Nail Students Win Full Scholarships to AACS Schools

The inaugural BCL | CND | Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship competition has awarded 10 students full tuition to attend an AACS member school to complete a nail program! Congratulations to: 

• Dakota Gibson, Ohio State School of Cosmetology (Columbus, OH)
• Nikki Click, Boca Beauty Academy (Boca Raton, FL)
• Melissa Hernandez, Career Academy of Beauty (Garden Grove, CA)
• Christina Saem, Evergreen Beauty College (Everett, WA)
• Timithea Parker, Academy of Nail Technology (Phoenix, AZ)
• Dang Nguyen, Advance Beauty College (Garden Grove, CA)
• Amie Pollard, Spa Tech Institute (Westbrook, ME)
• Jasmine Briones, Evergreen Beauty College (Everett, WA)
• Megan Rainwater Brazil, Evergreen Beauty College (Everett, WA)
• Holly Kalil, Advance Beauty College (Garden Grove, CA)

Read more about this competition and the winners on the online edition of First Chair.

Support the AACS Government Relations Committee and buy a raffle ticket (or a few), which will give you a shot at winning a $2,500 Amazon gift card! Hurry up before we sell out! Only 150 tickets will be sold to increase your chance of winning. Tickets are $100/each, and the winner will be drawn at the upcoming Spring Operations Conference next month. The best news is, you don’t have to be present to win. Buy your tickets online and we’ll enter you into the drawing. Click here to get your tickets.

We’ve recently undergone a logo redesign to better serve our member schools. Our new logo now tells people that we have been "representing beauty & wellness education since 1924." In addition, we’ve made a separate logo with "Proud Member" displayed over AACS for our school and associate members. We encourage you to put it on your website and any of your marketing materials and other resources. If you have our old logo displayed anywhere, please replace it with this. Show others that you care about this industry and are a member of an association that is dedicated to helping its members succeed. Help support AACS and show others that you’re part of something special—because you are!

We’ve made PROUD MEMBER AACS logos available in full color or black and white. We’ve also made them available in two formats—JPEG and AI (illustrator file). Click here to download.

Is technology moving faster than your Admissions department? Are you overwhelmed with social media, negative online reviews or new ways to recruit students? Get a jump start on your educational learning at the AACS Spring Operations Conference, May 2–5, where Celsius Marketing and Beauty Schools Marketing Group will present extensive training before the event officially kicks off. On Friday, May 2 (12 p.m. – 4 p.m.), for an extra $50 you can participate in an in-depth, four-hour workshop. Click here to register for the Spring Conference and the workshop. Registration rates go up April 18, so register today!

The largest beauty and wellness educator’s convention is back for the 15th year in a row! Join us on the sunny beaches of Fort Lauderdale, FL for the 2014 CEA Annual Convention, where you’ll partake in three packed days of methodology, motivational and technical skills training! With gorgeous outdoor receptions, all with an ocean view, and opportunities for you to network and learn from your peers—there is no better place to hone your skills and develop new teaching techniques. Register now for only $275 (or $250 if your school sends three or more). Each attendee will receive a certificate for 15 hours of completion. 

Just like your fridge, your school’s website can host content that has lost its freshness. Does your homepage contain information on enrollment dates that have passed? Are there winter beauty tips that need to be replaced with spring and summer tips? How about a salon coupon that has expired? Conducting regular site audits can reveal content that has outlasted its "best-by" date. For tips on auditing your website, check out this Marketing Profs article (you’ll need to sign up for the free newsletter).

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