Hundreds of Tamaqua area fifth-grade students took part in the annual DARE Challenge recently in the gymnasium of the Tamaqua Elementary School.
Students were accompanied by teachers, parents and police officers as they competed against each other during various physical and mental challenges developed to keep them interested in topics related to the DARE program. Cheering on the energetic students were West Penn Township Police Officer Jason Lorah and officers Dwayne Hacker and Michael Hobbs of the Tamaqua Police Department.