Officer Eric Wiinanen is the DARE Officer in West Fargo covering Westside, Eastwood, L.E. Berger, South, and Aurora Elementary 5th grade classes. Officer Wiinanen has been the DARE Officer since January 1999. Previously, he served as a patrol officer. Officer Stacy Dawkins was the DARE Officer from 1996 - 1999.

Current Events Spring Semester 2008 DARE Graduation 5th Grade DARE Graduation was held on May 8, 2008 at the West Fargo Cheney Middle School Auditorium. The following classes graduated: Mrs. Cramer Miss Lageson Mrs. Haugo Mrs. Kummer Mr. Malmberg Mrs. Ouradnik Mrs. Lund Miss Peterson Mr. Braun Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Each class had an opportunity to write and act out their own Public Service Announcement (PSA). These 5th graders did an excellent job in coming up with ideas to help inform other young kids about the dangers of drugs. They will be on local television and cable stations August 2008 - January 2009. Aurora Broadband (Windows Media) Eastwood Broadband (Windows Media) South Broadband (Windows Media) Westside Broadband (Windows Media) Fall Semester 2007 DARE Graduation 5th Grade DARE Graduation was held on January 15, 2008 at the West Fargo Cheney Middle School Auditorium. The following classes graduated: Mrs. Kochmann Mr. Peterson Mr. Urlacher Mrs. Wohlfeil Mr. Adamson Mrs. Spellerberg Mr. Borgmann Mrs. Brothen Ms. Brown Mrs. Joyce Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Each class had an opportunity to write and act out their own Public Service Announcement (PSA). These 5th graders did an excellent job in coming up with ideas to help inform other young kids about the dangers of drugs. They will be on local television and cable stations February 2008 - July 2008. Aurora Broadband (Windows Media) L.E. Berger Broadband (Windows Media) Eastwood Broadband (Windows Media) South Broadband (Windows Media) Westside Broadband (Windows Media) Spring Semester 2007 DARE Graduation 5th Grade DARE Graduation was held on May 15, 2007 at the West Fargo Cheney Middle School Auditorium. The following classes graduated: Miss Lageson Miss Peterson Mrs. Lund Mr. Malmberg Mrs. Haugo Mrs. Brothen Ms. Brown Mrs. Cramer Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Each class had an opportunity to write and act out their own Public Service Announcement (PSA). These 5th graders did an excellent job in coming up with ideas to help inform other young kids about the dangers of drugs. They appeared on local television and cable stations July 2007 through January 2008. Class Slow Connection Fast Connection Miss Lageson 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Miss Peterson 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Lund 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mr. Malmberg 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Haugo 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Brothen 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Ms. Brown 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Cramer 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Fall Semester 2006 DARE Graduation 5th Grade DARE Graduation was held on January 18, 2007 at the West Fargo Cheney Middle School Auditorium. The following classes graduated: Mrs. Spellerberg Mrs. Riley Mrs. Joyce Mrs. Hamm Mrs. Kochmann Mr. Urlacher Mrs. Wohlfeil Mr. Peterson Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Each class had an opportunity to write and act out their own Public Service Announcement (PSA). These 5th graders did an excellent job in coming up with ideas to help inform other young kids about the dangers of drugs. They will be on local television and cable stations by the end of February. Class Slow Connection Fast Connection Mrs. Spellerberg 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Riley 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Joyce 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Hamm 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Kochmann 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mr. Urlacher 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Wohlfeil 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mr. Peterson 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Spring Semester 2006 DARE Graduation 5th Grade DARE Graduation was held on May 11, 2006 at the West Fargo Cheney Middle School Auditorium at 7:00 - 8:00 pm. The following classes graduated: Miss Peterson Miss Lageson Mrs. Lund Mr. Malmberg Mrs. Brothen Mrs. Haugo Ms. Brown Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Each class had an opportunity to write and act out their own Public Service Announcement (PSA). These 5th graders did an excellent job in coming up with ideas to help inform other young kids about the dangers of drugs. They will be on local television and cable stations by the end of May. Class Slow Connection Fast Connection Miss Peterson 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Miss Lageson 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Lund 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mr. Malmberg 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Brothen 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Haugo 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Ms. Brown 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Fall Semester 2005 DARE Graduation 5th Grade DARE Graduation was held on January 12, 2006 at the West Fargo Cheney Middle School Auditorium at 7:00 - 8:00 pm. The following classes graduated: Mrs. Joyce Mrs. Hamm Mrs. Spellerberg Mrs. Riley Mrs. Cramer Mr. Urlacher Mrs. Wohlfeil Mrs. Peterson Public Service Announcements (PSAs) Each class had an opportunity to write and act out their own Public Service Announcement (PSA). These 5th graders did an excellent job in coming up with ideas to help inform other young kids about the dangers of drugs. They will be on local television and cable stations by the end of May. Class Slow Connection Fast Connection Mrs. Joyce 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Hamm 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Spellerberg 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Riley 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Cramer 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mr. Urlacher 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Wohlfeil 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Mrs. Peterson 64k Modem (Windows Media) Broadband (Windows Media) Previous Public Service Announcements       All previous Public Service Announcements DARE Kids Page We added a new section to our DARE page. DARE Kids is full of activities for young and old. Take a look! Drug Education Resources National Institute on Drug Abuse      Information for Students         --Drugs of Abuse         --Mind Over Matter         --Marijuana Information Summer Camp 2006 August 7th - 11th, 2006 DARE Camp is going to be just as exciting as last years camp. More Information About DARE DARE is a 17 week drug prevention curriculum that is taught in 80% of school districts nation wide. We have taught DARE in West Fargo since 1996.      -Curriculum      -Frequently Asked Questions      -Description      -www.dare.com Buying DARE Items There are only two authorized vendors for DARE merchandise.      -DARE Stuff - Jack Nadel, Inc.      -DARE Gear - Tees Plus