Student Spotlight

Celebrating 20 Years in 2016!

January 16, 2016

The Academy of Hair Design is celebrating its 20th year in 2016! Academy of Hair Design focuses on individual transformation starting with a first-class education in cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring. The academy is committed to helping students reach their full potential by preparing them for a career in the beauty and barber industry. Academy of…

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“Night at the Movies” Fashion Show

December 10, 2015

The Academy of Hair Design revealed their 2015 Fashion Show on November 2nd. This year’s event took place in downtown Springfield at the beautiful Veridian Event Center. Guests were served popcorn, soda, and candy. “Night at the Movies” was the theme for this year’s event! We welcomed many professionals from the community to join us…

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Student Spotlight – Joy Barry

July 7, 2015

One of our crossover students, Joy Barry, recently graduated from Ron King Academy! We’re always beaming with pride whenever one of our students gets to take everything they learned at Ron King Academy and put it into action in the real world. In just the first three weeks in the crossover program, Joy was able…

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Student Spotlight – Ben Morales

May 14, 2015

Since we love to share features on our students, we want to introduce you to Ben Morales, a student who just graduated from the Ron King Academy barber crossover program! He said that he originally decided to go to school because he loves making people feel beautiful inside and out and because he wanted to…

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Student Spotlight – Paul Schmidt

February 23, 2015

This week, we’re excited to turn our spotlight on Paul Schmidt, another promising student at Ron King Academy. Focusing on our Barber Crossover classes, Paul comes to us with a passion for finding his own personal style. Before deciding to become a barber, Paul was actually a barista, so we know he’ll make several friends…

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Student Spotlight – Sarah Statham

January 8, 2015

We are happy to continue our Student Spotlight series and introduce you to Sarah Statham! An Austin native, Sarah is one of the capital’s top stylists and a co-owner of Method.Hair Salon. With over 18 years of experience, she is the perfect example of a local professional taking advantage of our Barber Crossover program. Sarah…

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Student Spotlight – Santiago Ibanez

August 31, 2014

This is the first of a series highlighting future students at Ron King Academy. We are excited to introduce you to Santiago Ibanez! Santiago chose to study to be a barber at Ron King Academy because of the challenging Honors Program and hands-on approach. Already an experienced member of the team at Finley’s Barber Shop,…

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