Renew Your AACS Membership
AACS has a universal renewal date of September 30 each year for all member schools and associates. Continue to take advantage of the AACS benefits and renew your membership. Be on the lookout for your invoices, which were just recently mailed. We’ve also created a page where you can renew your membership one of seven ways. Renew by clicking here.

CEA Convention News Delivered to You
The CEA Annual Convention kicks off Friday! Educators nation-wide will join together in Fort Lauderdale, FL for education, networking receptions and downtime on the beach! We will be sending our membership the daily e-newsletter ConventionLink, so even if you’re not going to CEA you’ll be able to see pics, read recaps about some of the sessions and see why teachers everywhere deem CEA as the highlight of the year. It’s never too late to come to CEA. We have one-day rates available as well as full weekend registration. Register onsite or by calling 800-831-1086 x100.

Excellence in Education: Deadline Approaching
You know the exceptional things your school is doing, and being recognized by Modern Salon isn’t only an honor, but a unique validation and recruitment tool as well. Schools will be recognized in the following categories: School Culture, Community Involvement, Facilities, Alumni & Advanced Education Programs, Placement, Technology, Marketing and Beauty Changes Lives / Industry Leadership. All honorees will receive a promotional kit including your certificate, a customized press release, an EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION honoree logo and information on how to link to your recognition on ModernSalon.com. Apply by August 29. Click here for more information.

A Roaring Twenties Party, Get Ready
As AACS celebrates 90 years as an association at the AACS Annual Convention & Expo, November 14-17 in Phoenix, the Government Relations Committee is putting together an exciting event for attendees and exhibitors. We’ll all celebrate in style with a live band, fundraiser, drinks, appetizers and a live photo booth at this year’s Roaring Twenties Party! Registration for the Annual Convention will open soon—but we thought you’d like to get a head start on your shopping. Although ’20s attire isn’t required for the party, it’s encouraged and there will be prizes.

Massage Scholarship Opens Monday
The BCL Massage Therapy Education Scholarship will award six new/prospective massage therapy students a $2,000 scholarship toward tuition. Students cannot be active in a massage program prior to the opening date of the competition, July 28. Click here to learn more.

Full Nail Scholarship Competition Open Now
The BCL | CND | Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. This scholarship program is open to prospective and newer students entering a nail program at an AACS member school. Ten winners will receive 100% of their program tuition costs funded (up to $5,000). The deadline to enter is September 8. Click here to learn more.

Think Big, Act Local
AACS member Altoona Beauty School placed a promotional ad in a regional "Spotlight on Pittsburgh" edition of Seventeen magazine. The ad delivered the school’s message to readers of a premiere, national publication targeting young women interested in beauty, but tailored distribution only to readers in its market area. That’s smart marketing!

10 Things Successful People Never Do Again
"Never go back." What does that mean? From observations of successful people, clinical psychologist and author Dr. Henry Cloud has discovered certain "awakenings" that people have—in life and in business—that once they have them, they never go back to the old way of doing things. Although life and business have many lessons to teach us, Dr. Cloud observed 10 "doorways" of learning that high performers go through, never to return again. Click here to read more.