JAFA 2013, The RESULTS!

Ohhhh the blood, sweat and TEARS!

JAFA happened. Jan. 25th.

Once again, the students managed to bring their creativity to a new level. The work was truly unbelievable.

Honestly, every single one of our students who entered a model deserves SO MUCH credit! Credit for being brave, creative, bold, confident and for sharing their talents with our community.

But we do select winners in each category. We do this to embrace friendly competition and push our students to do their best. We do this so our students can add this recognition to their portfolios. Also - who doesn't LOVE walking home with the traveling trophy (given to the school voted on for the best Unity.)

So, in this blog, we would like to give a shout-out to our winners of JAFA! To start - Danae V. was awarded 1st place in our "PAPER rocks scissors" category. Her model was also selected for the Student Choice Award AND she earned the Overall Winner.  This is her talent, on a beautiful model.


Honestly, when we talked to Danae about the time, energy, brain-power, patience, vision she had in creating this piece, you understand a little more about her total dedication to this competition. And it showed. She started planning immediately and if she didn't like a piece or how something looked, she started it all over again.

So, congratulations Danae V. for all of your awards earned at JAFA this year. Now, for our other award winners...


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING STUDENTS:

1st Place for Hair Cuts: Sarah K., Daniel L. and Shanna H.
2nd Place for Hair Cuts: Katie H., Tracy S., Pricilla V.
3rd Place for Hair Cuts: Elizabeth T., Elora F., Sam K.

1st Place for Color: Sarah K., Pricilla V., Katie H.
2nd Place for Color: Jordan B., Carly F., Alyssa R.
3rd Place for Color: Marissa S., Tinna L., Daniel L.

1st Place for Paper: Danae V., Megan S., Myung C.
2nd Place for Paper: Katie H., Kassie B., Daniel B.
3rd Place for Paper: Annmarie R., Sherry L., Lakeya N.

1st Place for Good vs Evil: Ruby G., Simone B., Margo M.
2nd Place for Good vs. Evil: Leah B., Nichole B., Taryn K.
3rd Place for Good vs. Evil: Elizabeth S., Catie R., Ashley J.

1st Place for Make-up: Sam K., Miranda R., Tana G.
2nd Place for Make-up: Hannah O., Carrie H. Margo M.
3rd Place for Make-up: Lexi W., Imelda R., Madelyn H.

We would also like to give kudos to our Alumni who entered their own category for the show. We realize that they have to dedicate time away from their work to put together their looks and we are so honored to have our Alumni return each year to show their support and love for our profession. Our winners this year are:

1st Place: Courtney G.
2nd Place: Maggie D.
3rd Place: Kristie Y.

Thank you again to everyone who came out to the show to support us. For all our models who dedicated the entire day to our show and blew out of their comfort zone to strut their students' talent down the runway. To our educators who put their heart and sole into every one our students. To our leaders who made it all happen from the posters to the music to the entertainment. And for Mr. Josef and Mr. Mario who led us all here. Thank you.