The second round of the Vidal Sassoon Scholarship Competition wrapped up and the winners have been finalized.

• Gabrielle Cusmir, Everett, WA (Northwest Hair Academy) 
• Nina Edmisten, Boone, NC (Paul Mitchell the School)
• Daniella Feica, Bronx, NY (Arrojo Cosmetology School)
• Ashley Good, Tyrone, PA (Arrojo Cosmetology School)
• Anthony Johnson, Evanston, IL (Pivot Point Academy)
• Kelsey Knutson, Puyallup, NY (Salon Professional Academy)
• Tia Marosy, Brooklyn, NY (Aveda)
• Vickie Price, Mount Vernon, WA (Northwest Hair Academy)
• Larissa Rodney, Brooklyn, NY (Arrojo Cosmetology School)
• Autumn White, Victorville, CA (Marinello School of Beauty)

• Katy Clements, Honolulu, HI
• Eric Wright, Phoenix, AZ
• J. Audrey Nelson, Denver, CO
• Olivia Herrera, Uniondale, NY
• Leonor  Del Castillo, Jersey City, NJ
• Mashalimar Mariano, Phoenix, AZ
• Lily Shevchenko, San Diego, CA
• Le Lu, Palo Alto, CA
• Natalie Schulz, Harrisburg, OR
• Alison Mermel, Seattle, WA

The AACS Annual Convention & Expo is this weekend, November 15-18, at Bally’s Las Vegas. You still have time to register by calling 800.831.1086 or register on-site. If you can’t make it this year, you will still be emailed a daily recap e-newsletter, ConventionLink, to get caught up on the day in the review. ConventionLink will include session highlights, photos and an agenda for the next day. Click here to access the first issue that went out yesterday. 

 

 

The Career Educators Alliance (CEA) will be holding two-day workshops in five different cities throughout 2014:

• Kansas City, Mo (January 27-28)
• Atlanta, GA (February 24-25)
• Denver, CO (March 17-18)
• Philadelphia, PA (April 14-15)
• Chicago, IL (May 19-20)

These sessions will inspire you to be the best teacher you can be, while offering tips on engaging students, teaching to a new generation and overcoming obstacles with your staff and students. The cost to attend is $149/person. For more information on these CEA Regional Events, click here.

 

Build awareness and promote salon offers using promoted Tweets on popular Twitter accounts in your community. A promoted tweet allows advertisers to sponsor a message sent to a Twitter account’s followers. Advertisers can even select a time range for when their promoted tweet is sent. For example, a school in a college market might sponsor a tweet on the college newspaper’s Twitter feed, offering a special on up-do’s for holiday dances. Learn more about promoted tweets here.

The AACS Online Training Center is now offering HE105 – Financials and Academic Reporting Requirements. In this lesson, you'll learn about the accounting parameters that impact operations at postsecondary institutions, and the common reporting requirements for postsecondary institutions. In addition, you'll review the policies that govern student athletes at postsecondary institutions. Click here to access this lesson.