St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program graduations

Our Lady of Prompt Succor School fifth-graders who were named D.A.R.E. essay winners are, first row, from left: Gabrielle Artus and Madeleine Tregle, honorable mention; Olivia Pohlmann and Grace Gaspard, first place; and Alexis Muscarello and Jack Armstrong, second place. With the winners are, second row, from left: Sgt. Darrin Miller, Lt. Robert Broadhead, Sheriff James Pohlmann, Col. Robert McNab, Capt. Ronnie Martin and Lt. Lisa Jackson.
More than 300 St. Bernard Parish fifth graders graduated from the fall semester of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.
Sheriff James Pohlmann said the D.A.R.E. anti-drug program, taught in St. Bernard Parish schools by program supervisor Lt. Lisa Jackson and Sgt. Darrin Miller, is aimed at discouraging youngsters from using drugs, including tobacco and alcohol, or taking part in violence or the bullying of others.
Thirty-four Our Lady of Prompt Succor students graduated from the program in a ceremony held Dec. 19 at the school.