C.H.A.M.P.S. PROGRAM GRADUATES MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS

from December 2022

by Newton County, GA Sheriff's Office

we thank you!

Sheriff Ezell Brown and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office C.H.A.M.P.S. instructors — Deputies Tim Smith, Michael Gregg, and Kimberly Cox — graduated 738 students from the agency’s Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety (C.H.A.M.P.S.) program during multiple in-person graduations held at Newton County elementary schools during the month of December.

December’s C.H.A.M.P.S.’s graduations were held in the following Newton County Elementary Schools: Middle Ridge, Porterdale, Livingston, Rocky Plains, Oak Hill, Heard-Mixon, and East Newton. The C.H.A.M.P.S. program is taught to every fifth grader in the Newton County School System with subject matters to include: Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse Prevention; Gangs and Violence; Peer Pressure/Bullying; Internet Safety; Methamphetamine; and Cocaine.

The C.H.A.M.P.S. instructors, who are certified to teach by the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association, tailor the lesson plans based on each of the school’s needs. It is the goal of the instructors to teach the students what they need to be successful in the future and how to avoid the obstacles they will face along the way.

Sheriff Brown and the Sheriff’s Office acknowledge Newton County School System Superintendent Samantha Fuhrey; the Newton County Board of Education; and the principals, teachers, and school staff at each of the Newton County Elementary Schools for their part in making the C.H.A.M.P.S. program a success.

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