DARE graduation - Blue Springs Elementary School has completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program that was taught by School Resource Officer Bo Collins of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office. Students submitting the best essays on how they have benefitted from DARE were recognized at a graduation ceremony attended by students and parents. Pictured above are (front row) Principal Deb Bailey and essay winners Abagail Johnson and Lexi Nelson. Back row - Deputy Collins, guest speaker Capt. Steve Lawson of BCSO's Criminal Investigations Division, SRO Sgt. Doug Towne of Walker Valley High School, and Michigan Avenue Elementary SRO Aubrey Rominger.

DARE classes at Prospect - Fifth grade students completed nine weeks of DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) instruction taught by School Resource Officer Heather Mason of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office. At the graduation ceremony three students were awarded DARE medals for submitting the best essays on what they learned in DARE. In the picture above are Principal Steve Montgomery, Nicole Crawley, Skylar Earls, Lauren Gamble and Deputy Mason.