Students who wish to enroll in the Cosmetology program at DHS must register through their guidance counselor.  The program is a high school elective which qualifies for both fine arts and practical arts credits.  Our cosmetology students receive the state-required hours and services to be eligible to take the Florida Cosmetology licensing exam right after high school, enabling them to go right to work in a salon.  (See below for program requirements and specific information ... scroll down!)

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL who competed in the SKILLS USA LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS competitions, in Pensacola this past Sunday thu Wednesday.  Everyone was a winner and a champion.

The following students received medals:

Architecture CAD:  2nd place NICHOLAS MILLER,  3rd place MEGAN HANNA

Cosmetology HAIR CUTTING: 1st place  MARIA NOONAN,  2nd place JADE GUTHIEL, 3rd place LUCERO LOPEZ

Cosmetology FACIALS/MAKEUP:  3rd place  TANYA FLORES  &  KATELYNN SANTIAGO

Cosmetology NAIL CARE:  3rd place ASHLEY PENA  &  ADRIANNA JENKINS, 4th place JENNIFER CHARREZ  &  GIGI CHARREZ

MARIA NOOAN,  now advances to the National contests June 24 - 30, in Louiseville, Kentucky.

Best of luck Maria!

 

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Bridging the Generation Gap - Cosmo Gives Back

Each year the City of Dunedin and the Committee on Aging host Intergenerational Week around the local area.  The week is an initiative of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, which  highlights the importance of developing and maintaining healthy relationships across generations, and develops a greater understanding of life experiences and a deeper respect for other generations.

 

 

The Dunedin High Cosmetology Students participated in the event by volunteering their time and skills at the Dunedin Mease Manor, on Wednesday, Dec. 2 after school.  Mrs. White and her students Nealiyah Luke, Adriana Altaffer, Jorge Trejos, and Gabriella Escurra, all performed “mini services” on the men and women at the facility.  They gave them mini manicures, hand and arm massages, and thermal sets and styles. 

 

 

Bridging the generation gap experience was such a success, the residents ask if the students would return again, and the students anxiously accepted.  The stories they shared, and smiles they received, will be treasured and remembered.  Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon, and agreed it was a worthy, gratifying experience, and should be repeated.

 

• 1^st year = $350 (includes kit/lab fee)
• 2^nd and 3^rd years = $150 (includes a new mannequin)

Students work in a “real salon business” here at school where they work on the public.  Our customer lab is full service, and by appointment only. We are open 8:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.

 

Note:  Clients who receive services in the DHS Cosmetology Customer Lab will be required to sign a release which reads "All work is done by students for training purposes. In consideration for being allowed to use the facilities and services at this school, the undersigned customer hereby releases the Pinellas County School Board from liability for any injury or damage caused by the begligence of its students, agents, staff or employees."

Our program is also affiliated with SKILLS USA, where the students compete in hair, nails, skin care, at Regional, State and National levels.  Click here to see information from last year’s competition, and here for a copy of the SkillsUSA membership application at DHS!

Note:  Students with discipline and/or attendance problems may not get in program; the decisions are made on an individual basis. It is a PRIVILEGE to take a licensing class in a high school.

For more information, please contact the program instructor, Julie White via e-mail or leave a message for a returned call at 727-298-1650.

 Thanks!