
Mississippi


Laurel Police Dept. Holds D.A.R.E. Graduation Ceremony
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) – The Laurel Police Department held its annual D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony on Friday in the gym of Laurel Middle School. More than 200 students took part in the event where they learned about the dangers of drugs, tobacco and alcohol. They...
Chickasaw Journal Editorial: D.A.R.E. Makes a Difference
D.A.R.E. is making a difference in Chickasaw County. Houston, Houlka and Okolona have all hosted D.A.R.E. graduation ceremonies over the last two months and that means every fifth grader in Chickasaw County has heard the critical message of this national program. The...
West Point D.A.R.E. Students Receive Diplomas
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Longtime D.A.R.E. Officer Looks Back on 14 Years Teaching Kids to Just Say ‘No’
Itawamba County D.A.R.E. Officer Terry Fortune talks to Itawamba Attendance Center sixth grade students during the school’s D.A.R.E. graduation program. It was the last such program of Fortune’s 14-year career teaching the local anti-drug education program and a...
2018 D.A.R.E. Mississippi Scholarships
The D.A.R.E. Officers Association of Mississippi is proud to announce the winners of the $500 2018 DOAM Scholarships…

Standing Room Only for Local D.A.R.E. Program
Roper Stoots, D.A.R.E. Officer Tonya McWhirter, STEM Teacher Kristi Jernigan, and Christopher DeShawn Rush. Rush and Stoots were recognized for their award-winning App. It was a packed house at Louisville Elementary today for the annual D.A.R.E. Program as 282 fifth...
Local Officer Earns Statewide Recognition
Officer Mark Gilmore has been named the D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year in the state of Mississippi. Gilmore was honored Monday at the D.A.R.E summer conference in Biloxi. D.A.R.E stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. The D.A.R. E. website describes the program as...
YAB Members Participate in Creating PSA Video to Promote D.A.R.E. myPlaybook High School Curriculum
YAB Members with Retro Bill in Orlando, Florida. Top: Jacqueline Ho, Marlon Sanders MS. Middle: Kobe Blackwell – AZ, Tori Streater – TX, Annessa Masterson – OK, Spencer Flanders – NV. Middle: Mistie Bell-Renfro, Brighton Turner – NM, Megan Kirchoff –...