Catching up...

As we all know school can be tough. All the hands on practical stuff. All the theory and testing. Practice, practice, practice. We always try to make our students practical time on the floor as productive as possible, and want them leaving our school confident in their full sets and glitter toes and such. But, we also strive to make sure they are on top when it comes to textbook learning and life skills classes. They are just as important. When your clients ask why something is happening to their nails, or why your do one of the steps you do, wouldn't you want to be educated enough to tell them the right answer, and have them look at you with admiration for being the best you can be in your field? At our school we spend lots of time going over this exact stuff. History, Regulations, Diseases, Chemistry, etc to make sure our students are well educated when they walk out the door. As our motto states that we strive to provide our students with the best, this involves going beyond just painting fingernails.

We hit about mid term for our current students, and they realized just how important these book studies are. Hate to say it, but there was a lot of make up tests to do, and study habits that had to be changed to keep our students on top. Our staff has spent alot of time working with these students, which includes many, many extra hours of 1 on 1 time. By doing this though, the students gained a better perspective of what needs to be done to stay on top, how hard it is to catch up, and how much better they do when they stay current with the course and how it can make life less stressful when you do. Our staff is here for the students when they need us, and strive to do what we reasonably can to help them along, but to see the sparkle in their eyes when they see that CAN do it by themselves and CAN achieve great things on their own is priceless!! Thanks girls for putting in the effort to make your lives better and realizing how important it is to do well in these studies. It may be a tough 8 or 12 weeks, but it reaps a lifetime of benefits!!

Thanks to our clients...

Hey Staisha...

Thanks for bringing your "hobbit feet" in for us to work on!!

This joke brought to you by your friends, family, and the funny staff at JJ's Nail Academy :)

Car wash fund-raiser for Allie

As a school we want to be a positive influence to our girls, and show them that one person can make a difference. We love teaching our students and building up their self confidence. Pay it forward. You do something kind and giving to one person, that person carries it on to the next person, and so forth. Well, we as a school are working on helping a young girl get the surgery on her face she needs to remove a big birthmark. It is on her lower right cheek and is significant in size and needs to be shaved often. Allie is a great young lady and such an example! She is a 4.0 GPA student, sings in choir, loves to read, is active in her church and would love to go on a mission someday. She wants to be a massage therapist when she gets older. We are trying all summer to help raise money to get it done before she starts high school in the fall. We know high school can be tough already, and even as humble as Allie is, why not try to get it removed before she has to take on the experiences high school brings?

As our first of many fund-raisers, we held a charity car wash. We had a great turn out and had a lot of fun for a great cause!

We sold donation tickets for a Little Giant Ladder and JJ's Nail Academy gift cards raffle that will close in August when we run our 5K.

I want to thank all our friends and family who helped volunteer their time for a good cause!

It was a great kick off start to the fund-raising season!!

It's Monday... back to school

It's Monday and time to get back to learning. I (Ashley) was at the school Friday and learned that the girls have a test today on the muscles. Who knew?! Who would think that studying the muscles would have anything to do with artificial nails? But when you think about it, you do massages on the hands, arms, feet, legs. That's all muscles you need to know about when you are doing client care. Our course is great because it covers all the aspects of nails. It's wayyyy past just slapping paint on a nail bed. There's hygiene care, chemistry, muscles, OSHA, money management, public engagement. Theres so much to learn so everyday we learn something new!

Home Sweet Home!!

We are excited to say we are home safely and in one piece. It was a shorter route coming home than going out. Who let Clint do the navigating?? We had a lot of fun and are eager to put our new knowledge to good use. We know it's just a step in a long line of many, but it's a step forward!

 We wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July and will see you all on Tuesday the 5th for classes.