Name: Nicole Long 

Teaching position:

1st-8th Grade Art, H.S. Web Design, K-12 Curriculum Coordinator

Favorite foods:  cake , any kind, salads, mexican food

favorite media: pencil or paint

Favorite music:  anything that enhances my mood at the time (nothing too hard when i’m stressed, nothing too soft when i need energized)  Wow! that’s weird, huh?!

Favorite Vacation Spot:

Any where warm, with lots of sun.

I grew up south of Elsie, NE and graduated from Wheatland High School in Madrid in 1997.  I attended UNL for one year, but then transferred and graduated from Doane College in Crete, NE in 2001.  I went back to Doane  to finish my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction in 2006.  I taught my first year in Hayes Center, teaching K-12 art.  I then came to Chase County Schools in 2002, taking the art reigns after the late Mary Beavers.  I have enjoyed working at Chase County ever since.

I am married to J.J. Long; and we have three children to race after.  Our life is never dull.  We recently added our little Molly to our family.  I know, I always said I wasn’t a dog person, but she has stole my heart!