MCCTC students offer low-cost hair, nail treatments at annual fundraiser

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Mahoning County Career and Technical Center cosmetology student Savanna Kalna bounced among a highlighting, a haircut and a pedicure, ensuring each client got due attention.

Today marked the cosmetology program’s hair and nail-a-thon, where seniors raise money to fund their trip to Columbus to take their state cosmetology exams.

As a timer sounded, Savanna, 17, from Austintown, moved from cutting Kelly McMahon of Austintown’s hair, to check the color of Kerri Ferguson of Austintown, whose hair Savanna was highlighting. Both women are friends of the young stylist’s parents.

“We’re probably going to have to tone it,” she said of Ferguson’s color.

That will allow her to achieve the color her client wants. Highlighting is the most time-consuming of the tasks, Savanna said.

It takes a long time to section the hair and weave through it to place the foils and add the color. Longer hair takes even longer.

Shortly after rinsing Ferguson’s hair, Savanna began a pedicure for a young man.

Lisa Argiro, MCCTC’s cosmetology instructor, said the hair and nail-a-thon is a long-running MCCTC tradition. Each student books five clients for the day.

Read more about the event in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.