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D.A.R.E. Isn’t Just About Drugs
Photo: D.A.R.E. Officer and Vermilion County Sheriff's Deputy Jay Miller in his office at the Public Safety Building.Miller's duties take to several schools in the county. Parents can use the extra assistance when it comes to helping their children make right decisions...
Other D.A.R.E. News
ELC Fifth Graders Take the D.A.R.E. Pledge
Ninety-two Estherville Lincoln Central fifth grade students celebrated their graduation from the D.A.R.E. program Tuesday evening at Roosevelt Auditorium. Instructor Nate Dunlavy, who also serves as the school resource officer, said he has now taught the Drug Abuse...
D.A.R.E. To Be Great: Marion Fifth Graders Complete 10-week Program
Marion Elementary fifth graders completed 10 weeks of D.A.R.E. taught by School Resource Officer Michael Hensely of the Marion Police Department. Marion Elementary fifth graders graduated with the knowledge to make good choices with lessons they learned from Drug...
School Graduates 200 from Revamped D.A.R.E. Program
MINNEOLA — About 200 Grassy Lake Elementary fifth graders on Wednesday became the first class to graduate from the Sheriff’s Office’s D.A.R.E. program in six years. Sheriff Peyton Grinnell said the program used to draw 6,000 students a year before it was cut for…
‘D.A.R.E.-ing’ Students to Avoid Drugs and Alcohol
D.A.R.E. program graduates more than 180 local students
Teaching students to avoid alcohol, tobacco and drug use — that has the been the primary focus of the D.A.R.E. program for more than 30 years. [On] Friday [March 22] more than 180 fifth-grade students from Iowa Great Lakes…
Updated D.A.R.E. Program Going Strong in Twin Cities
A new generation of Twin City students is learning how to make good decisions through a revamped version of a classic youth drug and alcohol prevention program. Sixth-graders at Claymont Junior High this week are completing the final lesson of the 12-week-long D.A.R.E…
Julia Manning, NJ YAB, Speaks at Park Ridge D.A.R.E. Graduation
On March 21st, Julia Manning, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Jersey, spoke at the West Ridge and East Brook Elementary Schools' D.A.R.E. Graduation. Julia said, "It was a great night and the kids looked awesome in their D.A.R.E. shirts," and...
Cannabis-Related ER visits in Colorado Jump Threefold After Legalization, Study Says
(CNN) - Cannabis use in Colorado has been on the rise since medical cannabis was liberalized in 2009 and recreational cannabis went on sale in 2014, and it has led to an increase in emergency department visits, according to a new study. Although inhaled cannabis leads...
D.A.R.E. Graduation Honors More than 300 Students
More than 300 fifth-graders were honored at the annual graduation ceremony for the Dover Police Department’s Dover Middle School D.A.R.E. program held at the school on March 15. At the event, 305 fifth-grade students celebrated the completion of the D.A.R.E…
217 Graduate from MTES D.A.R.E Program
Fifth graders at Miami Trace Elementary School celebrated their graduation from D.A.R.E. on Wednesday. D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. The purpose of the program is to help kids gain the awareness and skills to avoid involvement with drugs…
