Students enrolled in all MCPS comprehensive high schools may apply for enrollment in one of Thomas Edison’s eighteen highly acclaimed career and technology education programs. The Cosmetology students will be opening the Edison Salon (12051 Dalewood Dr. Silver Spring MD 20906) on Thursday, May 4 to hold a SkillsUSA fundraiser catered to moms for Mother’s Day.
From 8:30am until 8:30pm, the student operated salon will offer limited services for $20 each, such as:
• haircuts
• blowdry
• curls
• manicure
• wax
*Guests are asked to wear masks
Cosmetology teachers, Mrs. Toni Quan and Mrs. Leslie Garcia, ask anyone interested to be patient with students as they hone their skills. “Our student’s are heading to States for SkillsUSA. At States, they will compete with other counties in the state of MD. The top for each competition will move on to Nationals and represent the State of MD in that competition. We have students competing for Cosmetology (hair), Esthetics, Nails, Barbering, Action Skills, Customer Service and Extemporaneous Speech”, Garcia tells us. “Think of this as the Olympics for Career and Technology Education. Students earn even earn gold, silver, and bronze medals.
If you’re interested in services, please email [email protected] or [email protected] to schedule a service. Walk-ins are also welcome.