Kayla Mackenzie Wickline, 17, is the daughter of Darrell Wickline and Patricia Gray.
She will be a junior at Sweet Home High School. She played soccer her junior year. As a sophomore, she was a member of the Forestry Club. She was active in the Key Club, Amnesty International Club and Book Club last school year.
She volunteered in the Sweet Home Peer Court and Summer Rec programs. She is a member of the city’s Youth Advisory Council.
She enjoys scrapbooking, shopping, reading, riding quads, learning about cars, fishing, playing soccer and skiing.
“I want to be a princess that little girls will look up to,” Wickline said about serving on the court. “I want to be a positive role model for my community, and I wanted to get out there and really meet my entire little town of Sweet Home.”
She said that her mother has had the biggest influence on her life.
“She is a hard-working, motivated, smart lady who pushes me to do my very best work,” Wickline said.
After graduating next year, Wickline plans to attend Western Oregon University to major in criminal justice and minor in homeland security. She wants to work in law enforcement.