Students in Grade 6 from Walter Aseltine School have recently been learning how to handle different ways to respond to peer pressure, alcohol temptation and other things in which they will be encountering one day in the future.

The D.A.R.E. Program has been going on for over 20 years at the school in Rosetown, and have found success in reaching out to kids who struggle with peer pressure, and other things in their lives in which they need guidance on how to deal with. Over the last two weeks, students have encountered presentations, small group discussions and reading on their own about how they can deal with the pressures of becoming a teenager.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Annual D.A.R.E. BBQ was held at the Rosetown Co-op Food Store Parking Lot. Over 100 people showed up to attend the event for lunch, and be a part of the fundraiser. All proceeds from the annual event go directly into the D.A.R.E. program for next year so that kids can have the opportunity to become educated on how to deal with social matters during their junior and high school years.

Other schools around the region have also participated in the D.A.R.E. program for several years, and were invited to take part in a presentation put on by Constable Anderson last week. Throughout the program, students are required to write an essay that focuses on what they took out of the program, and how it could help their social standards in future situations.