Wow, I can’t believe the year is coming to an end. I have graduated from my home school already and convocation is today! I have had so much fun blogging my senior year and sharing my experience at Ohio Hi-Point. I got the opportunity to share with all of you my journey through Cosmetology here at Ohio Hi-Point Career Center. Although we still haven’t gone to boards, we are going June 15th, so wish me luck! Then I’ll be a licensed cosmetologist. I hope from hearing my experience here at OHP it has helped you decide that Ohio Hi-Point is a good decision because of the head start you receive, and it is a all around good school!

Senior Year! It is almost over. How was the journey? When thinking of my senior year many feelings and emotions go through my head. In one way, I feel this year drug on and it was a tough one, I kind of feel excited that I will be done with school. At the same time, it is sad and scary. It is sad to think that the days of school and friends are part of the past and are just going to be memories. Ending my senior year is also a very scary thing for the fact it is time for life-changing decisions. I have to decide where to go from here and what I truly want out of life.
After school, I plan to work at the same salon that I do now as a receptionist full-time until a chair becomes open. When that happens, I will work as a commission girl and build up my clientele to soon be on my own and rent a booth. Since I will be receiving my Cosmetology license right out of school, I will not be attending college right away. A long term goal that I have is to eventually go to spa school and get into a more spa environment.
Overall I am truly excited for graduation and the next couple weeks! Attending Hi-Point has helped me to feel a lot more secure for my future and know truly where I belong in life. It has helped me to achieve my goals and maintain a job in my field right out of high school. I couldn’t have accomplished what I have without Hi-Point!

Wow, oh, wow!  -It’s May already? As we draw closer to the end of this school year, and GRADUATION the more excited I get! I can’t wait to walk down that hill here at Ohio Hi-Point.  Convocation is just around the corner!  I can still remember my oldest sister Tara’s graduation/ convocation just like it was yesterday, and the feeling I had that one day this would be me, and that was back in 2004. My older brother Matt’s convocation was just a few years back in 2008, which made me that much closer and excited!
Everyone has told me since I started high school that the years would fly by, and I was like “yea right,” but now I realize that they were all right because it has really flown by! I can really say that I can’t wait to be out of school, but at the same time I know I will miss it. Everyone has also told me that I will miss high school and wish I still was in school, and I do not doubt them on this!
Hi-Point has given me so much, that when I look back on it now I am seriously wowed!  I have gained so many new friends that I probably would have never met if I hadn’t come. I was privileged enough to be a lead ambassador for both years, which has really helped improve my leadership skills. I was also one of the first groups of Hi-Point Journey bloggers, which has been a great experience! All of our readers get told first-hand how life is here at Hi-Point and that can really give you the inside scoop on what is happening and  what to be ready for and to look forward to! Mr. H. has really spoiled us with our FlipCams and digital cameras, and the luncheons at Bob Evans and Tumbleweed!  Not to mention our boost in popularity! Hah! I feel like everyone knows who I am, and I’m still meeting new people who seem to already know me, because they read my blogs! –So thank you!
I actually feel like I mean something to Hi-Point!  The staff here does their best to make your last two years great!  I would like to thank all of my teachers that had the privilege of having me in class and putting up with me! I’ll remember each of you forever!

Recently I got to compete in the Regional SkillsUSA competition for Cosmetology at Miami Valley Career-Technical Center in Clayton, OH. I was chosen to go because we had a competition that my class participated in and whoever got first place got to move on and compete at the Regional.
There were many different kids from Ohio Hi-Point that competed the same day in their career field. For my competition, I had to do a haircut from a picture in which i was given and a wet set with three techniques (braids, pin curls, finger waves, roller set). After the hair was dried we had to style out the wet set into something wearable and for the cut in which I was given, I had to follow a picture and style it like it. There were seventeen of us that competed at Regionals from different career centers. After the competition we went to the awards ceremony. I won the bronze medal that qualified me to go to the SkillsUSA State Competition on April 23 and 24th. Ohio Hi-Point has given me the opportunity to compete at the SkillsUSA State competition! Wish me luck!

When asked the question, “Which program would you want to be in if you weren’t in your current program?” I think I would pick Culinary Arts.
First off ,I love food!, second I like cooking. By being a lead ambassador, I learn about a lot of the labs by giving eight grade and sophomore tours. In Culinary Arts I believe everything you make you get to eat and how does that not sound awesome??
I also think Early Childhood Education would be a good program to be in. If you want to pursue a degree in Early Childhood Education, I think Hi-Point is a good place to start. I love little kids and working with them also. These are the two labs I think I would have chosen if I wasn’t in Cosmetology.

This is just the beginning of my Journey! =]

Hey! As you know, my name is Olivia, and I am currently a junior at Ohio Hi-Point. I am in the Cosmetology program, and I am loving it! I am so excited to share my day-to-day life as I continue my “journey” at Hi-Point.
I will be blogging about the Cosmetology program, my classes, and things I am currently involved it. I also hope to express to others some wonderful opportunities Hi-Point has to offer along with great schooling.
I am so excited to be one of your new bloggers! Keeping checking my profile for new updates! =] Until next time, have a great spring break! =]

All in all… I don’t truly have any complaints about Ohio Hi-Point. There are little things that bother me such as the rules on hair color and piercing. This bothers me especially when we are in Cosmetology and these things are a part of our career. It doesn’t  make sense why these things aren’t allowed to be seen when if we were at work in a salon it would be seen as a good thing. I understand the idea that they don’t want it to be viewed as a bad example of Hi-Point, but they could allow us to have them at a limited amount. The reason that we are not allowed to have different hair colors because it is seen as a distraction…in my opinion I think that cosmetologists should stand out to draw attention to their profession.

Even though this stuff really bothers me, it is just minor compared to the many benefits you receive from attending here. The rules are not hard to obey and most of them are for the benefit of your future or common sense. I think that OHP is a very reasonable and understanding school that has its main focus on the future of the students that attend here.

It’s hard to believe we only have a couple more months left of our senior year. People always say it will go really fast, and I didn’t believe them, but I just got done with two sports seasons and now on to my third, and it’s crazy to think we’re going to be graduating soon.
What it means is we have more things to get ready for: state boards, senior project presentations, and this Saturday, I’m going to a SkillsUSA competition for Cosmetology.
Along with all of this, I have to fill out scholarships and apply to colleges. My advice to juniors, fill out as many scholarships as you can and apply early on and not at the last minute because I don’t want to admit it but I am still uncertain of what I want to do when I graduate. I have ideas but I haven’t made a complete decision yet. As of right now I’m trying to get ready to go to state boards and get my cosmetology license and then find a salon to work at.

Editor’s Note: This week, we are allowing some of our bloggers to “Sound Off” about what they don’t like about OHP.  Ohio Hi-Point, like any other school, is not perfect (I know, hard to believe!).  And we want to paint an honest picture about life in our high school.  So we asked some bloggers to share their dislikes!

As most of you know, I love OHP, but, with everything else in the world there are things that I don’t like about it as well…

I really can’t stand the hair color policy!!! – I mean I understand that for some labs it is “not professional,” however, for labs such as Cosmetology and Printing & Graphics, which are both labs that you would use creativity in everyday, why should we be limited in expressing our individualities to everyone !? And another reason teachers are against the hair colors such as hot pink, purple, green, blue etc. is because it is distracting, but I don’t understand how? And people should respect the way others express themselves to the world and not hate on it so darn much!

I also can’t stand the facial piercing policy, I understand that we should not have an overwhelming amount of metal in our beautiful faces. However, a nose ring? That is sooo common now-a-days and many business people have them! I think it should be based on the lab, and “professional appearance” for that lab should determine whether or not the student can have it or not!
Many would say that this would be unfair to those students who wish to have the piercings and can’t and those who are allowed, but it all boils down to how much you want your future to shine and go on with your life and the rules no matter how much you hate them! Because there are rules everywhere!

All in all, when I look at it in a different light, I see that these little things aren’t that BIG of a deal and have not hindered my mad love for this school!!! OHP has given me so many more opportunities.  Even some private schools are way less giving to their students and could care less whether they succeed or fail…. And I know OHP has my back!

Well….we just had what seemed to be a “blizzard” in Logan County the last few weeks and were out of school for almost a week which was pretty sweet!! While at home my mom made me sit down and think of what I want to do when I graduate. My plans after high school right now are to attend Rhodes State College and major in Business Management so one day I can own my own salon. While going to college I plan on working in a salon to build up my clientele. I’m still undecided where, but as of right now that is my plan after I graduate.
The thing that I am really thankful for is having the opportunity of coming here. I am able to follow my passion and dream of becoming a hairstylist right after I graduate while also getting an associate’s degree in business. Ohio Hi-Point has really gave me the greatest opportunity in getting me on the right path, and I’m so glad I decided to come here!!