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GILA CAREER PATHWAY:

Cosmetology

Earn Credentials Toward Your Cosmetology License!

High-school students in GILA’s cosmetology program work toward a license to practice cosmetology in the state of Alaska. The students have to complete 1,650 hours of education in the program to obtain this license. In addition, students can work toward certifying themselves in the field of manicuring.

MANICURING

A variety of hands-on courses cover nail care beautification, product knowledge, and customer service.

SKINCARE & MAKEUP 

Skills covered include: facial techniques, skincare methods, and makeup application.

HAIR 

Our students receive valuable lessons on hair care: everything from shampooing, cutting, coloring, chemical texture, and conditioning the hair.

EYEBROWS

Our cosmetology program also features the ever popular art of waxing and eyebrow shaping. 

Three students working at a desk.

Building a Positive Environment with “3 Before Me”

Multiple students in a classroom working at desks.

Making Math Class “a Playground”

Students sitting at desks, working on laptops.
Vehicle attached to a flatbed.

The welding students fabricated a flatbed!

Multiple students gathered around a large piece of machinery.
Student reading poetry to other students in an auditorium.

Students have been writing and reading their own poetry to practice public speaking skills!

Student standing in front of white board in classroom
Two students writing on a white board
Student posing for a photo, holding up white board.

Algebra Bridge: The Adventure Continues!

Two students working at a desk.

Students learning to thrive in their Study Skills Class

Student posing for a photo, holding up a paper.
Teacher instructing student on flight simulator.

GILA Aviation Student Using Flight Simulator.

Teacher standing at the front of class room, teaching a lesson.

We love Math Class!

Students learning outdoors.

Outdoor Learning in Geometry Class at GILA

Three students siting at a desk, working with robotics equipment.

Robotics are an excellent way to learn!

Students riding on a skateboard ramp.

GILA carpentry students test out the skateboards they made in class.

Students playing musical instruments.

GILA Music Students

Students working at desks in a classroom.
Three skateboards.

Carpentry class project—skateboards!

Drama award

Drama, Debate & Forensics State Championship Award!

Row of mannequins heads with curlers in their hair.

Cosmetology students are using both thermal & wet setting techniques

Hair stylist chairs facing a mirror.

Cosmetology students learn in our amazing on-site salon.

Skateboarder on a ramp.

Jamal hitting a rock to fakie (very proud!)

Students sitting on counter top in classroom. Several are holding balloons.

Physical Science class students experiment with balloon rockets

Multiple photos of Unalakleet XC Skiing.

Unalakleet XC Skiing

Multiple students racing mousetrap racecars in auditorium.

GILA students testing out their mousetrap race cars

Student cutting large wooden board.

GILA Carpentry student cutting out new quarter pipe

Student looking through papers on countertop.

Math! Math! Math!

Student working at desk using science equipment.

GILA students exploring probabilities in science class

Two photos of students working in physics class.

Bridging the physical & virtual realms in Physics Class.

Students working in classroom

Bridging the physical & virtual realms in Physics Class.

Students playing musical instruments on stage.

New learning space!

Students playing musical instruments on stage.

GILA’s music program is a big hit every year!

Students in the library.

Library

GILA Commons.

Commons

%22You Belong Here%22 hallway art work.

Hallway artwork

Multiple Photos of students working in science class.