Fulton 5th Graders Graduate From DARE Program, Say Goodbye to DARE Officer Whitmore

For over 20 years fifth graders in the Fulton City School District have been part of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. Fulton is the last school district in the area that still has a DARE program. City government, the school district, and the police department all believe strongly in the program and work hard to keep it going.

Nina Jackowski and her sister, Nicole, used to joke about owning a dance studio when they grew up. The sisters have been dancing for almost 13 years, first at Joan Ezzo’s studio in Fulton, and then as Officers and Choreographers for SUNY Oswego’s Del Sarte Dance Club.
“We’re always the villains,” said Dennis Sugrue, head mixed martial arts coach at Tai Kai Martial Arts. The villains he’s referring to are Doug Miller and Dustin Whalen, two natives of Oswego County hoping to make names for themselves in a sport that’s swiftly gaining popularity.