When 2012 Miss Rodeo USA Trisha Smeenk came to Statesboro on Monday, she brought a rodeo atmosphere with her.Dressed in a sparkly Western shirt with a cowboy hat and red, white and blue crown, Smeenk captivated students at Julia P. Bryant Elementary School as she told them what rodeo was all about.One of Smeenk’s favorite things to do is have children act out riding a bull. She gets them ready and tells them the bull is kind of short and has them crouch even lower to the ground. She gets a kick out of hundreds of kids imitating a bull rider as they explode into action.This week, she will visit several schools and businesses as she promotes the Second Annual Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo, held Friday and Saturday at the Kiwanis Fairgrounds on Ga. 67 in Statesboro.She will travel more than 100,000 miles this year as Miss Rodeo USA, and enjoys visiting different parts of the country, but “The best part … is meeting the people at each of these rodeos,” she said.At each event she attends this week, Smeenk will talk about what to expect at the International Professional Rodeo Association events being brought to Statesboro by Hedrick Rodeo Company, from Madisonville, Tenn.She will enjoy lunch today at Moe’s Southwest Grille after an 11 a.m. visit to East Georgia Regional Medical Center.