Wisconsin
Sheriff Beth Wins National Award for Commitment to D.A.R.E. Program for Children
D.A.R.E. America has named Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth — who spent 10 years of his career as a D.A.R.E. officer — as the nation’s Law Enforcement Executive of the Year. Department staff nominated Beth for the award, which honors one law enforcement executive...
Wisconsin’s Newest D.A.R.E. Officers
Second from left: Officer Samuel Versnik from Brookfield PD. Second from right: Officer Brian Enger from the Fort Atkinson PD. Also in picture, left: Steve Albarado (mentor), and right: Jeff Smith (facilitator). Officers graduated the 2020 Minnesota DOT on February 7, 2020 at the BCA in St. Paul.
Sophia, Olivia, and Brooklynn at the 2020 Minnesota DOT
Miss Sophia Grand (front left) and Miss Brooklynn Albarado (front right) spoke at the Minnesota D.A.R.E. Officer’s Training about the importance of Pre-K through 4th grade and having a D.A.R.E. Officer in their classroom. These 4th grade students presented to 25 new D.A.R.E. Officers from MN, WI and ND. Also speaking was Miss Olivia Grand (back) who talked about the importance of D.A.R.E. and the life skills she learned as she transitioned from the MS to the HS.
2019 Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association Community Service Project
Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers volunteered at the Small School Little League World Series 2019 during the Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association Conference on July 22 to 24 in Minocqua, WI
Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association Board of Directors 2018
The Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association Board of Directors volunteered at the Green Bay New Community Shelter (homeless shelter). D.A.R.E. Officers in their classic D.A.R.E. Tee’s served food and assisted the residents at the shelter. During the 2018 D.A.R.E. International Training Conference, a $500 donation from the WDOA was presented to the New Community Shelter.
D.A.R.E. YAB Member Maddie Matthys at “Badges and Backpacks”
Wisconsin’s D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board Representative, Maddie Matthys, delivered backpacks to Spring Valley Elementary School during the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department’s “Badges and Backpacks” school drive. In all, over 200 backpacks were delivered to schools and given to children in need. Backpacks were filled with school supplies and a D.A.R.E. memento.
More from Hometown Wisconsin
Visit by Wisconsin Assembly Member Warren Petryk
Recently, Wisconsin Assembly Member Warren Petryk (right) visited the D.A.R.E. class of Pierce County Sheriff's Office (Ellsworth, WI) D.A.R.E. Officer Chad Koranda (left), where he (Petryk) participated in the class activities...
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...
D.A.R.E. Graduation a Big Event at Northside
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
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
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...
D.A.R.E. Program is Evolving
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...
Sgt. Bruce Jacobs retires after 30 years as police officer: ‘I got to be a hero to kids’
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...
Local Students Win 2017 D.A.R.E. Essay Competition
La Crosse, WI (WXOW) – Two D.A.R.E. graduates from the area have won a first and second place in D.A.R.E. Wisconsin’s essay contest. Lilly Ackerman, of Southern Bluffs Elementary in La Crosse, and Lydia Hogue, of St. Patrick’s Elementary in Onalaska, initially tied...
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...

Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events

Olivia Grand, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Wisconsin
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Jeff Smith
D.A.R.E. Wisconsin
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (262) 677-2472
Wisconsin Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Baraboo Police Department
- Elm Grove Police Department
- Everest Metro Police
- Fort Atkinson Police Department
- Germantown Police Department
- Gibraltar Schools
- Greenfield Police Department
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
- Manitowoc Police Department
- North Fond du Lac Police
- Onalaska Police Department
- Oshkosh Police Department
- Pierce County Sheriff’s Department
- Pineview Elementary School
- Platteville Police Department
- Reedsburg Police Department
- School District of Fort Atkinson
- St. Alphonsus Parish and School
- Stangel Elementary School
- Star Center School
- Two Rivers Police Department
- Village of Eagle Police Department
- Walworth County Sheriff’s Department
- Watertown Police Department
- West Bend Police Department
- Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers Association
Wisconsin’s Newest D.A.R.E. Officers
Second from left: Officer Samuel Versnik from Brookfield PD. Second from right: Officer Brian Enger from the Fort Atkinson PD. Also in picture, left: Steve Albarado (mentor), and right: Jeff Smith (facilitator). Officers graduated the 2020 Minnesota DOT on February 7, 2020 at the BCA in St. Paul.
Sophia, Olivia, and Brooklynn at the 2020 Minnesota DOT
Miss Sophia Grand (front left) and Miss Brooklynn Albarado (front right) spoke at the Minnesota D.A.R.E. Officer’s Training about the importance of Pre-K through 4th grade and having a D.A.R.E. Officer in their classroom. These 4th grade students presented to 25 new D.A.R.E. Officers from MN, WI and ND. Also speaking was Miss Olivia Grand (back) who talked about the importance of D.A.R.E. and the life skills she learned as she transitioned from the MS to the HS.
2019 Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association Community Service Project
Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers volunteered at the Small School Little League World Series 2019 during the Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association Conference on July 22 to 24 in Minocqua, WI
Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association Board of Directors 2018
The Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association Board of Directors volunteered at the Green Bay New Community Shelter (homeless shelter). D.A.R.E. Officers in their classic D.A.R.E. Tee’s served food and assisted the residents at the shelter. During the 2018 D.A.R.E. International Training Conference, a $500 donation from the WDOA was presented to the New Community Shelter.
D.A.R.E. YAB Member Maddie Matthys at “Badges and Backpacks”
Wisconsin’s D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board Representative, Maddie Matthys, delivered backpacks to Spring Valley Elementary School during the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department’s “Badges and Backpacks” school drive. In all, over 200 backpacks were delivered to schools and given to children in need. Backpacks were filled with school supplies and a D.A.R.E. memento.

Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events

Olivia Grand, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Wisconsin
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Jeff Smith
D.A.R.E. Wisconsin
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (262) 677-2472
Wisconsin Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Baraboo Police Department
- Elm Grove Police Department
- Everest Metro Police
- Fort Atkinson Police Department
- Germantown Police Department
- Gibraltar Schools
- Greenfield Police Department
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
- Manitowoc Police Department
- North Fond du Lac Police
- Onalaska Police Department
- Oshkosh Police Department
- Pierce County Sheriff’s Department
- Pineview Elementary School
- Platteville Police Department
- Reedsburg Police Department
- School District of Fort Atkinson
- St. Alphonsus Parish and School
- Stangel Elementary School
- Star Center School
- Two Rivers Police Department
- Village of Eagle Police Department
- Walworth County Sheriff’s Department
- Watertown Police Department
- West Bend Police Department
- Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers Association
More from Hometown Wisconsin
Visit by Wisconsin Assembly Member Warren Petryk
Recently, Wisconsin Assembly Member Warren Petryk (right) visited the D.A.R.E. class of Pierce County Sheriff's Office (Ellsworth, WI) D.A.R.E. Officer Chad Koranda (left), where he (Petryk) participated in the class activities...
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...
D.A.R.E. Graduation a Big Event at Northside
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
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
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...
D.A.R.E. Program is Evolving
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...
Sgt. Bruce Jacobs retires after 30 years as police officer: ‘I got to be a hero to kids’
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...
Local Students Win 2017 D.A.R.E. Essay Competition
La Crosse, WI (WXOW) – Two D.A.R.E. graduates from the area have won a first and second place in D.A.R.E. Wisconsin’s essay contest. Lilly Ackerman, of Southern Bluffs Elementary in La Crosse, and Lydia Hogue, of St. Patrick’s Elementary in Onalaska, initially tied...
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...
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All Rights Reserved.