Students to Compete in Empire Beauty School's 5th Annual Future Professionals Expo
Empire Education Group's Future Professionals Expo at the Hershey® Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on June 7th and 8th, 2009, will welcome over 2,000 students and hundreds more faculty and staff from each of the 88 Empire Beauty Schools from across The United States.
Hershey, PA (PRWEB) June 7, 2009 -- Now in its fifth year and bigger than ever, Empire Beauty Schools from across the country will gather in Hershey, PA for the annual Future Professionals Expo. Nearly 2000 cosmetology students will participate from each of Empire's 88 locations. The students, who are the superstar stylists, aestheticians, makeup artists, colorists and nail technicians of tomorrow, are competing for top prizes while preparing for their entry into the job market with educational workshops, industry networking, and a peek at all the latest products and trends.
Empire student hairstyling competition
Beauty school students and faculty from all of Empire's 88 locations will attend the competition which takes place June 7th and 8th. Finalists, who competed and won in local hair, makeup and nail competitions, are contending for top prizes in several categories including: Long Hair Evening Design, Ladies Trend Cut and Style with Color, Make Up Artistry, Men's Hair Cut and Style and Nail Art Display. Awards will also be given for National Future Professional of the Year, National Educator of the Year, Future Professional Stylist Team and Total Team.
The event, which has grown every year since its inception, is one of the largest student trade shows and student beauty competitions in the United States. Students will vie for top prizes in various competitions which will be judged by celebrated industry professionals such as Goldwell's Shannon Lamm, Edward Teitel from HAI and Teresa Lewis representing OPI. Winners from each category will earn an array of prizes such as educational workshops and the opportunity to work with industry professionals in locations across the country including New York, Las Vegas, Orlando and Baltimore. Other prizes include professional tools and products from top companies such as Redken, Great Clips, Diamond Shears, OPI, Matrix and Bodyography Professional Cosmetics.
Comedy Central's Last Comic Standing finalist, Amy Schumer, will join the students at the expo to provide her own perspective on classrooms, competitions and even test her skills against students in a hair styling contest of her own. Amy's experiences at Empire's Expo can be viewed on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/empireeducation
The Expo offers students a perfect chance to network their way to possible employment leads. Helping students with career placement is a major focus for Empire. A "Career Corner" will be available for students to interview with different salon groups from all across the country including Regis Corporation's 9000+ US locations, JCPenney, Great Clips, Hair Cuttery and more!
"Turning students into licensed cosmetologists is only step one," states Franklin K. Schoeneman, CEO, Empire Education Group. "Our job isn't finished until those dream careers become reality for our students and what's really exciting to us is the fact that even in this tough economy, there are still more cosmetology jobs out their than licensed cosmetologists. How many professions we say that about right now?"
Sponsors include professional hair industry giants such as Arrojo Salon Group, Schoeneman Beauty Supply, Goldwell and Outre. More than 80 exhibitors (almost double that of last year's Expo) are attending including Conair, Logics, Milady, Nexxus, Rusk and Sally Beauty Supply.
"This is a perfect time to explore the career opportunities that exist in cosmetology," says Mr. Schoeneman. "In fact, we are seeing a number of students come to us after a layoff, or a spouse's layoff provided the impetus to finally pursue a long-abandoned dream of being a stylist or makeup artist. We are so proud to offer Empire students the means to pursue exciting job opportunities, as well as great quality of life perks that are not always easy to come by in other professions."
For more information, visit www.futureproexpo.com.
Empire Education Group
Eighty eight accredited Empire Beauty Schools in 19 states are operated under the Empire Education Group name. The company has provided quality in cosmetology education, offering students many of the finest training tools and facilities. For over 75 years, Empire has grown to become one of the largest providers of beauty and cosmetology education in North America. Empire graduates over 8,000 students annually. All locations use exclusive Certified Learning in Cosmetology (CLiC) education curriculum; the company prepares students for successful careers in cosmetology (hair care, skin care, and nail care.)
Schools accredited under Empire Education Group include: Empire Beauty Schools, Blaine, Concorde Academy, European Academy, The Hair Design School, Natural Motion Institute. For more information and a complete listing of all schools under the Empire Education Group name, please visit: www.empire.edu
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