Biography
Jackie
Long was born and raised in a small town near Olympia, WA called
Chehalis. She attended Adna High School where she participated
in volleyball, basketball, softball, and dance team. She was also
involved in the S.A.F.T.Y.E. Club, Crime Stoppers, Natural Helpers,
and was president
of the National Honor Society.
Last
spring Jackie studied Spanish in Sevilla, Spain. While she was
there she lived with a host family and learned a lot about Spanish
culture. She also had the opportunity to make friends from several
other cultures including people from all over Europe and Africa.
Currently,
she is a senior at Washington State University in Speech and Hearing
Sciences and plans to pursue a doctorate in this field. She hopes
to work in the school system for a few years before eventually
opening her own private clinic.