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Congratulations DARE Graduates!

What a wonderful celebration we had on our first day back to school as our proud 5th graders graduated from the DARE program.  DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), a nationwide program which began in 1983, brings the Streamwood Police Officers into our building to educate our students not only about the dangers of drugs, but about safety, self-esteem and saying "no" in situations that may be dangerous.  DARE teaches students to problem solve through conflicts and make difficult decisions.

  DARE Officer Matt Stastny encourages our Essay Readers to share their "Letters to My Future Self" by reading them out loud to the very large audience. Congratulations to Ola, Iliana, Rainielle, Ryan, Olivia, and Mikayla; they did an excellent job not only as readers, but as writers summarizing the important lessons of the program.

Darren the DARE mascot stands off to the side and looks on as our readers share their essays. Dareen has been a staple throughout the program.  He is a symbol of strength and bravery for our students.

   

Isabel reads the very emotional poem, "Death of an Innocent." It's a hard poem to listen to, but she did a beautiful job!

Ms. Lucas' Class

Mrs. Dauksavage's Class

Mrs. Diaz-Blanco's Class

Mr. Whitmer's Class

Graduation is over and the classes celebrate with a class photo.  They all wear their matching T-shirts which were donated by our Parent Teacher Organization. 

Glenbrook is fortunate to have the support of the Village of Streamwood. We were very lucky to have Mayor Billie Roth, Police Chief Jim Gremo and fellow DARE Officer Ed Polaski along with may family members join us for our celebration.