucy from Chatfield Elementary. Her DARE Officer is Kevin Landorf with the Chatfield Police Department.

“Lucy’s poster (above) was selected because it was very timely and a very important way of giving during 2020/21 for the students. This year’s contest was D.A.R.E. to Give.

“There were so many really good posters. I would like to keep them throughout the year, if possible, so I can post them weekly on Facebook. If you need your posters back sooner, let me know.

“Watch our Facebook page for your posters!!

“Here are the other posters that placed. Please let you [sic] students know that they were really incredibly good this year.”


Minnesota D.A.R.E./Minnesota Twins Poster Contest Winners 2021

1st Place:
Lucy A
Chatfield Elementary
Chatfield, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Kevin Landorf
Chatfield Police Department

5th Place:
Scarlett J.
Clinton Graceville Bearsly School
Graceville, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer John Maatz
Big Stone County Sheriff’s Office

9th Place:
Ellen A.
Clinton Graceville Bearsly School
Graceville, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer John Maatz
Big Stone County Sheriff’s Office

13th Place:
Grace M.
Covent of Visitation
St. Paul, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Mario Reyes
Mendota Heights Police Department

2nd Place:
Mason L.
Pleasantview Elementary
Sauk Rapids, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Dan Dalton
Benton County Sheriff’s Office

6th Place:
Destiny D.
Shakopee Area Catholic School
Shakopee, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Cortnie Miranowski
Shakopee Police Department

10th Place:
Madison K.
Pleasantville Elementary
St. Cloud, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Dan Dalton
Benton County Sheriff’s Office

14th Place:
London W.
Shakopee Area Catholic School
Shakopee, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Cortnie Miranowski
Shakopee Police Department

3rd Place:
Reagan S.
Visitation
Mendota Heights, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Mario Reyes
Mendota Heights Police Department

7th Place:
Eleanor G.
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School
Kasson, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Jesse Kasel
Kasson Police Department

11th Place:
Sage J.
Hayfield Elementary
Hayfield, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Dave Skadson
Dodge County Sheriff’s Office

15th Place:
Brooklyn M.
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School
Kasson, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Jesse Kasel
Kasson Police Department

4th Place:
Stelle Lee G.
Visitation
Mendota Heights, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Mario Reyes
Mendota Heights Police Department

8th Place:
Gillian Rose B.
Oxbow Creek
Brooklyn Park, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Jennifer Foster
Brooklyn Park Police Department

12th Place:
Adysson T.
UHS/Underwood School
Fergus Falls, MN
D.A.R.E. officer Carla Doll
Ottertail County Sheriff’s Office

16th Place:
Ashley W.
Henning School
Henning, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Carla Doll
Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office

1st Place:
Lucy A
Chatfield Elementary
Chatfield, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Kevin Landorf
Chatfield Police Department

2nd Place:
Mason L.
Pleasantview Elementary
Sauk Rapids, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Dan Dalton
Benton County Sheriff’s Office

3rd Place:
Reagan S.
Visitation
Mendota Heights, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Mario Reyes
Mendota Heights Police Department

4th Place:
Stelle Lee G.
Visitation
Mendota Heights, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Mario Reyes
Mendota Heights Police Department

5th Place:
Scarlett J.
Clinton Graceville Bearsly School
Graceville, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer John Maatz
Big Stone County Sheriff’s Office

6th Place:
Destiny D.
Shakopee Area Catholic School
Shakopee, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Cortnie Miranowski
Shakopee Police Department

7th Place:
Eleanor G.
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School
Kasson, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Jesse Kasel
Kasson Police Department

8th Place:
Gillian Rose B.
Oxbow Creek
Brooklyn Park, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Jennifer Foster
Brooklyn Park Police Department

9th Place:
Ellen A.
Clinton Graceville Bearsly School
Graceville, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer John Maatz
Big Stone County Sheriff’s Office

10th Place:
Madison K.
Pleasantville Elementary
St. Cloud, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Dan Dalton
Benton County Sheriff’s Office

11th Place:
Sage J.
Hayfield Elementary
Hayfield, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Dave Skadson
Dodge County Sheriff’s Office

12th Place:
Adysson T.
UHS/Underwood School
Fergus Falls, MN
D.A.R.E. officer Carla Doll
Ottertail County Sheriff’s Office

13th Place:
Grace M.
Covent of Visitation
St. Paul, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Mario Reyes
Mendota Heights Police Department

14th Place:
London W.
Shakopee Area Catholic School
Shakopee, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Cortnie Miranowski
Shakopee Police Department

15th Place:
Brooklyn M.
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School
Kasson, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Jesse Kasel
Kasson Police Department

16th Place:
Ashley W.
Henning School
Henning, MN
D.A.R.E. Officer Carla Doll
Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office

Minnesota D.A.R.E. Class #52

Minnesota D.A.R.E. Class #52

Minnesota D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) welcomed 21 law enforcement candidates into Minnesota D.A.R.E. Class #52 on Monday, January 23, 2022. They have been accepted to attend the intensive two-week training hosted by the Washington County Sheriff’s...

Award Nominations for the 2023 D.A.R.E. Awards

Award Nominations for the 2023 D.A.R.E. Awards

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2023 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…

A Different Kind of D.A.R.E.

A Different Kind of D.A.R.E.

The principle is still the same: Friendly officers from the Moorhead Police Department come to fifth grade classrooms every day to prepare kids to make good decisions. But if you attended elementary school in the 1980s and 1990s, when the nationwide program was in its...

Sgt. James D. Rambur, 2021 GEICO Military Service Awardee

Sgt. James D. Rambur, 2021 GEICO Military Service Awardee

Congratulations to Sgt. James Rambur! James is the recipient of the 2021 GEICO Military Service Award. Sgt. Rambur was recognized for his outstanding work with Oklahoma D.A.R.E. This includes helping out with their annual Oklahoma D.A.R.E. Officers Association...

Calcasieu Parish Captain Receives D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement Award

Calcasieu Parish Captain Receives D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement Award

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) – A Calcasieu Parish deputy is being recognized in a big way after spending the last two decades mentoring young adults as part of the D.A.R.E. program. “It is unbelievable, you know, I’ve done this for some many years and acknowledged so many…

Gervais Police Chief Honored

Gervais Police Chief Honored

Mark Chase recently was recognized as the D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year. Gervais Police Chief Mark Chase was puzzled by a recent phone call he received from the regional director of the D.A.R.E. program, asking him if he had spoken with City Manager...

2022 Kentucky D.A.R.E. Awardees

2022 Kentucky D.A.R.E. Awardees

These recipients were recognized at the state of Kentucky S.R.O./D.A.R.E. Conference on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at The Perkins Conference Center at Eastern Kentucky State University in Richmond, KY. Mrs. Allison Johnson received the 2021-2022 KY’s Educator of the Year...

Copyright © 2022 D.A.R.E. America. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright © 2022 D.A.R.E. America.
All Rights Reserved.