Beavers Take Part in D.A.R.E. Graduations

Published on January 12, 2004 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Portland Beavers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - Boomer, the official mascot of the Triple-A Portland Beavers, will take part in two D.A.R.E. graduation ceremonies this week, signing autographs and appearing at school assemblies honoring students who have successfully fulfilled the requirements to graduate from the national Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.

Boomer will be at Rural Dell Elementary School in Molalla, Ore., on Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., and at Clarkes Elementary School in Beavercreek, Ore., on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Beavers' involvement with the D.A.R.E. program continues again this year, with several activities planned before, during and after the season in an effort to provide incentive for area students to participate in the program.

To qualify for graduation, students complete a 10-week curriculum taught in the classrooms by specially trained police officers and write an essay detailing why they are going to stay drug-free. Essay winners from each class are selected and are chosen to read their winning essays at the school assemblies acknowledging the graduates.

Graduating students are honored with a special certificate commemorating their graduation and a T-shirt. Essay winners also receive medallions.

D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teach children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive, drug-free and violence-free lives. The program initially focused on elementary school children, but has been expanded to include middle and high school students.

D.A.R.E. students learn about the dangers of drugs and gain self-confidence by acting out problem situations in a classroom setting. They are taught to keep their bodies healthy and to control their feelings when angry or under stress. Students are also taught how to respond when a friend pressures them to use alcohol or drugs and to recognize the various forms of influence from peers, parents and the media.

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