Recent student winners have been announced for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) essay competition. They include the following students at St. Ann Catholic School and Rivercrest Elementary School, both in Bartlett (see photo captions below). D.A.R.E. was first established in the City of Bartlett in 1992 in response to the drug-related deaths of three area teens. Schools in Bartlett were the first to implement the D.A.R.E. program in Shelby County. Since then the program has proven itself to be both informative, and fun, for children, providing them with valuable tools for coping in our modern world.
Students at Rivercrest Elementary were happy to receive their D.A.R.E. prizes. In the front row, from left, are Conner Smith, second-place winner; Laiken Sullivan, third-place winner; and Sa’Maira Serca, first-place winner. In the back row, from left, are Bartlett Police Officer Alex Garces, D.A.R.E. instructor; Bartlett Mayor A. Keith McDonald; Bartlett Police Chief Gary Rikard; Bartlett Police Assistant Chief Glen Williamson; and Rivercrest principal Portia Tate.Students at St. Ann Catholic school were happy to receive their D.A.R.E. prizes. In the front row, from left, are Natalie Cardone, third-place winner; Ella Wiles, first-place winner; and Michaela Crews, second-place winner. In the back row, from left, are In the back row, from left, are Bartlett Police Officer Alex Garces, D.A.R.E. instructor; Bartlett Mayor A. Keith McDonald; Bartlett Police Chief Gary Rikard; Bartlett Police Assistant Chief Glen Williamson; and Rivercrest principal Portia Tate.
