Sixth-graders at Westridge Elementary School showed they know the damage drugs can cause at a DARE graduation ceremony on Friday.

DARE, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is a national program that teaches students the dangers of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana.

Friday's ceremony concluded 10 weeks of DARE sessions at Westridge.

"This is kind of a final culmination of all their work," said West Des Moines police officer Scott Davis, who met with the kids once a week to teach them about drugs and how to resist taking them. "It teaches the kids a lot about peer pressure and how to identify it," Davis said.

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