Ascension of Our Lord fifth graders recently graduated from the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. The 17-week program taught students how to recognize and resist pressures to experiment with alcohol, tobacco and drugs. Pictured are winners of the essay contest, Karen Trichell, left, and Kassidi Ross, with their teachers Jessica Dauenhauer, left, and Michelle Bordelon, as well as DARE instructor Sgt. Michael Hoover, center.