By Bill Bates
NEWS Correspondent
The Mount Ephraim D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program Graduation was held on Monday, June 4, 2007, at the Deptford Skate Zone.
The D.A.R.E. Program is held for 5th grade students at the R.W. Kershaw School annually that participate in a 10 week program on drug awareness and resistance education.
This year was the first time that the D.A.R.E. class was taught by local Mount Ephraim Police Officer Scott Pezzano. The program was formally taught by the Camden County Sheriff\’s Department. Officer Kinkade had taught the program for nine years at R.W.K. before being re-assigned within the department. The Mount Ephraim Police saw the need to keep this educational program moving forward and decided to take-over last year.
The MEPD recently put into service a new D.A.R.E. vehicle that is fully functional as a police cruiser. The vehicle was dedicated as a D.A.R.E. vehicle to give back to the students of Mount Ephraim and will serve as a reminder to the students each and every time they see the vehicle on the streets.
Four students won Darren DARE Lions Awards for their essays. Those students were Erica Gilmore, Morgan Zielinski, Jessica Miles, and Alison Guldin. The D.A.R.E Graduation party was a great success and the Mount Ephraim Police Department along with the staff of the Mount Ephraim School District wish all of the children much success in all of their challenges and choices in life.
Photo Provided By MEPD
R.W. KERSHAW 2007 D.A.R.E. GRADUATING CLASS – Students from the fifth grade at R.W. Kershaw School pose for a photo with Mount Ephraim Police D.A.R.E. Officer Scott Pezzano (rear back) and R.W.K. Physical Education teacher Martin Ware (front left) at their recent D.A.R.E. Graduation Party at the Deptford Skate Zone.
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