Family: Whiz Kid (Student Spotlight)
Ocean County Voc-Tech Students Compete at State Level
SkillsUSA competitors advance to state
Beauty is in Maureen Saparito’s blood. “My grandma was a hairdresser, and my cousin wanted to open a salon,” she said. And the 16-year-old Barnegat High School junior is setting herself up for success in the same profession. She beat out a number of other Ocean County Vocational Technical School cosmetology students in the county’s recent SkillsUSA competition, and will now represent Ocean County at the state level. Saparito, a student at the Toms River OCVTS, decided to carve out time in her school day to study hairdressing in part because she wanted to pursue her passion, and also to better her chances at getting a job even before she gets her high school diploma. It’s meant a lot hard work on her part. Her mornings start early, with a …
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Catherine Galioto
10:41 am on Saturday, March 3, 2012
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