Gree(n)tings everyone!!!
I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing well, thanks to the Almighty! This past week, I kicked off my Miss Earth Maryland School Tour presenting my Beauties for a Cause project, “Mining Rocks: Importance of Mining in Our Everyday Life.” This platform provides kindergarten through grade 12-level children mining education lessons and activities, and to inform and educate the general public about the importance of mining in their everyday lives. What better place to start my school tour than my Alma Mater, Montgomery Blair High School!
Fun fact: MBHS is the largest school in Montgomery County!
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
First stop on Thursday, February 19th was Ms. Blitz's Honors Geoscience Exploration class. Prior to starting my presentation, I shared my personal story with the students about my initial intention of becoming a lawyer when I entered high school but later changed that goal after I took my 9th grade Foundation of Technology class with Dr. James Distler and discovered my passion for hands-on technical work, tools, and machinery. As my high school years progressed, my passion changed my path and I decided to pursue engineering in college and future career.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
This class consists of students in grades 10 through 12, and conversations revolved around geology as well as mining, and the students were very intrigued by my internship in a diamond mine in Sierra Leone. One of the great things about Ms. Blitz is that she has a degree in mineralogy and she was also part of the conversation when I gave my presentation and answered the questions the students had. This group of students were familiar with some of the material I covered in my presentation, so they had more of follow-up questions. Later this day, Ms. Blitz talked with me about how tough it was to be a woman in the sciences then and women were not allowed in the mines. Special thanks to her for having me in her class and getting the opportunity to talk with her students. I wish all the students excellence and nothing less.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
My Goals: (1) to educate the students on what mining is, (2) to inspire at least one student to pursue a degree and career in engineering and/or mining, (3) to ignite or increase the interest of girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields; (4) and to inspire the next generation of leaders to be Eco-friendly and thankful for the provisions that Mother Earth has given us.
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Eco-friendly High School!
Sign in a bathroom in Montgomery Blair High School |
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Break Time = Selfie Time
Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
I'll love to speak with your class. If you will like me to visit your school in the state of Maryland and present to your students, send me a message (e-mail) at MissEarthMaryland2015@gmail.com
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| Maryland School Tour with Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
Ruby B. Johnson,
Your Miss Earth Maryland 2015
Continuing the legacy of beauty and responsibility
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