Fifth graders from Macon East Academy graduated from the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program on Friday, December 11th. Deputy Ivey taught the students strategies to resist peer pressure and stop bullying. Campbell Loughridge and Avery Kyser were awarded medals for the essays they wrote about what they learned. Aubrey Smith was awarded the top student award. Bentley Graham was awarded the most improved student. D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children how to live productive drug and violence-free lives and sponsored by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department. The program also gives the students the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.
