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5th-graders graduate from drug prevention program
Hall County Sheriff's Office sponsors ADVANCE
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Hall County Sheriff Steve Cronic speaks to ADVANCE students Monday at Lanier Elementary School. - photo by Tom Reed
Fifth-graders at Lanier Elementary School don’t graduate until May, but a Monday commencement ceremony marked their completion of the ADVANCE curriculum. ADVANCE, sponsored by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, stands for Avoiding Drugs Violence and Negative Choices Early. Hall County Sheriff Steve Cronic said it doesn’t take a bad person to make a bad decision.