templeton

RETRO BILL talks to students about self-esteem and good character at San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office D.A.R.E. Graduation

Fifth-grade Drug Abuse Resistance Education program graduate

Luis Gomezgets his program signed by Retro Bill,

who spoke and performed at Vineyard Elementary School in Templeton.

TEMPLETON- Youngsters at Vineyard Elementary School in Templeton participated in a special assembly on campus. The event featured a graduation for the school’s fifth-graders for completing the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program.

Students were also treated to entertainment from Retro Bill, a children’s speaker who travels to schools nationwide to talk about self-esteem and how to build good character.

Santa Clara

Retro Bill Brings Motivation to Students in Unique Live Show
The Santa Clara Weekly

Combining an old school style with a new school, cutting-edge approach to teaching positive behavior to students, Retro Bill utilizes everything but the kitchen sink in his skits, including a rubber chicken, a jumbo remote control, safety cones and a suitcase in addressing serious life issues to children....MORE

Santa Barbara

RETRO BILL speaks to new class of DARE graduates

in Santa Barbara

   Santa Barbara News-Press

About 350 DARE graduates from area elementary schools celebrated their involvement in the DARE program Wednesday at the Arlington Theatre. Bill Russ, the official DARE-America safety buddy was the keynote speaker at the ceremony, and the Daren -the-Lion helped the students celebrate.

Steve Abercrombie (Ret. D.A.R.E. Officer) received the prestigious

CDOA Lifetime Achievement Award

A local student makes the case for D.A.R.E.

Tracy Press

City Councilman and D.A.R.E. teacher Steve Abercrombie looks on as student Rachael Fernandez speaks to her D.A.R.E. graduation class

I am writing to ask you to encourage elementary schools, middle schools and high schools to teach D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)...MORE

(Rachael Fernandez is an 11-year-old student at West Valley Christian Academy, a private school at Tracy Community Church. She read this letter at her D.A.R.E. graduation)

Santa Barbara

Sheriff's unveil DARE hot rod

Daily Sound

Victor Maccharoli - Students from Brandon and El Camino elementary schools check out the new D.A.R.E. Dodge Charger

When Senior Deputy Mike Power joined the sheriff’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program a few years ago, he was outfitted with a 1997 Dodge Stratus with oxidized paint.  MORE