Lt. Bryan Bard of the Wytheville Police Department is wrapping up 10 weeks at Spiller Elementary School, presenting the DARE program to fifth-graders at the school.
The program covers the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and drugs, making good choices, positive and negative consequences, peer pressure, managing stress, communicating confidently, bullying, helping others, being a good citizen and establishing a help network.
The students had a writing assignment where they had to write an essay on what they got out of the DARE program. From each homeroom one essay will be chosen as a winner. Then a fifth essay will be chosen as the Grand Prize Winner.
Graduation is in two weeks; every student will receive a DARE certificate and DARE T-Shirt.
Parents and family members are invited to attend.
