(Posters were on display at the Mall of America–Two of the winning students with BCA Superintendent Wade Setter)

Minnesota D.A.R.E. chose the theme for this year’s Poster Contest and 2012 campaign as “Healthy Alternatives.” The D.A.R.E. program covers many topics encouraging children and families to be healthy, safe, and drug-free. Students were asked to develop a poster representing their healthy lifestyle. The Minnesota Wild sponsored this year’s contest and wanted to remind students that to be a great player and achieve your goals in life, you need to make “healthy choices.” Students were asked, “What did you learn from D.A.R.E. that will help you reach the goal of a healthy, safe, and drug-free life?”

This year’s winning poster are (last names deleted):
#1 –
Cooper
Mississippi Heights – Sauk Rapids
Deputy Nick Baden, Benton Co. SO

#2 –
Brady
Dover-Eyota Elementary
Deputy Todd Peterson, Olmsted Co. SO

#3
Kyle
Robbinsdale Spanish Imersion
Officer Ben Harty – New Hope PD

#4
Bella
Park Elementary – Hutchinson
Deputy Patrick Geiken, McLeod Co. SO

#5
Lily
SG Reinertsen
Officer Val Kellen, Moorhead PD

#6
Hannah
St. Philips
Officer Jon Hunt, Bemidji PD

#7
BrookLynn
Chatfield Elementary School
Officer Aaron Miliander, Chatfield Pd

#8
Gaocheng
Eisenhower Elementary
Officer Ken Young, Coon Rapids PD

#9
Masen
Birch Grove Community School
Officer Leif Lunde, Cook Co. SO

#10
Michael
Lakeaires Elementary
Officer Tracy Mlynarczyk, White Bear Lake PD

#11
Ellie
SG Reinertsen
Officer Val Kellen, Moorhead PD

#12
Lori
Stewartville Middle School
Deputy Chad Winters, Olmsted Co. SO

#13
Nealie
Park Elementary
Deputy Pat Geiken, McLeod Co. SO

#14
Olivia
Dover-Eyota Elementary
Deputy Tracey Pagel, Olmsted Co. SO

#15
Alicia
Pleasantview Elementary-Sauk Rapids
Deputy Nick Baden, Benton Co. SO