In cosmetology class, students do hair and nails on dolls, plastic fingers and each other

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Back behind the school bus shop is Benjamin Russell High School's cosmetology building, which one could be forgiven for mistaking for a storage unit. On the inside, however, is a fully-equipped beauty salon twice the size of your typical independent hair place.

"We cut (hair), we do make-up, we do pedicures and manicures," cosmetology teacher Brenda Thornton said. "We do it all."

Career tech | Cosmetology students practice on dolls, plastic fingers and each other