55 Freedom Students Graduate from D.A.R.E. Program
Fifty-five fifth graders at Freedom Elementary became the first to graduate from the recently re-instated D.A.R.E. program in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Friday, June 15. The two-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education program – led by School Resource Officer...
Galion Sixth Graders Celebrate D.A.R.E. at Graduation Program
GALION — Warmer weather gives way to the graduation season for high school seniors. But it’s also a time for another type of graduation ceremony that focuses on younger students making a commitment to staying drug and alcohol free, and making good choices. Galion...
Manville Schools Welcome Back D.A.R.E. Program
Celebrating the graduation of 110 fourth-graders from the revived D.A.R.E. program at Roosevelt School are Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson, Manville Police Det. David Sheffrin, who taught the course, Daren, the course’s mascot, and Manville Police...
Montgomery Bringing Back 2 D.A.R.E. Police Officers
Montgomery Police Officer Bruce Heddy receives his D.A.R.E. Officer certification from his training mentor, Officer Kate Proscia of the Branchburg Police Department. In the background is Rafael Morales of D.A.R.E. America…
D.A.R.E. Comes Back to Northside
Walterboro police officers helping to push an anti-drug message to a local elementary school. Students who attend Forest Hills Elementary in Walterboro will be receiving a D.A.R.E. course, thanks to new D.A.R.E.-Certified officer Rusty Davis. Davis is a Lance Corporal with the WPD who received his certification through the national anti-drug program last year.
D.A.R.E. Program Returns to Saranac Lake
SARANAC LAKE – After an eight-year hiatus, Saranac Lake School District has brought back the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The D.A.R.E. program has been revised using a new “keepin’ it REAL” curriculum. Students are assigned to write an essay expressing their thoughts and ideas about what they learned during the D.A.R.E. program.
D.A.R.E. Returns to Anne Arundel County, Maryland
The return of D.A.R.E. to Anne Arundel County was announced by County Executive Steve Schuh, Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent George Arlotto, and Police Chief Timothy Altomare. D.A.R.E., which was part of the county schools’ curriculum from the 1990s to 2003, will be taught at Annapolis, Corkran, and Lindale middle schools starting in February this year.
D.A.R.E. Program Comes to Gwinn
The Forsyth Township Police Department has initiated a new Drug Abuse Resistance Education — or D.A.R.E. — program in the Gwinn Area Community Schools. D.A.R.E. was taught in schools throughout Marquette County in the past. Last fall Sergeant Jesse Cadwell attended D.A.R.E. training in Virginia and can now teach the curriculum.
Groveland Police Restart D.A.R.E. Program
GROVELAND — After a 12-year hiatus, the Groveland Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program has been restarted and, according to Chief Jeffrey Gillen, it has been well received by school officials and parents.
Groveland Detective Josh Sindoni (in photo), a three-year member of the department, is the town’s D.A.R.E. officer.