Claire McLaughlin Claire McLaughlin is a past pupil of Dalriada Grammar School and is studying for the NVQ Level 3 Beauty Therapy. Claire has already achieved a NVQ Level 2 Beauty Therapy along with relevant qualifications including, Advanced Waxing, Nail Art, Tooth Fairy, Eyelash Extensions, St Tropez Tan, Indian Head Massage, Dermalogica Training. Claire dreams of becoming a professional make- up artist! Best Hair & Beauty Students 2009 http:// www. nrc. ac. uk Beauty & Hairdressing 50% of my class received straight distinctions! Paula O'Boyle Paula O'Boyle a NVQ Level 3 Beauty student came up with the name Beauty Box as part of a student competition to chose the Salon brand name. Paula was presented with her prize at the launch of the new salons. FACULTY 3

Corin Campbell Corin Campbell a past pupil of Coleraine High School is currently studying the NVQ Level 3 Beauty Therapy. Corin previously achieved a NVQ Level 2 Beauty Therapy and a BTEC National Diploma Construction. Corin has also achieved relevant qualifications including, Advanced waxing, Nail Art, Tooth Fairy, Eyelash Extensions, St Tropez Tan, Indian Head Massage, Dermalogica Training. Her future Career Plans is to work on the cruise liners or open her own salon... Shauna Donnelly previously attending St Pius X Magherafelt and St Patrick's Maghera. She is currently studying NVQ Level 3 Beauty Therapy and a diploma in Indian head massage. Shauna explains, " On completing my NVQ level 2 Beauty Therapy in Magherafelt College I enjoyed the course so much that I wanted to progress further and enrolled in level 3 Beauty Therapy at the Ballymena Campus. This involves a lot of subjects that I enjoy, particularly massage. I also decided as the opportunity was there within the college to develop some holistic skills and therefore enrolled in a Part Time diploma in Indian head massage. While doing the courses above I have also been able to further my professional development by completing short courses such as nail art, St Tropez tanning, Body Sugaring, Dermalogica and fashion make- up. These short courses that are spread throughout the year come with certificates and keep my fellow students motivated and make the learning experience enjoyable." Shauna's vision for the future is to work from home or to have her own premises having a good work- life balance. She hopes to continue learning new treatments such as Reflexology and is able to offer these to her clients in the future. 17 Roxanne Graham Roxanne Graham has been a student at the college for 5 years. She was introduced to the college initially as a 14+ schools partnership student; she progressed to Level 1 Hairdressing and successfully gained her qualification which allowed her to progress onto the full time Level 2 programme. She applied herself in all aspects of her course, showing creativity and ability to work on her own initiative. Roxanne communicates effectively with clients and peers alike and has built a great relationship with salon clients. Roxanne has now completed her NVQ level 3 and was awarded student of the year. She is currently employed in a prestigious salon which has had nominations for Northern Ireland British Hairdresser of the year. Roxanne will endeavour to do well in her hairdressing career. Launch of Shine and The Beauty Box Last term saw the launch of the new Shine Hairdressing and Beauty Box Salons at The Northern Regional College's Ballymena, Ballymoney and Newtownabbey campus. The launch was part of a rebranding exercise for the College which can now boast four Shine Hairdressing and four Beauty Box Salons across its campuses. The event was attended by industry professionals, staff, students and invited guests. The salons are open to staff, students and the general public and full price lists and opening times can be found at www. nrc. ac. uk.