Chelsea Intermediate School Students Graduate From DARE Program

FRANKFORT, IL — Over 100 fifth grade students at Chelsea Intermediate School embarked on a 10-week D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) journey with School Resource Officer and Frankfort police officer Chad Riff to learn about making wise decisions, handling stress, bullying prevention, drug prevention, being a good citizen, and resisting peer pressure, according to a release from the district.

Frankfort 157-C has been partnering with the Frankfort Police Department to bring
D.A.R.E. to its fifth graders for several years, the district said.

During D.A.R.E. graduation, each student had their name read by their classroom teacher and received a certificate of completion and a Frankfort Police Department water bottle. The Frankfort Police Department also developed an optional photo scavenger hunt for the students to enjoy. Clues were posted on the Village of Frankfort police department’s website and on their Facebook page. Each item found in the photo scavenger hunt was assigned a point value and the top 20 participating students with the most points were eligible for a prize, the district said.

The first five students to correctly complete the D.A.R.E. scavenger hunt won a police car parade in front of their residence. The top fifth graders were Brenden Christoff, Daniel Donnellan, Fabin Zachner, Stephen Terrell, and Graham Ladendorf.

The next 15 students to correctly complete the photo scavenger hunt won an Aurelio’s gift
card for a pizza and a cookie.

According to the district, each student also had to complete a D.A.R.E. essay about what they had learned in class, and how the program would help them. One winner was selected from each class, and the following students were chosen as the essay winners: Sydney Knieriem, Isabella Scott, Keegan Crabtree, Natalie Brogan, Abby Grant, Dean Burns, Cecilia Stenoish, Lucy Sullivan, Ellie
Robinson, Allison Pearson, Eva Rachoy, and Juliette Vock.