Educator Mallory Rivard, crowned Miss Michigan 2019, teaches first grade in Bay City, in her home state.

There are many fine educators who have earned recognition in fields outside of the classroom. One of these is Mallory Rivard, an elementary school teacher from Michigan who garnered the beauty pageant title of Miss Michigan 2019.

Mallory graduated from Bay City Western High School in Bay City, Saginaw County, Michigan. Following her graduation, she enrolled at Saginaw Valley State University. There she completed a dual Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education in 2017. Currently she is working toward her Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education.

The beauty queen has been teaching first grade at MacGregor Elementary in Bay City, Michigan, for the past two years. “I’ve known I wanted to be a teacher ever since the third grade,” Mallory confessed. “I’m really passionate about educating young people.”

Mallory asserts there is a literacy crisis in Michigan. She declares her goal is to empower parents to ensure that their children develop the tools they need to succeed in school. To achieve this goal, she founded an organization called Raising Readers Academy. “This past year, as Miss Great Lakes Bay, I partnered with the Read Association of Saginaw County and I started a program call the Raising Readers Academy,” Mallory revealed. “It was a 12-week course where I met with parents and their children and we taught them strategies on how to best support their students. For example, we taught them how to blend letters together,” she continued. “The tools that we gave these kids will last them a lifetime,” she concluded.

In addition to competing in the Miss Michigan pageant, and then the Miss America pageant in December, Mallory has been involved in many other fascinating activities. She has taught in India, completed a year of service as an AmeriCorps member, and performed in the 2008 Olympics.

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