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PAGE 12A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21.2010
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Pickens Co. Health Dept,
targets Breast Cancer Awareness
Cosmetology class
headed for success
hours are Monday and Wednes
day, 8:30 a.m.-noon, and Tues
day and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. To become a client and
enjoy a new “do”, a facial, wax
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gram.
For information on other
courses of study, the school’s ad
mission office number is: 706-
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available to those who qualify.
Chrissie Morgan and Bettina
Huseby are students of Cosme
tology at Chattahoochee Tech. In
addition, Morgan is a photogra
pher and Huseby is a freelance
writer who occasionally con
tributes to the Progress.
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October is National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, and
while the Pickens County Health
Department is using the entire
month to educate residents on
breast cancer, the staff is setting
aside the week of Oct. 18 to es
pecially encourage people to be
proactive about their breast
health. Performing monthly
breast-self exams and getting
mammograms regularly can help
improve life expectancy from
breast cancer for women and
men, and so breast cancer aware
ness displays and materials are
available at the health depart
ment located at 60 Health Way in
Jasper.
“It is imperative that people
get regular mammograms and
conduct monthly self-exams,”
said Sandy Singleton, nurse
manager of the Pickens County
Health Department. “Early de
tection, through regular screen
ings, is the key to increasing the
life expectancy of people diag
nosed with breast cancer.”
According to the Georgia
Cancer Registry, 76% of women
age 40 years and older had a
mammogram within the last two
years. Screening prevalence in
Georgia is similar to the United
State’s prevalence of 76.5%.
Breast cancer is the second
most common cancer in women
in the United States. It can cause
changes in how the breast looks
or feels. During breast self
exams and/or mammograms,
changes in the breast and/or
Pickens County Health Department staff wears pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
symptoms of breast cancer can
be detected early. According to
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), breast
cancer symptoms can include:
• new lump in the breast or
underarm (armpit);
• thickening or swelling of
part of the breast;
• irritation or dimpling of
breast skin;
• redness or flaky skin in the
nipple area or the breast;
• pulling in of the nipple or
pain in the nipple area;
• nipple discharge other than
breast milk, including blood;
• any change in the size or the
shape of the breast;
• pain in any area of the
breast.
For additional information on
breast cancer, log onto www.
georgiahealthinfo.gov
Photograph by Chrissie Morgan
Students holding doll heads: the freshmen class; students without doll heads: the junior
class. (L) Holding clipboard is Mrs. Rebecca Patterson, director of Cosmetology, and (R)
holding clipboard is Mrs. Sonia Gossett, Cosmetology; instructor.
By Bettina Huseby
A new school year has begun
for Cosmetology students at
Chattahoochee Tech’s Jasper
Campus. First-quarter freshmen
are led by Mrs. Rebecca Patter
son, Program director. Her class
room isn’t very big. In fact, it’s a
glorified storage closet. Its snug
ness promotes teamwork and er
gonomic work practices among
her students. Each work station
includes a practice doll head, a
blow-dryer and various styling
implements. Through the big pic
ture window, the rookies can see
the salon. That is where I am,
along with my class; the third-
quarter juniors.
Our instructor is Mrs. Sonia
Gossett, also known as “Little
Uma” because she’s a dead-
ringer for movie actress Uma
Thurmon. From our side of the
big picture window, the freshmen
look like guppies in a fishbowl.
Sometimes we make fish faces at
them. But they’re doing well.
Really well. You can see for
yourself just how beautiful their
first week’s assignment turned
out: they styled their practice doll
heads for the big group photo ac
companying this article.
Mrs. Patterson’s reputation as
a formidable student advocate is
no secret around here. She’ll stop
at nothing to protect her girls and
ensure they have what they need
so they can learn. This is her
sixth year teaching. The last three
have been with Chattahoochee
Tech. Her favorite thing is teach
ing beginners. She enjoys seeing
each student discover her own
talent and passion for Cosmetol
ogy. So far, she’s inspired over
300 students.
Teaching is not a profession
for the lily-livered or the timid.
and teaching a trade involves
hands-on application. Stylist
shears are surgically sharp. Even
skilled fingers get nicked and
cut. Both our teachers’ lovely
hands are scarred from their
years of dedication to the profes
sion. It’s a common misconcep
tion that Cosmo is easy. But it
takes days, weeks and months of
repetition to learn a new skill.
Tensions run high, especially for
those rookies swimming in the
fish bowl. When a student tires,
a teacher inspires. We figure if
Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Gossett
can juggle families, dual careers
and still manage to manage us,
then we can do our part too.
Mrs. Gossett has taught over
100 students in her 2 1/2 years at
Chattahoochee Tech. She loves
sharing what she knows with us.
She says it’s rewarding to see us
learn. She feels good knowing
she’s passing something along to
others. When she’s not at school
or pulling her heathen dog out of
the flower pots at home, Mrs.
Gossett runs her own Jasper
business: the E Z Hair Salon and
Spa, located at 268 Old Federal
Road. A variety of hair, skin and
nail services are offered in a re
laxed setting. Her shop is open
Monday through Saturday.
This story is well-stocked
with feminine pronouns, because
all current students of Cosmetol
ogy are girls. Boys are also wel
come to consider a career in
Cosmetology. For someone mak
ing life changes, technical school
is a practical choice. Chatta
hoochee Tech will put you to
work. It goes by pretty fast, once
required core classes are com
plete: (English, Math, Comput
ers, and Careers). After that,
students can enter their particular
fields of study. The Cosmetology
program is one year long. Those
interested in enrollment can con
tact Mrs. Patterson at 706-253-
4566, or drop her a line at
rpatterson@chattahoo
cheetech.edu. They’re also wel
come to visit the school’s salon,
located in the 400 building, 100
Campus Drive, Jasper. Salon
’Yellow Creek
Baptist Church
Invites you and your family
to join us on
Friday, October 22, and
Saturday, October 23, for our
Haunted Hay Ride & Fall Festival i
Haunted Hay Ride:
Friday and Saturday
10/22/10 & 10/23/10
8:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Admission Price - $5.00
Dr. Melonie Clemmons
Awarded 2009
Walmart Doctor of the Year
for South East Region
Dr. Steven Bowser
Awarded
Prestigious 2009
Carl Zeiss Fellowship
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