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May 10-13, 2010
April 14-18, 2010
Naomi Sweetman, State D.A.R.E. Coordinator traveled again to
Barrow with Talking Circle
april 2, 2010
Trooper and D.A.R.E. Officer Josh Heinbaugh at the Kenny Lake D.A.R.E. Student graduation.
March 15-29, 2010
Alaskan event for the Governor's Office. Stay tuned as DAREN will be attending the Governor's annual picnic.
February 24-26, 2010
February 17-19, 2010
January 20-21, 2010
Captain Steve Arlow, C Detachment Commander; Trooper Victor Aye, D.A.R.E. Mentor and Naomi Sweetman, State Coordinator; traveled to Barrow to provide the new Middle School 'keepin' it REAL' update training for D.A.R.E. Officers in that Region. This was the first time any of the travelers had ever been to Barrow.
January 5-6, 2010
Trooper Victor Aye, D.A.R.E. Mentor and Naomi Sweetman, State Coordinator, traveled to Fairbanks and Fort Greely Alaska to provide the new Middle School 'keepin' it REAL' update training for D.A.R.E. Officers in that region.
December 5, 2009
This just in!! Daren visited Idaho and participated in the Winterland Parade in downtown Meridian, Idaho. He rode in the parade with McGruff and they were featured in the ldaho Statesman newspaper.
October 24, 2009 Former D.A.R.E. Officer and VPSO Coordinator for AVCP Alvin Jimmie received the Glenn Godfrey Law Enforcement Award in Anchorage. The article states "When Alvin Jimmie Sr. stepped up to receive his award at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention banquet on Saturday, Oct. 24, before him sat many of his peers and a large number of movers and shakers in Alaska. To Jimmie, he was not only winning the first ever Glenn Godfrey law Enforcement Award, but he was given a golden opportunity to tout the Village Public Safety Officer Program and ask for more support." You can read more from the article titled Standing Out Among His People by Beth Ipsen by clicking here
October 9, 2009
The following awards were given: Outstanding Red Team Member: Officer James Brown, 213 SF Clear Air Station Outstanding Blue Team Member: Officer Neil Paskewitz, North Slope Borough PD Outstanding Green Team Member: Officer Thomas Hall, 213 SF Clear Air Station Outstanding Class Member: Trooper Cornelius Sims, Alaska State Troopers
August 28, 2009
DAREN was once again at the Alaska State Fair for Kids Day, at the Alaska State Trooper trailer. He was a big hit with the kids and adults alike. Naomi recruited assistance from DES/Ft. Richardson Police Department and Lt. Scott Gardner and Officer Lynne Gralewski-Baugus to make balloons, provide information and display the Ft. Richardson D.A.R.E. patrol car. They brought with them four active duty military personnel who were also a big hit with the kids and adults.
July 20-23, 2009
VPSO Sgt. Gust Tunguing from Bristol Bay Native Association and the village of Koliganek Alaska was selected by the State D.A.R.E. Office to attend this years D.A.R.E. International Conference. In addition to attending Sgt. Tunguing carried the Alaska State Flag during the opening ceremonies. D.A.R.E. America rolled out the new Middle School curriculum "keepin it REAL" and as always had many relevant and interesting workshops to attend during the three day conference. Officer Rob Lund, Anchorage PD, attended the conference on behalf of the Alaska D.A.R.E. Officers Association. Also in attendance were the Alaska D.A.R.E. training staff: Officer Kelly George, Kenai PD; Officer Amanda Fisher, Anchorage PD, Sgt. Dan Cox, Alaska State Troopers; Debbie Brewer, Lumen Christi High School and Naomi Sweetman, State D.A.R.E. Coordinator.
June 2009
To read more about 5.11 Tactical and the Light for Life Foundation along with a viewing of more pictures from the Montana trip please follow this link.
June 2009 Posted in the June Bristol Bay Native Association Newsletter was the following article; "We also want to share from our VPSO Program, we are humbled and honored to "Congratulate and announce" our VPSO Sgt. Gust Tunguing, Jr., Koliganek, Alaska who is attending the "22nd Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference" held at Walt Disney World Resort, in Florida, he is the "Flag Carrier for Alaska in the Opening Ceremony",...." click here and go to page 6 to read the full article.
May 16, 2009
April 29, 2009
5.11
Light for Life Foundation Recommendation
I am writing to
nominate Geronimo Trefon for the 5.11 Light for Life
Foundation’s wilderness trip to Montana. I am an Alaska
State Trooper and work in a rural area in southwest Alaska
that is only accessible by airplane. There are six Alaska
Native villages in the area that I provided law enforcement
for. To conduct law enforcement activities, Troopers in
rural Alaska often travel by airplane, four-wheeler, snow
mobile, and boat to reach the villages in this remote area.
I am also a D.A.R.E. officer and started a D.A.R.E. program
at the Nondalton school in October 2008. Geronimo Trefon
was one of my students.
April 21-22, 2009
March 31, 2009 Lt. Scott Gardner and Officer Gralewski-Baugus held a culmination ceremony for 78 students from Ursa Major and Ursa Minor Elementary Schools on Ft Richardson. U.S. Army Alaska Commanding General, Major General Stephen R. Layfield, U.S. Army Garrison Commander, Colonel David L. Shutt, and Alaska State DARE Coordinator, Naomi Sweetman attended. Four students were honored for their outstanding essays and one student received a new bike donated by Fred Meyer Store for having written the best overall essay. The Alaska Post, Home of the Arctic Warriors Fort Richardson newspaper highlighted the D.A.R.E. student Graduation in their 'Pictures of the Week" section titled "I D.A.R.E. you" by Sharon McBride. Click here and scroll down to read the full story.
March 10, 2009 The Air Force Print News Today newspaper reports "Since the D.A.R.E. program can only be taught by law enforcement officials Julie Watson, the school's PTSA President, turned to Eielson's security forces squadron. Tech. Sgt. Renee Walker, 354th Security Forces officer, volunteered to teach the 8th grade students about the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs after learning about the fate of the D.A.R.E. program through her commander, Maj. Gerald Mulhollen." , in their article "SFS officer D.A.R.E.'s to help", by Airman First Class Rachelle Coleman. Click here to read the full story.
February 26-27, 2009
February 18, 2009 Three classes of 5th graders and one class of 5th and 6th grade students from Mt. View Elementary School graduated from the D.A.R.E. program today. Officer Jane Lowery from the Anchorage Police Department conducted the graduation ceremonies which included comments from honored guests. The graduation was attended by Superintendent Carol Comeau and Naomi Sweetman D.A.R.E. Coordinator, other officials and parents of the graduating students, school staff and students. The students received a special presentation from the Army National Guard Canine Unit. Each student was awarded a certificate of completion form the D.A.R.E. program.
January 13, 2009 A press release for Lt. Governor Sean Parnell reports the following: "The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (DARE) this month graduated 170 fifth grade students from Redoubt Elementary, Soldotna Elementary, Kalifornsky Beach Elementary, and Soldotna Montessori Charter School. Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell spoke at the ceremony emphasizing the power of courageous friendship to influence good choices."
December 9, 2008
December 4, 2008 The Cordova Times newspaper reported, " DARE was launched in Cordova this year thanks to schools superintendent Jim Nygaard and Police Chief Chris Canaski. The first class of 54 fifth-graders graduated at Mount Eccles Elementary School last month." in their article "On a DARE, Mount Eccles students say no to drugs", by Joy Landaluce.
October 10, 2008
The following awards were given: Outstanding Red Team Member: Officer Richard Ackerman, Skagway Police Department Outstanding Blue Team Member: Officer Harold Zarecki, Ft. Greely PD Outstanding Green Team Member: Trooper Vic Aye, Alaska State Troopers Outstanding Class Member: Lt. Scott Gardner, Fort Richardson PD
September 26, 2008 The Alaska Post, Home of the Arctic Warriors Fort Richardson newspaper reports the beginning of the D.A.R.E. Officer Training on Fort Richardson in their article "State, military law enforcement officers train on fort Richardson to keep youth drug free", by Sharon McBride. Click here to read the full story.
August 22, 2008
July 19, 2008
June 18, 2008
Congratulations to the Winning Teams:
May 15, 2008 Officer Jane Lowery from the Anchorage Police Department graduated 67 4th and 5th graders from Muldoon Elementary School. Chief Rob Huen from the Anchorage Police Department, Naomi Sweetman from the State D.A.R.E. Coordinators Office and military personnel from the Army National Guard Counter Drug Support Program were on hand during the graduation. Prior to the graduation, the students participated in Team Building activities with the National Guard Unit. Officer Lowery had the students show off their new DARE Cadence:
March 25, 2008 Investigator Ben Langham from the Kenai Police Department graduated 85 fifth-graders from Mountain View Elementary School. Investigator Langham was posted as the boys bathroom monitor while they changed into their D.A.R.E. shirts. The graduation went well with the kids being very excited about their accomplishment.
March 11, 2008 Investigator Ben Langham from the Kenai Police Department graduated 18 fifth-graders from the Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Sciences in Kenai Alaska. The graduation went well with the kids being very excited about their accomplishment.
March 11, 2008 Officer Margaret Bergman from the Anchorage Police Department graduated 66 fifth-graders from Bear Valley Elementary School. This is the first year that Bear Valley has had the D.A.R.E. program. The Anchorage Daily News wrote an article about the graduation, "First group of fifth-graders finishes DARE program at Bear Valley".
February 28, 2008 The Seward Pheonix Log reported on local police officer, Patrick Parrish-Messmer of the Seward Police Department graduating from the D.A.R.E. Officer training on February 15, 2008 in the article "Dare to do it". Click here to read the full article.
February 21, 2008 Chief Aaron Parker, Togiak Police Department and D.A.R.E. Officer recently wrote an article for the Bristol Bay Times "Crackdown on bootleggers part of substance-abuse solution" (Page 4 and 5). In the article he discusses part of the solution as being education programs such as the D.A.R.E. program as being vital. Click here to read the full article.
february 15, 2008
The following awards were given: Outstanding Red Team Member: VPSO Jacob Tobeluk, AVCP Outstanding Blue Team Member: Officer Lynne Gralewski-Baugus, Ft. Richardson PD Outstanding Yellow Team Member: VPSO Cpl. Alvin Brown, AVCP Outstanding Green Team Member: VPSO Cpl. Wassillie Gilila, AVCP Outstanding Orange Team Member: VPSO Sgt. Ben Beaver, AVCP Outstanding Class Member: Officer Rayne Reynolds, APD
January 24, 2008 D.A.R.E. Officer Daniel Churchill from the North Slope Borough Police Department finds the D.A.R.E. program pays off in relationship building and life skill teaching in Point Lay, Alaska. Officer Churchill was highlighted in The Arctic Sounder for his work as a D.A.R.E. Officer in Point Lay in the article; "Police dare to try other kind of duty" by Tamar Ben-Yosef. Click here to read the full article.
December 17, 2007 95 sixth grade students from Mirror Lake Middle School graduated from the D.A.R.E. program today. Officer Wendi Shackelford from the Anchorage Police Department conducted the graduation ceremonies which included; comments from honored guests, keynote commentary by a former CHS graduate who entered the Army and awards to the top essay winners. The graduation was attended by; Dennis LeBlanc Municipal Manager, Commissioner Joe Schmidt Corrections, Carol Comeau ASD Superintendent, Chief Rob Heun from APD, Representative Bill Stoltze, Representative Nancy Dahlstrom, Rhonda Gardner Assistant ASD Superintendent, Naomi Sweetman D.A.R.E. Coordinator, other officials and parents of the graduating students, school staff and students. Each student was awarded a certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E. program.
December 10 - 11, 2007
D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. hosted the
first ever Alaska Student Safety Summit at the
Hotel Captain Cook. This first ever conference was a vital
step in our continuing efforts to prevent school violence,
youth violence and drug abuse in our communities throughout
Alaska. The conference was well attended by Law Enforcement
Officers, Teachers, Administrators, Community Based
Treatment providers and Youth Leaders who gathered for two
days to begin collaborating. Governor Palin opened the
conference with powerful comments on the need to make our
communities safer for Alaska's youth.
Experts from across the Nation and Alaska presented critical and key information to conference attendee's on Gang Intervention, Suicide Prevention, Vehicular Safety, Internet Safety, Community Development, Bullying, Prescription Drug Abuse, Hate Crimes, Media Literacy, Understanding Child Sexual Behavior, and Fire Prevention. Each days luncheon highlighted extraordinary youth programs from the King Career Center Media Class, Chugiak High Schools "Every 15 Minutes" and Anchorage Youth Court. Lt. Governor Parnell was on hand to give a keynote speech during the evening banquet on December 10 and introduced Matt Farnsworth and the "Meth Monster" presentation. On the second day the first ever presentation in Alaska by the U.S. Secret Service, "Preventing Taargeted Violence in School: Findings from the Safe School Initiative" was given by Arthur Kelly. The conference was wrapped up with Interim Commissioner Thompson Department of Education, Deputy Commissioner Bill Hogan Department of Human Services and Colonel Audie Holloway Department of Public Safety. This panel gave brief presentations on how their departments served Alaska's youth and then took questions and comments from participants.
November 21, 2007 Officer Ed Stading with the Homer Police Department began teaching his D.A.R.E. classes this year and spoke at length to the Homer Tribune. Reporter Layton Ehmke wrote a very thorough and well stated piece about the D.A.R.E. program and the officers that teach it. Click Here to read the news article from the Homer Tribune, "Daring to keep kids off drugs", by Layton Ehmke.
November 8 - 9, 2007 D.A.R.E. Alaska set up a booth at this years AASB conference held at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Anchorage. This year's conference was well attended by School Board members and Superintendents from across Alaska. Naomi passed out may of the Curriculum Pamphlets and Law Enforcement Pamphlets to help communities bring in the D.A.R.E. program.
October 22 - 23, 2007 D.A.R.E. Alaska set up a display booth at the Elders and Youth Conference preceding AFN at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. This was also red ribbon week. In addition to providing community leaders with information to start D.A.R.E. in their communities, Naomi passed out over 1500 red ribbons.
October 14 - 15, 2007 D.A.R.E. Alaska had a display booth at this years annual Principals Conference which was held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Anchorage. The conference was well attended by Principals and Administrators throughout Alaska. Naomi handed out Curriculum Pamphlets and Law Enforcement Pamphlets to help schools start a D.A.R.E. program.
October 11-12, 2007
October 2007
The Anchorage Police Department rolls out their new D.A.R.E. Car. The car came about through the efforts of D.A.R.E. Officer Rob Lund. The car will be used at D.A.R.E. graduations and other public events to promote the Anchorage Police Departments D.A.R.E. program.
July 17-19, 2007
The State D.A.R.E. Educator and Coordinator attended the semi-annual regional meetings and participated in the conference. Jerry Covey, Board Vice President of D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. attended the conference and was very impressed. The conference seminars offered participants some of the best information available!
june 29, 2007
The 5th annual
D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. Golf Tournament was held at Eagle Glen
Golf Course on the morning of June
29th. By all accounts, it was a great success. Participants
enjoyed beautiful weather
and the golf course was in top notch condition. Our crew
of
D.A.R.E. Board members and v
May 21, 2007
may 18, 2007
May 17, 2007
may 11, 2007 Community members showed up at the Soldotna City Council to hear DARE graduates from Redoubt Elementary School and Soldotna Elementary school read their winning essay's. The principals from both schools thanked the City Council, Soldotna Police Chief John Lucking and Officer Tony Garcia for the DARE program. Click here to read the news article: "City budget draws zero interest" by Phil Hermanek.
may 15, 2007 Anchorage Police Department D.A.R.E. Officer Wendi Shackelford graduated sixty 5th graders at the Birchwood Elementary D.A.R.E. Student Graduation. Anchorage Assembly Vice Chair Debbie Ossiander, APD Chief Huen, School Board Member Crystal Kennedy, Superintendent Carol Comeau and State D.A.R.E. Coordinator Naomi Sweetman were in attendance at the graduation. The students performed a number of skits showing the audience what they had learned from the D.A.R.E. program and all of the dignitaries showed the students that they could perform the Fire Cracker Arnie well. Each student was awarded a certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E. program as well as a letter from Governor Sarah Palin congratulating them on their successful completion of the program. Each student was required to complete an essay on what they learned in their D.A.R.E. class, click here to read winning essays:
may 3, 2007 Anchorage Police Department D.A.R.E. Officer Rob Lund graduated sixty 5th graders at the Chugiak Elementary D.A.R.E. Student Graduation. Principal Susan Okeson was taking pictures as Mayor Mark Begich, Superintendent Carol Comeau, Governor's Office Representative Steve Menard, APD Chief Huen and State D.A.R.E. Coordinator Naomi Sweetman addressed the students. Fellow D.A.R.E. Officer Wendi Shackelford talked about the history of the D.A.R.E. program and had the students perform the Fire Cracker Arnie while on looking 4th graders practiced in preparation for attending D.A.R.E. classes next year. Each student was awarded a certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E. program as well as a letter from Governor Sarah Palin congratulating them on their successful completion of the program. Each student was required to complete an essay on what they learned in their D.A.R.E. class, click here to read winning essays:
april 27, 2007 Anchorage Police Department D.A.R.E. Officer Jared Tuia graduated forty-five 5th graders at Williwaw Elementary School. Superintendent Carol Comeau, APD Deputy Chief Steve Smith and State D.A.R.E. Coordinator Naomi Sweetman were in attendance at the graduation. Each student was awarded a certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E. program as well as a letter from Governor Sarah Palin congratulating them on their successful completion of the program.
march 9, 2007 Anchorage Police Department D.A.R.E. Officer Cody Musgrave graduated fifty 5th graders at Baxter Elementary School. Superintendent Carol Comeau, APD Deputy Chief Steve Smith, State D.A.R.E. Coordinator Naomi Sweetman and Dept. Army D.A.R.E. Officer Talene Munson were in attendance at the graduation. Officer Musgrave provided each student with a certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E. program as well as a letter from Governor Sarah Palin congratulating them on their successful completion of the program.
April 11, 2007 D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. Board Member and D.A.R.E. America Youth Advisory Board Member Adrianna Garcia worked with school officials at Kenai Central High School to implement the "Every 15 Minutes" program. This program educates students about the dangers of drinking and driving. Click Here to read the news article from the Peninsula Clarion, "Walking dead offer teens a lesson in alcohol awareness. Sobering Thought" by Will Morrow.
February 27, 2007
february 16, 2007 The Alaska D.A.R.E. Training Center graduated 15 new D.A.R.E. Officers February 16, 2007 at the Coast International Inn. These 15 officers attended an intense 80 hour training that began on February 5th and ended with the culmination ceremony. Kris Showalter from Lt. Governor Sean Parnell's office attended and represented Governor Palin's office. Kris Showalter read the letter of congratulations from Governor Sarah Palin and a message from Lt. Governor Sean Parnell. Commissioner Walt Monegan from the Department of Public Safety and Adrianna Garcia Youth Advisory Board D.A.R.E. America and D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc both spoke to the graduating officers. Bob Galosich from D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. presented former Educational Advisory Jim Yeargan with an award for his service to the D.A.R.E. program. Also in attendance was ASD Superintenent Carol Comeau, Alaska State Trooper Captains from the various posts, Chiefs from various municipal police departments, D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. Board Members, family and friends of the graduating officers.
Awards were provided to the following officers:
February 13, 2007 D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. Board Member and D.A.R.E. America Youth Advisory Board Member Adrianna Garcia was spotlighted in the Lieutenant Governor's Report, Community Spotlight section.
Soldotna Chamber of Commerce 2007
january 19, 2007
THis Just In Sammy the Salmon met DAREN this summer in Yakutat Alaska. Photo courtesy of Officer Rose Gordon from the Yakutat Department of Public Safety.
December 20, 2006 109 sixth grade students from Mirror Lake Middle School graduated from the D.A.R.E. program today. This was the first time the D.A.R.E. program was offered at Mirror Lake Middle School. Officer Wendi Shackelford and Officer Rob Lund from the Anchorage Police Department conducted the graduation ceremonies which included; comments from honored guests, a presentation by the students and awards to the top essay winners. The graduation was attended by; Mayor Mark Begich, Walt Monegan Commissioner DPS, Crystal Kennedy ASD School Board, Carol Comeau ASD superintendent, Chief Rob Heun from APD, Bob Galosich President D.A.R.E. Alaska Inc., Naomi Sweetman D.A.R.E. Coordinator, parents of the graduating students, school staff and students. Each student was awarded a certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E. program as well as a letter from Governor Sarah Palin congratulating them on their successful completion of the program.
December 14, 2006
November 9 - 11, 2006 D.A.R.E. Alaska set up a booth at this years AASB conference held at the Hotel Captain Cook in downtown Anchorage. This year's conference was well attended by School Board members and Superintendents from across Alaska. Naomi passed out may of the Curriculum Pamphlets and Law Enforcement Pamphlets to help communities bring in the D.A.R.E. program.
October 27 - 28, 2006 D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. Board of Directors held their annual retreat for goal development.
Mission & Vision
Long-Term Goals of Board
Goals of Board
October 23 - 24, 2006 D.A.R.E. Alaska set up a display booth at the Elders and Youth Conference preceding AFN at the Egan Center. This was also red ribbon week. In addition to providing community leaders with information to start D.A.R.E. in their communities, Naomi and Karl passed out over 2600 red ribbons.
October 15 - 16, 2006 D.A.R.E. Alaska had a display booth at this years annual Principals Conference which was held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Anchorage. The conference was well attended by Principals and Administrators throughout Alaska. Naomi handed out Curriculum Pamphlets and Law Enforcement Pamphlets to help schools start a D.A.R.E. program.
October 5 - 6, 2006
August 24, 2006 Karl and I were at the Alaska State Fair for Kid’s Day, at the Alaska State Trooper trailer. We were there all day passing out balloons, activity books and other information about the D.A.R.E. program. The balloons were a big hit, despite the rainy weather. Karl and I had to remember to tell the kids to shake their balloons if they got too wet. DAREN showed up at the fair with D.A.R.E. Officer William Crabtree. He was a big hit with the kids and even joined the Safety Bear club.
June 29, 2006
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Naomi
Sweetman, State Coordinator attended the annual crime
conference in Fairbanks. The new display board was unveiled
at this conference. This display board enhances the image of
the D.A.R.E. program, offering use in the latest of
technology complete with video and audio display's. The
board was received well by all in attendance.
Media
production crew.
Frank
Pegueros, Executive Director for D.A.R.E. America arrived in
Barrow Friday April 16 to observe the video productions. The
project was a great success and we are all excited to see
the finished product. These videos will be added to the 'keepin'
it REAL' curriculum for D.A.R.E. Officers the world over.
While in Barrow, we were treated with yet another unusual
phenomenon, that of flat lighting where it became difficult
to distinguish the ground from the sky.
The
ADOA Youth Safety In-Service was held at the Clarion Suites
Hotel. 20 Officers came to to receive training in the new
Middle School 'keepin' it REAL' curriculum on the 24th.
Afterwards, we all gathered at the Trooper Museum for the
annual pre-conference reception. Our host was again FOAST,
lead by Executive Director Laura Caperton. The food was very
good and all had a good time catching up. The next two days
were very busy with experts coming in to discuss Sex
Trafficking in Alaska,
Crime
(Community) Policing Through Environmental Design (CPTED),
Drug Updates, Educational Block updates and Relationship
Violence. Phil Chalmers presented his program "Inside the
mind of the Teen Killer". All of the speakers received very
high marks with comments stating this was the "best
in-service". Nadine Moorin, D.A.R.E. America Regional
Director got into the spirit of winter and posed with an ice
sculpture.
Naomi
Sweetman, State Coordinator traveled back to Barrow with
Talking Circle Media staff
to
scout locations and talent for the Alaska Videos that will
be incorporated into the new Middle School 'keepin' it REAL'
curriculum. These lesson enhancements will provide Alaskan
D.A.R.E. Officers, especially those working in rural regions
a culturally relevant and meaningful tool to improve their
lessons. Friday afternoon, shortly before the travelers were
due to fly home, a blizzard blew into Barrow and grounded
all travel.
The
Alaska D.A.R.E.
Training
Center
graduated 12 new D.A.R.E.
Officers October 9, 2009 at the Education Training Center
on Fort Richardson. These 12 officers attended an
intense 80 hour training that began on September 28th and
ended with the culmination ceremony. Colonel David M.
Oberlander, Arctic Military Police Battalion Commander was
our guest
speaker along with Captain Steve Arlow C Detachment
Commander from the Alaska State Troopers. A special award
ceremony was planned for Sgt. Chris Burke, Juneau Police
Department for his dedication and work as a D.A.R.E.
Officers and as a Mentor/Facilitator with the Alaska D.A.R.E.
Training Facility. Unfortunately due to weather, the award
could not be given, verbal commentary was provided at the
graduation ceremony and a letter was sent to the Juneau
Chief of Police along with the award for presentation.
Trooper Vic Aye completed his mentor training certification
during this DOT. Also in attendance was Major John Glick,
Deputy Director Alaska State Troopers, Alvin Jimmie, VPSO
Coordinator with the Association of Village Council
Presidents, Captain Wayne Brewer, Operational Officer Ft.
Richardson and Sgt. Leslie Aras, AWOL AP Ft. Richardson and
family and friends of the graduating officers. A special
thanks went out to DES/Ft. Richardson for hosting this years
D.A.R.E. Officer Training.
Yakutat
Police Officer Rose Gordon and D.A.R.E. Student Geronimo
Trefon attended an adventure trip to an exclusive ranch in
Montana for 4 days hosted by 5.11 Tactical. Pictures and a
full story written by David Griffith, "5.11 Hosts D.A.R.E.
Officers and Kids at Fishing Lodge" regarding the trip were
posted in the September 17, 2009 edition of Police Magazine.
"On a warm June morning in southeastern Montana, a small
flotilla of trout fishing boats floated down the Bighorn
River. The boats carried 10 police officers, two school
children and their mothers, employees of 5.11 Tactical, and
a handful of fishing guides." Click
DES/Ft.
Richardson and APD supported the Law Enforcement Torch Run
at West High School on 16 May. The event raised $26,000 for
Special Olympics. DES/Ft. Richardson had a table at the
event. AST Trooper Vic Aye was on hand in the recruitment
Escalade and Officer Brad Clark from APD drove the APD DARE
Car.
Geronimo
Trefon was one of 9 D.A.R.E. Students selected from across
the country to participate in an adventure trip to an
exclusive ranch in Montana for 4 days. 5.11 Tactical
recently launched a new flashlight that charges very
quickly. As part of the launch they announced support for
D.A.R.E. America and a Nationwide Competition for deserving
D.A.R.E. students. D.A.R.E. Officers from across the country
submitted essay's about deserving D.A.R.E. Students.
Chugiak
The
annual Youth Safety In-Service was held at the Coast
International Inn. This event has formerly been known as the
Annual ADOA DARE Officer In-Service and offered limited
attendance by DARE Officers only. This year ADOA extended
invitations out to school district officials and educators,
SRO Officers and other members of the community that were
interested. There were 29 DARE Officers in attendance,3
School District participants from the Mat-Su Borough School
District and Chugach School District, 2 SRO Officers and the
Acting Chief of Police from Whittier. The conference opened
with a reception hosted by FOAST at the Alaska Trooper
Museum on the 25th of February. Door Prizes were provided by
donations from Alaska Tactical & Security, Inc., Northern
Security Supply, Inc and 511 Tactical. Fun was had by all.
Phil Chalmers presented his energetic and informative
session on Teen Killers during the afternoon of the 26th of
February and Jerry Paulsen taught the officers excellent
presentation and facilitation skills on the morning of the
27th.
Four
The
Alaska D.A.R.E.
Training
Center
graduated 19 new D.A.R.E.
Officers October 10, 2008 at the Education Training Center
on Fort Richardson. These 19 officers attended an intense
80 hour training that began on September 29th and
ended with the culmination ceremony. Colonel David Shutt,
Garrison Commander Fort Richardson attended and was a guest
speaker along with Commissioner Joe Masters from the Department of Public Safety.
The Commissioner of Education, Larry LeDoux and Scott
Leathard from Senator Steven's Office also had remarks for
the graduating class. Greg Kaplan presented each of
the graduating officers a letter from Senator Murkowski
congratulating them on their accomplishment and
acknowledging the commitment to their communities. Also in attendance was
Arnie Moorin DEA Special Agent in Charge for Seattle, Harvey
Goehring DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge for Alaska,
Nadine Moorin DARE America Northwestern States Regional
Director, Eric Carlson Directorate of Emergency Services for
Fort Richardson and Major John Glick with the Alaska State
Troopers. Also on hand were Chiefs and Lt. from various municipal police departments
and the Alaska State Troopers, Supervisory staff from the
Anchorage School district, VPSO Coordinators, family and friends of
the graduating officers. 
DAREN
and Safety Bear were together at the Alaska State Fair for
Kids Day, at the Alaska State Trooper trailer. They
were a big hit with the kids and adults alike. 
Captain
Brinke with the Alaska State Troopers poses with DAREN and
Safety Bear.
Naomi
and Katherine were on hand to give out special JR. D.A.R.E.
Officer badges, Balloons, Activity Books for the kids and
provide other information about the D.A.R.E. program. The balloons
were a big hit and it was especially nice as the weather was
good. 
DAREN
was present at the Annual Governor's Picnic and traveled
with her staff to 3 locations in Alaska. This writer
caught up with DAREN at the Picnic held in Anchorage on the
19th of July. DAREN was in great company with many
other mascots from around Alaska. He spent a great
deal of time entertaining the kids and even performed a few
dances with the band and other mascots! Also present
at the picnic was Officer Rob Lund, Anchorage Police
Department and his D.A.R.E. Patrol Car and Officer Lynne
Gralewski- Baugus from Fort Richardson Military Police and
her D.A.R.E. Patrol Car.
The
6th annual D.A.R.E. Alaska, Inc. Golf Tournament was held at
Moose Run
Golf Course on the morning of June
18th. By all accounts, it was a great success. Participants
enjoyed beautiful weather
and the golf course was in top notch condition. Our crew
of
D.A.R.E. Board members and v
This
year the ADOA D.A.R.E. Officer In-Service was held at the
Coast International Inn in Anchorage. The event
was attended by about half of the D.A.R.E. Officers from
around Alaska. Dale Brown from D.A.R.E. America
was in attendance and briefed the
officers on the latest news from the National D.A.R.E.
program. Special guest presenters included Dr. Dawn
Griffin (pictured to the right) from Alliant International
University and Kevin Laws from the Bureau of Immigrations
ICE Program. The officers received additional
certifications in the new Prescription Drug Supplemental
curriculums and the Community Program. Leslie Shepard from D.A.R.E.
Catalog and Steve Weasel from Tees Plus were on hand
to offer D.A.R.E. products to the officers.
T
he
International D.A.R.E. Training Conference was held this
year in Nashville Tennesse. The D.A.R.E. Coordinators Office
sent 4 Officers down to the conference to bring
information back to all Alaska D.A.R.E. Officers. In
addition to the many seminars that the conference had to
offer, Officers Kelly George and Amanda Patton became
certified to teach the new Community Programs that replace
the Parent Program and the Prescription Drug Supplemental Lessons. As
mentors, they will bring this certification back to Alaska
and train all of the D.A.R.E. Officers that attend the
Annual In-Service training held in October. 
DAREN
was on hand to greet the golfers and direct the carts onto
the course. John Carpenter, our emcee for the event,
entertained the golfers at the follow-up picnic and ensured
that all prizes found their way to the right people. The
winning teams are as follows: 1st
Place, Fitzgerald Photography with a score of 57; 2nd
Place, AAA Moving and Storage, Inc. with a score of 62; and
3rd place, Alaska Sales Corporation of Alaska
with a score of 64. Thank you to Naomi Sweetman, our
Executive Director, and our clerk, Karl Wade for making this
another successful tournament. A special thanks to our
sponsors, you were terrific. Without you, our tournament
could never happen. Because of you, the D.A.R.E.
program will reach more students in Alaska. We look forward
to even greater success at our 2008 golf tournament and hope
to see you again next year!
US Coast Guard D.A.R.E. Officer Charles Files graduated 16
5th graders at the St. Mary's Elementary School D.A.R.E.
Student Graduation. The students were able to meet
with K-9 Max from the Kodiak Police Department prior to one
of their lessons. Short speech's were given to the
students by their Principal Sister Diane and Kodiak City
Mayor, Mrs. Carolyn Floyd. Each student was awarded a
certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E. program as well
as a letter from Governor Palin congratulating them on their
successful completion of the program. Each student was
required to complete an essay on what they learned in their
D.A.R.E. class, 
Anchorage Police Department D.A.R.E. Officer Dawn Neer
graduated 45 5th graders at the Tyson Elementary School
D.A.R.E. Student Graduation. Susan Koch, D.A.R.E.
Alaska, Inc. Board Member and Teacher from Tyson, Lt. Duke
Ballard from the Alaska State Troopers and State D.A.R.E.
Coordinator Naomi Sweetman were in attendance at the
graduation. Each student was awarded a certificate of
completion from the D.A.R.E. program as well as a letter
from Governor Sarah Palin congratulating them on their
successful completion of the program. Each student was
required to complete an essay on what they learned in their
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US Coast Guard D.A.R.E. Officer Charles Files graduated
29 5th graders at the Peterson Elementary School D.A.R.E.
Student Graduation. Short speech's were given to
the students by their Principal Karen Winkler and Kodiak
City Mayor, Mrs. Carolyn Floyd. Each student was
awarded a certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E.
program as well as a letter from Governor Palin
congratulating them on their successful completion of
the program. Each student was required to complete
an essay on what they learned in their D.A.R.E. class,
On
February 27 at 6pm Investigator Kelly George and
Investigator Mitch Langseth of the Kenai Police Department
put on a graduation ceremony for 95 Kenai Mt. View
Elementary D.A.R.E. graduates. The graduation was
attended by Chief Chuck Kopp of KPD and other former and
current D.A.R.E. Officers. The graduates did skit
demonstrations for the parents to showcase topics they had
learned through the program. Each student was provided
a letter from the Governor's office, a D.A.R.E. certificate
and a D.A.R.E. t-shirt. The top essay's from each
class were given medal's of appreciation for their hard work
and had the opportunity to read their essays for those in
attendance.
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Making
a difference in the lives of our youth. This was just one of
the many statements that embodies this year’s recipient of
the Devoted Service to Youth award. The ability to
connect with the youth has allowed this person to transcend
boundaries and to wear many hats including those of a
parent, a counselor, a friend and when appropriate a
disciplinarian. Through encouraging students to make good
decisions both at school as well in our community, this
individual has truly led by example. This individual
is noted for the impressive level of respect with which he
treats young people. As a coach in Boys & Girls Club
programs, as well as in the soccer and basketball programs
at Soldotna Middle School, this individual brings a level of
enthusiasm to the table that is hard to match. Whether
through chaperoning youth dances or organizing track meets,
this individual strives to create a safe and fun environment
for students. We will never know the full extent to
which this individual has impacted formidable young lives as
the DARE Officer, but we do know that his compassion and
dedication to this community’s youth made him our unanimous
recipient of the 2006 Devoted Service to Youth award,
Officer Tony Garcia.
173
5th grade students from Oceanview, Klatt and Huffman
elementary school graduated from the D.A.R.E. program today
at South Anchorage High School.
Officer
Margaret Bergman from the Anchorage Police Department
conducted the graduation ceremonies which included;
entertainment by the USAF Band of Pacific Greatlanders,
comments from Governor Sarah Palin, Chief Rob Huen and
Superintendent Carol Comeau. Also present was Naomi
Sweetman D.A.R.E. Coordinator and Harvey Goehring DEA
Special Agent in Charge of Alaska, parents of the students,
school staff and students. Each student was awarded a
certificate of completion from the D.A.R.E. program as well
as a letter from Governor Sarah Palin congratulating them on
their successful completion of the program. 
This
year the ADOA D.A.R.E. Officer In-Service was held in
downtown Anchorage at the Hawthorne Suites. The event
was attended by about half of the D.A.R.E. Officers from
around Alaska. Dale Brown from D.A.R.E. America
(Pictured to the left) was in attendance and briefed the
officers on the latest news from the National D.A.R.E.
program. The officers received additional
certifications in Bullying and Gang Supplemental
curriculums. Barbara Holmes from D.A.R.E. America
Merchandising and Steve Weasel from Tees Plus were on hand
to offer D.A.R.E. products to the officers.
The
International D.A.R.E. Training Conference was held this
year in Orlando Florida. The D.A.R.E. Coordinators Office
sent 4 Officers down to the conference to bring
information back to all Alaska D.A.R.E. Officers. In
addition to the many seminars that the conference had to
offer, Officers Kelly George and Amanda Patton became
certified to teach the Supplemental Bullying Lesson. As
mentors, they will bring this certification back to Alaska
and train all of the D.A.R.E. Officers that attend the
Annual In-Service training held in October. 
The
State D.A.R.E. Educator and Coordinator attended the
semi-annual regional meetings and participated in the
conference. Bob Galosich, Board President of D.A.R.E.
Alaska, Inc. attended the conference and was very
impressed. The conference seminars offered participants
some of the best information available!
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