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i II II il 'I I I I I I I I I I I I I D This year a modified Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program was taught to the fifth grade class at Centerville Elementary School. D.A.R.E. was used to supplement the pelSOD8l safety pI'OJl'8IIl provided by the school district as pert of its health curriculum. The program highlighted the portions of the D.AR.E. curriculum that have proven to be most meaningful to students over the past five years I taught it at Centerville Elementary School. This "best of the D.A.R.E. program" was taught to over 100 fifth grade students. The D.A.R.E. curriculum is life sldlls-based, focusing on, among other things, personal development, good decision-maJnllg, pressures likely to be experienced to use drugs, and pelSOD8l accountability. Students learn about self-esteem, decision- mA1ciqg skills, and the value of parental trust. Heavy emphasis is placed upon recognizing and accepting the consequences of their decisions. This year students were again given the opportunity to view, up close, an exhibition "crash" vehicle. Students were provided a first hand view of the consequences of driving while under the iDfluence. Judging by the students' comments during the preseotation, this segment was quite an eye opener. Additionally, students were visited by a panel of high school."role models" who explained to the students how they were able to avoid the daD&ers of drugs while still having a full participatory school experience with friends of a like mind. The students also received training regarding the scourge of methamphetamine and were visited by the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter. The value of the DAR.E. program, even if it helps but a single child to avoid chug activity, cannot be overstated. I am proud to have again served as the department's DAR.E. officer.