The Caddo Sheriff’s Office has scheduled graduation ceremonies at area schools for fifth-grade students participating in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program.

The D.A.R.E. program includes 17 weeks of officer-led classroom lessons that help young people build self-esteem, learn how to deal effectively with unwanted peer pressure and find healthy alternatives to drugs, alcohol, violence and gangs.

The dates and locations of the ceremonies are:

Dec. 8, 1 p.m., Vivian Elementary/Middle Magnet;
Dec. 10, 1 p.m., Jack Timmons Elementary;
Dec. 11, 1 p.m., University Christian Prep;
Dec. 14, 1 p.m., Blanchard Elementary School;
Dec. 16, 1 p.m., Keithville Elementary School;
Dec. 16, 2:05 p.m., St. John Berchmans Cathedral School; and                     

Dec. 17, 8:30 a.m., Walnut Hill Elementary School.