In the beginning, she was driven by a desire to get a high school letter. A few short years later, Jackie Caron had another type of letter sitting in front of her at the Bartow High School cafeteria. It was a letter from University of Arkansas–Monticello, requiring her signature for a scholarship to play golf at the school.

In an afternoon ceremony in front of friends and family members, flanked on each side by her mother and father, Jackie made that commitment to continue her education and her playing career.