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Mt. Vernon Student Named State Rep for International D.A.R.E Board
FORTVILLE — Indiana’s new representative on an international youth board for drug abuse education is from Hancock County. Maitlyn Griner, a Greenfield resident and sophomore at Mt. Vernon High School, is settling into her new role of representing the state on the...
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Chief David Rigney, 2019 Indiana Law Enforcement Executive of the Year
Left to Right: Chief David Rigney and D.A.R.E. Officer Stephanie Tucker, Ossian Police Department
Brooklyn Kuna, 2018 Indiana State Essay Award Winner
Left to Right: Brooklyn Kuna and D.A.R.E. Officer James Ghrist, Munster Police Department.
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2018 Indiana D.A.R.E. Officers of the Year Alicia Ahnert and Tracy Jones
Left to Right: D.A.R.E. Officer Alicia Ahnert and D.A.R.E. Officer Tracy Jones, Fishers Police Department
Indiana D.A.R.E. Officer Training 2018 Class
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Kindergarten Cop
Jay Davis remembers when he decided to become a police officer. He was in Kindergarten. A police chief came to talk to his class about safety and afterward, the students got a chance to go outside and look at the police vehicle...
‘Keepin’ it … REAL’ in Madison County Schools
D.A.R.E. Officer Darren Dyer makes his rounds talking with students during their lunch period at Maple Ridge Elementary School. Dyer currently teaches the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program to nine schools within the county...
Education Roundup: D.A.R.E. a Good Ending for Fifth-Graders
Spending the last day of school in 2018 graduating from the D.A.R.E. program and having fun with their D.A.R.E. officer was a good way to end the first half of the year for fifth-graders from Hanover Central Middle School. Shown, from left, Dorothy Leep, Alarik...
D.A.R.E. Marks 25 Years
Three police officers who were Bartholomew County’s first D.A.R.E. officers will reunite to be honored at a 25th anniversary celebration of the program. As many as 2,000 people are expected at Monday night’s D.A.R.E. graduation at Columbus North High School gym,...
D.A.R.E. to Celebrate 25 Years with Special Event
Three police officers who were Bartholomew County’s first D.A.R.E. officers will reunite to be honored at a 25th anniversary celebration of the program. As many as 2,000 people are expected at Monday night’s D.A.R.E. graduation at Columbus North High School gym,...
Students Celebrate Unity with Day at Park
Seymour Middle School sixth-graders compete in Tug-O-War recently at Gaiser Park in Seymour as part of the D.A.R.E. Year End Party. When the celebration for last year’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education graduates kept getting canceled, Seymour D.A.R.E. Officer Tim...
D.A.R.E. Targets Age-Specific Messages On Drugs to Make a Difference
The growing problem of heroin abuse came up early during graduation ceremonies this week for nearly 400 Bartholomew County sixth-graders completing their 10-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. D.A.R.E graduation keynote speaker “Retro” Bill Russ talked...
Winning D.A.R.E. Essay Tells Importance of Program
D.A.R.E. Officer David Schaetzel awards essay winner Grace Dyke. What D.A.R.E. Means to Me By Grace Dyke Some people don’t take D.A.R.E. seriously. But I think D.A.R.E. is very important. It stands for define, assess, respond, and evaluate. D.A.R.E. can help people...
It’s All Downhill from Here: Speed Thrills Drivers at Annual Soap Box Derby
Two years ago, sisters Aralyn and Jaidah Battice were walking with their family in downtown Seymour and literally ran right into the D.A.R.E. Soap Box Derby. They had never heard of the event before and decided to hang around and watch. “It looked like fun,” said...
Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events
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State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Joan Ward
D.A.R.E. Indiana, Inc.
11495 North Pennsylvania Street Suite 103
Carmel, IN 46032
Phone: 317.816.1615, extension 2
Email: [email protected]
State Education Advisor
Kristie Satterfield
Brandywine Elementary School
Maitlyn Griner, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Indiana
Indiana Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Bartholomew County D.A.R.E. Council
- Columbus Police Department
- Crown Point Police Department
- Dyer Police Department
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
- Henry County Sheriff’s Department
- Howard County Sheriff’s Office
- Lafayette Police Department
- Mishawaka Police Department
- New Castle Police Department
- Ossian Elementary School
- Ossian Police Department
- Plainfield Police Department
- Rockcreek Elementary School
- Scott Elementary School
- Taft Middle School
- Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
- West Lafayette Police Department
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