South Dakota
DARE-ing To Do Good – Yankton Police Officer Earns D.A.R.E. Teaching Certification
Jennifer Keitel of the Yankton Police Department is shown receiving her D.A.R.E. training completion certificate from Tim Bormann, chief of staff of the South Dakota Attorney General’s office, and keynote speaker at the graduation. Yankton police officer Jennifer...
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D.A.R.E Program to Return to Dunn County Schools
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...
Meade Co. Agencies to Launch D.A.R.E. at Summerset School
SUMMERSET, S.D. – Sheriff’s deputies and police officers are partnering together to teach decision-making skills in kids. Meade County Sheriff’s Office and Summerset Police Department are teaming up to launch D.A.R.E., a decision-making skills program, at Stagebarn...
5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation at Westside Elementary in Sisseton, SD
"Officer Appel put on a mind blowing graduation for the first kids to graduate a D.A.R.E. program in Sisseton in 20 years. The ceremony included a full police escort with lights and sirens to the performing arts center. We were joined on stage by the Mayor,...
Longtime D.A.R.E. Officer Retires from Custer Elementary
While the school year is still young 5th graders at Custer Elementary School had a special graduation ceremony, and helped take part in a retirement as well. 5th graders completed the D.A.R.E. program today and received their diplomas from their retiring school D.A.R.E. officer, Chief Ranger Nancy Martinz. Martinz is retiring after 20 years of service to the Custer Elementary students.
Spearfish Student Earns 2nd Place in State D.A.R.E. Essay Contest
After completing D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), a substance abuse prevention education program, during fifth grade, Mathias Hafner recently learned that the essay he wrote during the program won second place in a statewide contest.
2017 D.A.R.E. Graduation Photos from South Dakota
Photos courtesy of South Dakota D.A.R.E. Coordinator Waylon Eckert
Spearfish 7th Graders Celebrate D.A.R.E. Graduation
Spearfish Middle School seventh-grade students celebrated D.A.R.E. graduation Tuesday. Pictured, students in Paula Farley’s class received certificates from Cpl. Verla Little as Assistant Principal Brady Sumners, far right, announced their names. Pioneer photo by...
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State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Waylon Eckert
South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Center
Email: waylon.eckert@state.sd.us
Phone: (605) 773-6741
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Chief Deputy Brent W. Koens
Faulk County Sheriff’s Office
Phone: (605) 598 6229
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association Vice President
Verla Little
Spearfish Police Department
Phone: (605) 642-1305
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association Treasurer
Senior Officer Rebecca Edwards
Box Elder Police Department
Phone: (605) 923-1401
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association Secretary
Kaitlin Holter
Pierre Police Department
Email: Kaitlin.Holter@ci.pierre.sd.us
Phone: (605) 773-7410
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association Western At-Large Representative
Chief Doug Moser
Whitewood Police Department
Phone: (605) 269-2550
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association Eastern At-Large Representative
Deputy Casey Tegethoff
Hanson County Sheriff’s Office
Phone: (605) 239-4409
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