I couldn't see the line. The activity was one of several included in the annual D.A.R.E. Field Days on Tuesday and Wednesday at Yellow Creek Park. About 1,250 students from Daviess County and Owensboro public schools and Owensboro Catholic Schools participated. After 16 weeks of classroom stuff, we like to give them a day to go out and have some fun. The goal is to use fun activities to reinforce the program's message, said Eddie Miller, D.A.R.E. officer for the Owensboro Police Department.
Life is full of choices.
It's important to start working with young people at a very early age and teach them to make the right choices and decisions. The field day events are designed to teach self-reliance, resistance to peer pressure and a heightened understanding and knowledge of drugs, among other lessons taught in the D.A.R.E. program. The lessons resonated with at least one student. Sarah Keller, a student at the Owensboro 5-6 Center, also tried walking with the drunk goggles. It taught me never to drink.