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THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1990
Colby School Board approved sixth-grade DARE participation
Sixth-graders in the Colby School District will be involved in the D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program this coming semester through the Clark County Sheriff’s Department.
The Colby School Board approved the district’s participation at the Dec. 17 board meeting. The 17week series of lessons will begin in January with instructor Laura Polcyn from the Sheriff’s Dept.
The D.A.R.E. program was developed by Los Angeles law enforcement officials and school personnel in 1983 when it became apparent that authorities could not stop the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S., and that some form for counter education was necessary. The D.A.R.E. program is meant to equip middle grade students with the life skills they need to resist peer pressure to experiment with and use drugs and alcohol.
Colby Elementary Coordinator Erv LaFave said this week the program will be used with the district’s sixthgraders at elementary schools in Colby, Dorchester and Unity. LaFave said the feeling is that it will be more effective to educate the students the year before they enter junior high school in Colby.
The Clark County D.A.R.E. program has been awarded a grant for $11,877 of federal funds. That paid for Polcyn’s training in October at Springfield, Ill. Two other county officers will receive training in the spring. Many other school districts in the county have approved participation.
The lessons will be given once a week. Teaching strategies will emphasize student participation.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1970
Wendy Awe is local contest winner
Wendy Awe, a student at the Colby high school, is the winner of the local Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by the Colby VFW and Auxiliary.
The contest consisted of a speech written on principles of democracy. Her speech has been taped and forwarded to the district contest. Should Wendy’s speech win, it will be sent to the state contest, and from there advances to national finals.
National level winners share college scholarships worth $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place, $3,500 for third, $2,500 for fourth and $1,500 for fifth.
Accompanying the money is a fiveday tour of the nation’s shrines and monuments in Washington, D.C.
This year’s theme was “Freed - Our Heritage,” an access to the expression of one’s sentiment in being the bearer of democracy handed down.
Point values in judging are content, 45 percent; originality, 35 percent; and delivery, 10 percent.
The Colby local contest was held Dec. 9, with participating students Wendy Awe, Linda Kopecky, Trinket Monsod, Barbara Rannow and Russell Mueller.
The judging panel consisted of Mrs. Janice Nomady, Joseph Boettcher and Edward Haas. The arrangements were made by Mrs. Faith Caskey.
Aimed at utilizing the young national spirit by providing material incentives, the VFW sponsors the contest yearly, with the support of the broadcasting media.
Wendy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Royal Awe of Colby.
