Maggie Engnes, 2017 D.A.R.E. America National Scholarship Awardee

Wisconsin’s former Youth Advocacy Board Representative Maggie Engnes (pictured with Chad Koranda and Steve Albarado) is the 2017 D.A.R.E. America National Scholarship Awardee. The scholarship recognizes academic excellence and rewards students who remain true to the goals of the D.A.R.E. program. It is awarded annually to a qualified 12th grade student to attend the university or college of their choice.

D.A.R.E Program to Return to Dunn County Schools

Jul 2, 2019

The D.A.R.E. program will return to local schools again this fall. Rebecca Merryfield, of the Dunn County Sheriff's Office, recently graduated from the D.A.R.E program put on by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Academy. She was one of 25 officers from across South...

D.A.R.E. Graduation a Big Event at Northside

Apr 19, 2019

La Crosse, Wis. – (WXOW) – Students at Northside Elementary/Coulee Montessori celebrated success with their D.A.R.E. graduation. The ceremony had 82 students who completed the program. Parents, family, teachers and classmates were all on hand to share in the event....

84 Local Students Receive Their D.A.R.E. Degrees

Apr 17, 2019

Area 5th grade students complete the D.A.R.E. program
In honor of National D.A.R.E. day on Thursday, April 18, the La Crosse Police department honored students at Northside Elementary on Wednesday with a D.A.R.E. graduation. 5th grade students from Coulee Montesori and Northside...

Pam Tourdot Retires After Almost 25 Years as D.A.R.E. Instructor

Jan 4, 2019

I want to say that teaching D.A.R.E. is the BEST thing I did in my career. The program is amazing. I remember hearing the words in D.A.R.E. training so many years ago.... "if you change the life of just one child it is worth it" ….. I believe I did that...It has...

Jarrod Wright

YAB Alumnus from Georgia

D.A.R.E. Program is Evolving

Sep 27, 2018

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAW) -- It use to be called Drug Abuse Resistance Education but now the D.A.R.E. program in north central Wisconsin is evolving into helping students make better decisions. D.A.R.E. now stands for Define, Assess, Respond, Evaluate how to respond to...

Sgt. Bruce Jacobs retires after 30 years as police officer: ‘I got to be a hero to kids’

Jun 16, 2018

Crime prevention Sergeant Bruce Jacobs poses for a portrait in front of the Manitowoc police station Thursday, Jun 7, 2018, in Manitowoc, Wis. Josh Clark/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. MANITOWOC - Sgt. Bruce Jacobs was set to retire in April after 30 years on the...