2016 Miss Georgia Teen Imani Johnson volunteers with back to school programs

“Service is the rent you pay in order to be here on this earth”

-Muhammad Ali

I had a phenomenal day serving my community alongside Hands on Atlanta with their back to school program.

We decorated bags and then filled them with the school supplies donated by the National American Miss Georgia contestants. We filled over 50 bags that will be donated to local elementary schools throughout Atlanta.

I was also honored to donate to the Stuff the Bus for United Way in Fulton county.

2016 Miss Georgia Teen Imani Johnson at the Pastor’s Honor Roll Banquet

Miss Georgia Teen Imani Johnson speaks to students and parents at the 2016 Pastor’s Honor Roll Banquet.

Imani spoke on the topics of the importance of obtaining higher level education, believing in dreams, and never giving on your dreams.

Imani was also presented with the Pastor’s Honor Roll Award for her high academic marks.

2016 Miss Georgia Teen Imani Johnson speaks at Georgia American Legion of Woodstock

On August 18th, 2016 Miss Georgia Teen, Imani Johnson spoke to Veterans and students on behalf of her experiences at the Georgia Girls State summer program, which she attended on a full scholarship presented by the Woodstock American Legion.
Imani was awarded for her accomplishments during her week of study. Imani was also the only young woman from her district the attend this summer program, so it is her mission to get more young women involved in Georgia Girls State program under the Opportunities category of her platform The C.O.N.Q.U.E.R.O.R. Movement.

2016 Miss Georgia Teen Imani Johnson raises money for Habitudes Leadership Curriculum

On November 12, 2016 Miss Georgia Teen Imani Johnson hosted a benefit dinner theatre to raise money for the Habitudes Leadership Curriculum to  go to students in India.

The Habitudes Leadership Curriculum is a series of books written by Dr. Tim Elmore that teach students about setting goals, not giving into peer pressure, and learning from failures.

The dinner was sponsored by RRHS Beta Club, KOTRT, Big Girls Catering, and the Cherokee Theater company who performed a play called “Death by Chocolate.”

Miss North Carolina Pre-Teen Jessica Johnson looks back on her year of service.

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* News crew

* Safety Patrol

* Genius Hour

* Accelerated Reader

* A Honor Role

My hobbies are playing with our dog Miles, swimming, and traveling.

I aspire to be an actress & singer.

During my reigning year I have done many exciting things:

* Volunteered to help at a Benefit to honor those who lost their lives at Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC.

* Gave backpacks out at a back to school drive

* Volunteered at The Ronald McDonald House

* Met Mayor Jennifer Roberts and Congresswoman Alma Adams

* Sister Queens & I participated in the MLK Jr. Parade in Charlotte

* Sister Queen Faith Yeley & I appeared on Good Day Charlotte & WBTV News

* My family & I traveled to Anaheim Ca., for Nationals and had an AWESOME time!

My advice to my successor is to live every moment to the fullest, have fun with this title because the year goes by fast.  Always be yourself, dream big, and work hard because if you do these things I promise you will go far.

I have truly enjoyed my year as your Miss NC Pre-Teen Queen.   I will never forget this time and I thank my Director Matt Leverton for all the experiences & opportunities my title has afforded me.

2015 Miss North Carolina Pre-Teen Jessica Johnson attended the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir, honoring those killed at Mother Emanuel Church.

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Georgia Jr. Teen, Jordan Meachum, met the sports analyst for NBA on TNT.

Georgia Jr. Teen Queen, Jordan Meachum, met the sports analyst for NBA on TNT.

DSCF2013 DSCF2014 DSCF2019Georgia Jr. Teen , Jordan Meachum, met the sports analyst for NBA on TNT. She met, Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith.

South Carolina Teen, Casey Johnson, at the Spartanburg Jaycees Christmas Parade and the Shrine Bowl Parade.

National American Miss South Carolina Teen Queen Casey Johnson was able to participate at the annual Spartanburg Jaycees Christmas parade.

 

National American Miss South Carolina Teen Casey Johnson was able to participate at the annual Spartanburg Jaycees Christmas parade. Her dad drove her around downtown Spartanburg while she smiled and waved to everyone. The floats and decorations were beautiful and Casey had a blast! Casey was also blessed to be able to participate at the Carolina Shrine Bowl. She was so happy to spend the day with one of her best friends, Megan Ebert, the Miss North Carolina Teen who was there as well. Casey enjoyed meeting the Shriners and participating in the Shrine Bowl Parade. She had fun cheering for all the players and for her state and to top things off, South Carolina ended up winning!

2012 Miss South Carolina Teen volunteers at Back to School Wellness Fair.

2012 National American Miss South Carolina Teen Queen volunteers at Back to School Wellness Fair.

Miss South Carolina Teen Casey Johnson volunteered at the 6th annual Back to School Wellness Fair where she handed out bears to local school children. She really enjoyed meeting all of these children and being able to give them a toy to start off the school year with a smile!

North Carolina National American Miss Pre-Teen Queen Kristen Johnson volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank.

Kristen spent time volunteering at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte, NC. Second Harvest strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food.

Kristen spent time volunteering at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte, NC. Second Harvest strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food. They provide a regional distribution warehouse and branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need. Second Harvest service area population lives in poverty, including almost 170,000 children and seniors. In order to get this food into the community, Second Harvest relies on community volunteers to help sort and prepare food for distribution.

During her day of service, Kristen helped to organize the different food items and place them in the appropriate distribution bin. She was trained how to identify damaged food items and remove them from distribution. She also helped clean up the warehouse when the work was done. It was a lot of hard work, but very rewarding. The best part of volunteering is about helping people in need with this effort. Kristen loved serving her community and knowing that the day’s activities is essential to feeding families and children. She looks forward to serving again throughout the year.