Cosmetology program welcomes K-12 students for Santa Self-care Day
Holiday spirit permeated PCC’s Cosmetology department Nov. 13 as students and staff welcomed about 200 K-12 students from Pueblo school districts 60 and 70 for the annual Santa Self-care Day. Michelle Garcia, assistant coordinator of the Collaborative Management Program in Pueblo County, arranged the event with Cosmetology instructors Andrea Valencia and Pam Graham. The CMP serves at-risk youth and families who are involved with multiple systems – K-12 education, juvenile justice, mental health and/or child welfare. In Pueblo, the primary focus is students in truancy court.
“The judges are very helpful with the event. It’s a big deal for these kids,” said Garcia. “One boy who’s here today got a haircut at our event two years ago and hadn’t gotten one since.”
PCC’s salon was bustling as Cosmetology students wearing holiday apparel provided services to a constant stream of young people and their parents and guardians. The visitors received free haircuts, nail services and care packages filled with self-care and personal hygiene items…