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Hobbies and interests
Youth Group
Tumbling
Cheerleading
Church
Volunteering
Tutoring
Bailey Long
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Bailey Long
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I am passionate about entering the field of Nursing.
Nurses are in high demand and essential to our healthcare system because they offer a tangible and direct impact on people. I want to enter the medical field, positioned in a career where I have many options and environments to choose from. A nursing career offers flexibility and provides a
firm foundation for growth in multiple pathways. I'm interested in the area of dermatology and plan to continue to obtain a nurse practitioner certification after completing my BSN. Another aspect of nursing that appeals to me is the fast-paced team dynamic, working together for the good of each patient. There will be daily opportunities for learning and collaborating with
co-workers in the constantly evolving medical field. I am excited to embark on a career where interacting with, caring for, and helping people heal will
be part of my daily life.
Education
Monroe High School
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Master's degree program
Majors of interest:
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Career
Dream career field:
Nursing
Dream career goals:
Guest Services
Mitchell's Salon & Day Spa2024 – Present8 monthsTumbling Instructor
Ohio Sports Academy2021 – 20232 years
Sports
Tumbling
Club2010 – 202313 years
Competition Cheer
Varsity2020 – 20222 years
Awards
- 4th at State Competition Level
Cheerleading
Varsity2015 – 20227 years
Awards
- All-American Cheerleader -3 time recipient
Public services
Volunteering
National Honor Society — Tutor2023 – PresentVolunteering
Rivers Crossing Community Church — 2nd Grade Girls Leader2022 – PresentVolunteering
Rivers Crossing Community Church — Junior High Girls Youth Group Leader2023 – Present
Future Interests
Volunteering
Philanthropy
Bros for Good Scholarship
“Mean Girls” isn’t just a 2004 movie title. For me, it’s a term that brings to mind a group of girls
who profoundly impacted my life. I had a rough time in junior high and high school with girls my age behaving cruelly toward me. Now that I’m approaching adulthood, I understand that adolescence can create insecurity in teenagers and that can cause them to make decisions out of selfishness and insecurity. Even with that knowledge of why they behave this way…it was still quite painful to be on the receiving end. As a result of going through that ordeal, I developed rather debilitating social anxiety and profound mistrust in my peers.
These bad experiences prompted me to want to actually do something about the problem in our society. To fight back in a positive way! I wanted to help encourage and teach young girls to love themselves and to lift other girls up as well. I found such an opportunity at my church as a junior high girls youth leader.
Through my negative experiences, I have learned so much and I want to pass that knowledge on. It is so important to me that my junior high girls know their value and how to make others around them feel valued. Every person deserves to understand how unique and special they are. Unfortunately, in these current times, I find that it is very difficult to impart on junior high girls. Not only because of the way kids treat each other in junior high and high school but because of the constant messages and comparisons that social media pushes on their impressionable hearts. They are seeing and hearing hundreds of times a day…
“Compare yourself to other girls.”
“You are not good enough.”
“You will never amount.”
I view my past personal struggles as a testimony of faith. I believe I went through those negative experiences so that I may mentor my group of young girls to be kind inclusive people. I spend quality time with my girls each Sunday morning but it does not end there. I check on their concerns and struggles throughout the week while we are not together. I remind the girls to lean on each other and take care of one another as well. My phone is open to them 24/7 and sometimes it is an around-the-clock job. I love every minute of helping these girls get through their week until we meet again on Sunday morning.
Together, we are flourishing. I am so happy and fulfilled because I am building up the next generation of girls with faith, strength, and confidence to be “nice girls!”