LISLE STUDENT WINS CHANCE TO ATTEND DARE CAMP

Many area students learn how to say no to drugs and violence through
local DARE programs at school.

But few get to go off to a special DARE camp, to be seen as
representatives of their schools' programs.

Schiesher School fifth-grader Ashley Valentine of Lisle will get that
chance in July. Ashley, a DARE graduate, was chosen by a teacher as a
good candidate for the camp. Her name was then drawn out of a hat,
deeming her the sole representative from Lisle Unit District 202 to
attend the camp with DARE officer Colleen Reilley.

Ashley will join in canoeing trips and some hiking and swimming at the
camp in Carbondale. She and other students will learn healthy
activities that can steer young people away from drugs and violence,
and will share that knowledge with their peers when they return to
school.

Ashley already has learned plenty from the local DARE
program.

"I learned how to keep my self-esteem high, how to calm down when I
get upset, how different types of drugs affect your body and how to
avoid violence," Ashley said.

"Officer Reilley is a very good teacher," she said.