WATSONVILLE—A little more than one year ago, Watsonville/Aptos/Santa Cruz Adult School opened the county’s only beauty and cosmetology school.
The program is one of the school’s many offerings that include English classes, citizenship and certified nursing assistant certificates.
As part of the cosmetology program, students offer free services such as haircuts and manicures.
On Saturday, the students extended this by giving free hairstyles and makeovers to some of Watsonville High School’s senior girls who were preparing for their prom that night, but whose lives have been affected by the recent storms and floods.
“The girls didn’t have anywhere to go to have it done, so we volunteered,” said Edelia Garcia, who teaches the bilingual Spanish class. “It felt really good being able to service the girls.”
The Adult School program costs around $4,500, a fraction of the $30,000 such a program normally costs.
The Cosmetology students offer free haircuts, hairstyles and manicures Monday–Thursday from 12:45-4pm at 320 Rodriguez St.
