Students at two elementary schools in Norman were treated to a visit from Miss America on Monday.

Miss America Lauren Nelson partnered with the Southwest Dairy Association to encourage children at Eisenhower Madison Elementary schools to make good decisions regarding nutrition and Internet safety. The pageant queen was joined Monday by Daisy the cow from the Southwest Dairy Association.

In January, Nelson competed as Miss Oklahoma at the Miss America pageant and captured the crown. She hasn¡¯t been back in her home state since early June. She arrived in Oklahoma on Thursday.

¡°It¡¯s good to be back home,¡± she said Monday afternoon before speaking to students at Eisenhower Elementary School.

Earlier in the day, Nelson and employees of the Southwest Dairy Association visited Madison Elementary School.

Nelson spoke to students at both schools about making good choices for the future.

¡°It¡¯s important to set goals,¡± she said. ¡°Making good choices can make that happen.¡±

As Nelson talked to children about Internet safety, she shared three rules to follow.

She instructed students not to talk to strangers or to share personal information with somebody they don¡¯t know over the Internet. Nelson encouraged children to involve an adult, whether it¡¯s a parent or teacher, if a stranger tries to contact them online.

¡°If you don¡¯t feel comfortable, chances are you shouldn¡¯t be doing it,¡± she said.

Since winning the pageant title last winter, Nelson has traveled 20,000 miles each month.

Eisenhower Elementary fifth grade teacher Tara Jett said she was glad Nelson planned to speak to children about making smart decisions regarding the Internet.

¡°They are always communicating online,¡± she said.

As a teacher Jett said she wants students to know the dangers associated with chatting with strangers over the Internet.

Janet Trotter, a fourth grade teacher at Madison Elementary, said she believed Nelson¡¯s speech was perfect for all age groups.

¡°She made sure the kids understood what she was talking about,¡± she said.

Trotter said she was glad that another adult besides a parent or teacher spoke to children about relevant topics such as the Internet and healthy eating.

¡°The Internet is such a big item in our kids¡¯ lives,¡± she said.

Trotter said the combination of presentations from Miss America and the Southwest Dairy Association was valuable to children.

Lindsey Burbridge, 10, learned that Miss America was going to visit her school when she arrived to class Monday morning.

¡°I¡¯ve been talking to all of my friends about it,¡± she said.

Burbridge is the student council president at Eisenhower Elementary.

She said it was the first time for her to meet an important person.

¡°I just don¡¯t usually get to do stuff like this,¡± she said.

Ralph Keel of the Southwest Dairy Association told students plain and chocolate milk contain the same amount of nutrients. Nine essential elements are found in milk.

Southwest Dairy Association CEO Jim Hill said Daisy the cow and 12 mobile classrooms visit schools in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, southern Kansas and southwest Missouri.

He said Monday¡¯s program shows students the process milk undergoes from the time it is taken from the cow until it is placed on store shelves. ¡°Most kids think a gallon of milk comes from the grocery store,¡± Hill said.

Students also learn how many nutrients they receive when they consume dairy products.

He said each mobile classroom is booked a year in advance.