LATE FEBRUARY 11, 2003

AGENDA ITEM NO. 21

Introduced by the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING THE FOREST VIEW FIFTH GRADE CLASSES FOR

COMPLETING THE D.A.R.E. PROGRAM

RESOLUTION #03-038

WHEREAS, it is a pleasure to commend the fifth grade students of Forest View Elementary School who completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program; and

WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. is an excellent program that assists these young people in resisting drug abuse and is an effective awareness program designed to help students recognize and resist peer pressure to experiment with drugs; and

WHEREAS, these students, in completing the D.A.R.E. program, go through a rigorous and comprehensive course that deals with self esteem, assertiveness, and alternatives to drug abuse; and

WHEREAS, under the excellent guidance of Lansing Police Officer Julie Schneggenburger and their teachers, the students of Forest View Elementary School worked diligently and learned a great deal through the program; and

WHEREAS, their conscientious efforts will have a positive impact in the future for the students, and it is expected that, in the years ahead, each and every student will remember the D.A.R.E. message and heed it; and

WHEREAS, these students will be honored at a graduation ceremony on February 20^th, 2003.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners congratulate and commend the fifth grade students of Forest View Elementary School on their graduation and successful completion of the D.A.R.E. program; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners also congratulate the parents, teachers, and administrators of Forest View Elementary School, who deserve our praise for their involvement in and enthusiastic support the D.A.R.E. program.

SS\ Celentino, Dedden, De Leon, Grebner, Hertel, Holman, Lynch, Minter, Nevin, Schafer, Schor, Severino, Stid, Swope, Thomas and Weatherwax-Grant