August 3, 2022

Hays Academy is Award Winning

Ever since Hays Academy of Hair Design opened its doors, we’ve been dedicated to helping our students reach their full potential and achieve their beauty goals. Over the years, we have earned our reputation and so have our students. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our students, we have won multiple distinguished awards and we plan on continuing this trend. Keep reading to learn more about the awards we have won

Beauty Envision Awards

Each year, TrendVision holds one of the most prestigious events in the salon professional industry, the Beauty Envision Awards. This competition is the ultimate competition of creativity and allows our students to showcase their skills in a variety of different ways. Typically, there are multiple different categories that showcase contestants’ artistic abilities with hair and nails. Over the years, we have had multiples students place and win within these categories and these include:

2022 Beauty Envision Award – Top 10 Future Star – Top 3 Overall
2022 Beauty Envision Award – Top 10 Future Star
2022 Beauty Envision Award – Top 10 Nail Artist
2021 Beauty Envision Award – Top 10 Future Star – Top 3 Overall
2021 Beauty Envision Award – Top 10 Future Star – Top 10 Total Transformation
2021 Beauty Envision Award – Top 10 Future Star
2021 Beauty Envision Award – Top 10 Nail Artist
2020 Beauty Envision Award – FIRST PLACE
2020 Beauty Envision Award – 2 in Top 3
2020 Beauty Envision Award – 5 in Top 10

From student to artist to champion—these are the stages of a Beauty Envision Awards winner. At Hays Academy of Hair Design, we have always encouraged our students to push their creativity and show their community what they can do. We are here to help them unlock their potential and are always proud to see them succeed.

female being presented an award

Sassoon Cut, Color, and Finish Competition

The Sassoon competition was a student favorite for years and we have had a lot of students win or place in this competition. This competition used to entailed a single image that encapsulates creative excellence in hair; cut, color, and finish.

The image needed to reflect the “Sassoon Now” look through a relaxed geometric form, fusing complementary or contrasting colors to complete the look. Achieving a simple authenticity is the key element in creating a visual story that reflected the art of what Sassoon referred to as shape and balance. We have had student winners during the following years:

2018 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish 1st Place
2018 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish 2nd Place
2018 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish 3rd Place
2017 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish 1st Place
2017 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish 2nd Place
2017 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish 3rd Place
2016 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
2016 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 10 Top Ten Finishers
2014 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 1st Place
2014 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 2nd Place
2014 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 3rd Place
2014 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 6 Top Ten Finishers
2013 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 1st Place
2013 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 2nd Place
2013 Sassoon Cut, Color and Finish Competition 6 Top Ten Finishers
2011 Sassoon Cut, Color, and Finish Competition Top Ten
2010 Sassoon Cut, Color, and Finish Competition Top Ten

This competition was the perfect opportunity for students to showcase the skills they have learned throughout our cosmetology program. Part of this competition was to show a single image that encapsulates creative excellence in hair, cut, and color.

Wella Competitions

Here at Hays Academy of Hair Design, we teach using the Wella Cut Craft cutting curriculum. This renowned cutting system has been proven a huge success for existing stylists. Because of this, a lot of our students are interested in competing in their competitions. Over the years, Wella has had several competitions and we have had students compete and place in the following:

2019 Top Pick #Wellapickme Challenge
2019 Wella Top Pick Intercoiffure Winner
2019 2 in Top 10 Wella Beauty Envision Awards
2018 Wella NEXGEN Winner
2017 Wella National Trend Vision – 2 Finalists
2017 Wella Regional Trend Vision Color Category Regional Champion
2017 Wella Regional Trend Vision 4 Qualifiers
2016 North America Wella Trend Vision Champion2016 Regional Trend Vision Champion -National Qualifier
2016 Wella Regional Trend Vision 4 of Top 7 Qualifiers
2016 Wella Regional Trend Vision Educator of the Year- Danielle Markley
2015 Wella Regional Trend Vision Champion – National Qualifier

Not only do we use Wella’s curriculum, but we also use Wella’s professional products as a part of our curriculum. By partnering with Wella, our students have the opportunity to work with some of the top products used in the industry today, as well as the chance to learn from some of the top artists in the nation.

Nuts and Bolts International Student Competitions

Nuts and Bolts used to hold a competition called The International Business Student of the Year. The criteria considered for this award include retail sales, up-servicing, average ticket amount, and overall excellence in customer service. Hays Academy students have won this competition in the following years:

2016 Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of the Year 2nd and 3rd Place
2015 Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of the Year 2nd Place
2014 Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of the Year Overall Winner
2013 Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of the Year 2 Top Ten Finishers
2011 Nuts and Bolts International Business Student on the Year 4th Place
2010 Nuts and Bolts International Business Student on the Year Runner Up
2010 Nuts and Bolts “Step Up Stand Out” School of the Year

We believe that your beauty education should go beyond the basics and that it is important that students learn business skills and techniques. Business and beauty go hand in hand and learning these skills can help them be successful in the future.

While we are no longer partnered with Nuts and Bolts, we still have a business curriculum for our students. Currently, we work with Beauty as a Business, an online social media marketing curriculum to help students have a better understanding of how to use Instagram and other platforms to market themselves and build their own book of business after completing one of our programs

Awards Our School Has Won

On top of our students winning multiple awards, Hays Academy of Hair Design has also won multiple different awards. Some of the awards our school has won include:

2013 Hays Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Award
2011 Best Overall School at the Statewide Competition
2010 Best Overall School at the Statewide Competition
2009 Best Overall School at the Statewide Competition
2008 Best Overall School at the Statewide Competition

We are an award-winning school and we’ve always strived to be the best for our students. Our goal is to give students an education that enables them to thrive within the beauty industry.

Is Hays Right For You?

Are you ambitious? Do you want to pursue an education in cosmetology or nails? You’ve found the right place! At Hays Academy of Hair Design, we are passionate about helping our students do what they love and work hard to provide the tools they need to succeed in their future careers. Contact us today to learn more about us!