Ricardo Tomas, MPFO Director, Taylor Lowery, Teen Plano and Jan Mitchell, Executive Director MPFO
Lea Ciskowski, Teen Frisco, Brooks Dennard, Miss Frisco, Hllary Sproul, Teen North Texas, Zac Grimaldo, MPFO Board member and sponsor, Adrianna Nelson, Miss Plano, Taylor Lowery, Teen Plano, and Brittany Forrester, Miss North Texas
Taylor and her LSP, Abby, Marissa, Kendall, and Sayla
Jan Mitchell, Executive Director MPFO and Taylor
Ricado Tomas, MPFO Director and Taylor
Taylor at Sign in
Lea Ciskowski, Teen Frisco and Taylor
Good luck to all of my pageant sisters! I love all of you and am so
proud of all the work we have put in 
Miss Texas week is going to be great and I can’t wait to share it with
you.
XOXO,
Brittany
Every week for the past five months I have been blessed to be a mentor and a tutor for two of the sweetest girls at Metz Elementary School in Austin, Texas.
Walking in on my first day of tutoring to my surprise the teacher lead me to a Spanish-speaking classroom. I don’t know any Spanish I thought, my foreign language is American Sign Language. The teacher introduced me to a sweet fifth grade girl who looked up at me with beautiful brown eyes that said I am willing if you are. I was. My job was to help teacher her how to speak English! She was a transition student learning how to speak the English Language. While everyone else in the classroom had Spanish speaking tutors she and I were the only two communicating in English. She would look right into my face to avoid distraction and try her very hardest to learn. We would read, work on vocabulary, spell and play brain stimulation games.
My second student, a precious vibrant first grader was ready to absorb anything we had to work on even though it was hard for her to concentrate and stay on task. Because she had this problem I took it upon myself to add something fun to our study time. As tutors we are not allowed to bribe or give the student any type of reward. So every time we worked before hand I would create a spelling sheet that had her name in bright colors at the top, cute numbers down the side and a pink pen she could write her words with. At the end I would grade it in front of her while she anxiously awaited her score. As simple as this may seem it kept her on track because she thought this made spelling fun. We also worked on reading skills, grammar, and learning games.
From working with these two girls and being a mentor the point was for them to learn from me, but I have truly learned from them. I have learned never to take for granted the importance of a good education. Never to limit yourself or your dreams because if a 12-year-old girl has the determination to sit with a college tutor every week and learn a foreign language, knowledge is limitless. But most importantly I have learned that you are a role model even if you don’t know or ask for it. My first grade student asked me to come to her birthday party a few months later, not to forget and come every year. She didn’t know that I was involved in pageants and I didn’t have a crown on my head. She admired me for me, a UT student in a sweatshirt who for an hour every week only cared about her. Those are the things that touched my heart and will always leave a lasting impression.
Love,
Brittany
Miss North Texas
Father’s Day
My mom, sister, grandmother, and I joined my dad, Doo, for a father’s day celebration this past Sunday. We had brunch at a new Cuban restaurant called Cubanitas after which we forced my poor dad to go shopping. It might have not been what he’d had in mind, but us girls sure had fun! Happy belated Father’s Day to all you dads out there…especially the ones that put up with a house full of women ;) Love you, Doo!
I have the best support in the world. Above are the two prettiest sweetest young girls I have ever met. Raleigh and Kristin are my two Lone Star Princesses and they have been so supportive throughout my whole year as Miss North Texas.
Kristen (the cute blonde) always makes me laugh. She has the best demeanor. Anytime I have butterflies she’s the go to girl because her personality is so relaxed and personable. Her beautiful smile and warm heart caught my attention the moment I met her!
Raleigh is a great role model of what an “opening” to an interview should sound like. She recently competed in the American Coed North Texas pageant and shared with me the cutest most confident opening description of her self that words can make. She always brings a smile to my face and makes me happy. What a doll!
These are my two girls introducing themselves at the MPFO mock pageant. They both came to cheer me on. What more could you ask for. Both of them took time away from the beginning of summer swim and playtime to come watch me. But, look at those tans. They could use a day off!
I am so blessed to have the most wonderful girls in my life, we are going to have a blast at Miss Texas, and I can’t wait.
Thank you so much Raleigh & Kristen!
Love,
Brittany
I was recently able to visit the greatest groups of kids. I got to know many different faces and personalities during my day. I went to different classrooms and spoke with little ones from kindergarten all the way through the sixth grade. These are the moments that truly remind me of why I am here and involved with this great organization.
My main goal for the afternoon was to educate each and every young person about different types of bullying, respect, how to be a good friend and how not become a bully yourself.
I shared my three points 1. Avoid Bad Situations 2. Project confidence 3. Tell Someone. to each student through games, skits and even a little bit of dancing. .
There is a purpose and a lesson to go along with each of these points. I would ask for a few volunteers and have them act out things such as what being confident looks like. I want students to not only learn from me but each other too. We also read a book together, played a question answer game, drew what we thought bullying looked like and completed one of my surveys.
Many students had their own story to tell. I would laugh because as I was talking I could see hands and faces wanting to tell me everything that has happened in their own lives. My platform is not just about a kid stealing another’s lunch money. It confronts real life issues that really impact lives. This is not only for students. Each and every one of us battle forms bullying even if we don’t know it. Bullying can start as young as kindergarten and continue throughout your life. Repercussions of bully can lead to drugs, alcohol, pre marital sex, eating disorders, depression and even suicide. If you take a minute to think about your own life you may remember a time someone said something hurtful to you that has really stuck. That is being bullied. Even newer forms of bullying have evolved. Cyber bullies. It is something that we all face every single day, and with the right mind frame and education we can all relate and help improve this huge issue.
I love speaking to each and every class that I go into. If I could do a million school programs a day I would. These children are at such an impressionable age and it takes the right words and person to mold them in the appropriate direction. I know that I have helped in the molding process to create something beautiful.
Love,
Brittany
Miss North Texas
Track season is finally over and I decided to give a banquet at my house for all the girls. They all came over during 1st period and we swam, ate breakfast, and received awards for the year. My coach gave me the “hard luck” award because I got a concussion at district meet during 100 hurdles after being ranked 1st in that event. I ended up advancing to regionals in 300 hurdles out of pure anger! But… I always have next year.
My Aunt Donna passed away to breast cancer 2 weeks before Relay for Life and my dad formed a team representing Donna through his bank. There were enough volunteers to form 7 different teams each consisting of 20 people. The teams representing Donna raised a total of $35,000. My entire family attended Relay for Life from start to finish and walked many laps for Donna. Seeing all the people there to support her was heartwarming and helped us realize how many lives she touched.
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Here with my daddy and I is Aunt Donna’s daughter, Leslie.
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