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From: Sheriff Todd Entrekin Date: January 19, 2011
Etowah County Sheriff’s Office

D.A.R.E. GRADUATION

Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin would like to congratulate 5th grade students from Duck Springs Elementary, Glencoe Middle, Hokes Bluff Middle and West End Elementary schools on their completion of the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program.
A graduation ceremony will be held at each school lead by Etowah County D.A.R.E. coordinator, Sergeant Lanny Handy. During the ceremony, students will be addressed by Sheriff Todd Entrekin, Judge William Rhea, Judge William Russell and Judge David Kimberley. Each student is presented with a D.A.R.E. diploma.
The following students will be recognized as D.A.R.E. essay winners: Duck Springs: Sadee’ Rodgers and Hunter Steele; Glencoe Middle: Ashton Clemmons, Allie Gunter, Kaylie Davis and Arial Brooks; Hokes Bluff Middle: Jace Stewart, Ashton Dillard, Margaret Wetzel, Baylor Osborn and Raegan Hawks; West End Elementary: Charley Garrett, Katelyn Faith Summerford and Dallas Anne Sainsbury.
Sheriff Todd Entrekin states, “The D.A.R.E. program not only teaches kids to be drug free but, it also opens dialogue between the school, law enforcement and parents to deal with other issues.”
D.A.R.E. is a series of classroom lessons, led by the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, which educates kids how to make good decisions, resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.
“Teaching kids the skills they need to avoid taking part in drugs, gangs and violence continues to be rewarding,” says Sgt. Lanny Handy. “I continue to learn from them, after more than 15 years with the D.A.R.E. Program.”
Etowah County’s D.A.R.E. Program is funded by the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney and Etowah County Commission.
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D.A.R.E. graduation ceremonies will be held:
• January 18th at 9:30 a.m. at Hokes Bluff Middle School
• January 19th at 9:00 a.m. at Ducks Springs Elementary School
• January 20th at 8:30 p.m. at West End Elementary School
• January 21th at 9:00 a.m. at Glencoe Middle School

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