Gree(n)tings everyone!!!
I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing fantastic, thanks be to God! 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 |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
Next stop on Wednesday, February 18th was Mr. Brown's Advanced Placement Environmental Science classes, periods 5 and 6. This class consists of students in grades 10 through 12. 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 |
One of the great things about Mr. Brown's class is that the students have knowledge about underground mining, coal preparation, and conversations on sustainability. The two groups of students had lots of great and challenging questions and conversation, which include: the difference between mining in the United States and Sierra Leone, as well as the laws and regulations; new findings about women in mining; mine development and mine life; what really is clean coal; my talent for the Miss Earth competition; how I got my mining internship in Sierra Leone; mining technologies that are being created to make mining sustainable; and many more. Mr. Brown was very much engaged in the presentation as well, and asked questions that he was curious about as well as ones the students may not have asked but should know. Special thanks to him for having me in his classes and getting the opportunity to talk with his students. I wish all the students excellence and nothing less.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and Mr. Christopher Brown (AP Environmental Science teacher) |
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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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Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson with Montgomery Blair High School students
Advanced Placement Environmental Science, Period 5 |
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Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson with Montgomery Blair High School students
Advanced Placement Environmental Science, Period 6 |
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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