Each year our 5th Students at Brownwood Intermediate School participate in the annual DARE program.  This program,  Drug  Abuse  Prevention  Education, is a an exciting, police officer led program that teaches kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. Our Brownwood Police Officers teach a series of classroom lessons that show our fifth graders how to resist peer pressure and live productive, drug, and violence-free lives.

Every year the DARE participants write an essay about what they learned in DARE and write a commitment to stay drug-free and violence-free. The Officers read all essays and select a winner from each team.

Winners are:

• High Fives – Alexis Brown
• Brainy Bunch – Emily Salazar
• Top Cats – Abigail Tristin

BISwould like to thank Officer Chandra Means, Detective James Fuller, and Sergeant Mitch Slaymaker for all they do for our students, our school, and our community!

Pictured left to right:

Front row: Abigail Tristin of the Top Cats, Emily Salazar of the Brainy Bunch, and Alexis Brown of the High Fives.

Back row: Officer Chandra Means, Detective James Fuller, and Sergeant Mitch Slaymaker.