DAREing to be better

PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Fifth-graders Casey Friedberg (from left), Kahlil Goulborne and Ann Heidenthal show their excitement after receiving their DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) certificates Dec. 18 at Memorial Elementary School in Old Bridge. Above: Eric Johnson, one of three students to win the DARE essay contest, watches as Sarah Wheeler reads her winning essay during the graduation ceremony. The third winner was Sarah Grausso. Below: Jillian Yarznbowicz gets a kiss from Gina Rothenberg at the ceremony.