Students are tested on all aspects of nail care.
At the 2014 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, three college/postsecondary students and three high school students took home gold, silver, and bronze medals. In the nail care category, students were evaluated on a variety of skills, including natural nail care, pedicuring, acrylic application, themed nail art with a written description, a written exam on all aspects of nail care, and an oral presentation. To align the contest with industry practice, nail wrap skills were replaced this year with light-cured gel application skills.
The 2014 winners are as follows:
COLLEGE/POSTSECONDARY LEVEL
Gold: Brooklyn K. Lackney, Mecosta Osceola Career Center, Big Rapids, Mich.
Silver: Andrea Allen, Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Center, Kansas City, Kan.
Bronze: Sarah Hopkins, Carver Career Center, Charleston, W. Va.
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
Gold: Aria Justice, Autry Technology Center, Enid, Okla.
Silver: Amanda Olivarez, Uvalde High School, Uvalde, Texas.
Bronze: Natali Carmona-Garcia, Metropolitan Career & Tech Center, Little Rock, Ark.
A complete list of winners is available online at www.skillsusa.org/compete/results.shtml.
Acrylic application is a component of the competition.
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