Wisconsin
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...
Read more . . .
More from Hometown Wisconsin
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.
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.
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
Northside Elementary Students Graduate D.A.R.E. Program
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Wednesday was a big day for a young group of students in La Crosse. Fifth graders at Northside Elementary got to take part in a D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony. A total of 51 students received their certificates after completing the training...
Fifth Graders Commit to Living Drug and Alcohol Free
Onalaska, WI (WXOW) – Fifth graders at St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Onalaska graduated from the D.A.R.E. program on Wednesday afternoon. D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Students in the program pledge to live drug, alcohol, and violence...
Commitment to D.A.R.E. Shines in Pierce County
Graduating D.A.R.E. officers teach Malone Intermediate School fifth graders a lesson titled "Nonverbal communication and listening" on Thursday, Feb. 2. Twenty-five DARE officers completed training at Prescott schools Thursday, Feb. 2 by teaching lessons to...
YAB Members Participate in Creating PSA Video to Promote D.A.R.E. myPlaybook High School Curriculum
YAB Members with Retro Bill in Orlando, Florida. Top: Jacqueline Ho, Marlon Sanders MS. Middle: Kobe Blackwell - AZ, Tori Streater - TX, Annessa Masterson - OK, Spencer Flanders – NV. Middle: Mistie Bell-Renfro, Brighton Turner – NM, Megan Kirchoff – MO, Gabe...
Making a Difference Every Day, shout out to Deputy "Dan" Baudek, La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department
Deputies from the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department are in school teaching the Drug Abuse Resistance Education or D.A.R.E program. Deputy Dan Baudek spends an hour a week for 10 weeks in the classroom getting to know the kids and teaching them how to say no to...
Oshkosh administrators strive to maintain D.A.R.E. integrity
Students hailing from Oshkosh elementary schools probably have a wrinkled T-shirt stuffed away somewhere that proudly proclaims their graduation from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. By completing the D.A.R.E. program, students promise to...
D.A.R.E: What it is — and isn’t
By Sgt. Bruce Jacobs. MANITOWOC – As with other programs, D.A.R.E doesn’t guarantee that kids will not use drugs. It is one small step in the learning process of a child’s upbringing. D.A.R.E. is designed to give youth some decision-making skills to be able to...
Lloyd Bratz, Director of Regional Operations & North Central Regional Director
Email: lloyd.bratz@dare.org
Cell: (310) 486-6727
Upcoming Events
Please note: The October MOT class is full. We are unable to accept any more candidates.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Jeff Smith
D.A.R.E. Wisconsin
Email: jsmith@darewisconsin.org
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
