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School is Temporarily Closed to the Public for Services due to Pandemic.

Good afternoon to all of our friends and patrons in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.  We hope and pray all is well.

We are temporarily closed to the Public for Services

due to the Pandemic.

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We are Enrolling New Students and Working with them at the Academy.

We are currently working with our students with new online, remote hybrid learning procedures.  All students are working from home & class with their manikins and online, but our clinic floor is closed to the Public. Therefore we are not taking any clients for beauty services.  We are sorry for the inconvenience, but due to this pandemic, and the need to assure that our clients, students and staff stay safe, we feel that this is the best choice at this time.

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When things get safer, and social distancing is eased up to the point that we think it is safe to allow our students back in the school for their regular daily activities, working with clients, we will post more information on the new guidelines and protocols that must be followed for patron services. These procedures are to insure the safety of all.  We hope each and everyone of you stay safe, and do your best to help insure the safety of others during this troubling time.

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We ask you patience and understanding, this is new ground for all of us.

We look forward to the future, when we can operate as a full service training facility.

Stay safe and stay well,

Penny Miller

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Goals are Dreams with Deadlines

Education is key to a great start in the field of Cosmetology.

Beginning is the first step to Success. In order to become your best, you must surround yourself with the best. Don’t settle, give it your all and greatness will happen. This is not by chance. It is by Design.

In order to achieve greatness, You must first Start!

Get up and get going. Success won’t find you, you must seek it out!

Advanced Educators Seminar at CHI 

Learning is a Lifelong Endeavor.

Action gives you results.

CHI Educator Training Certification

CHI Educators are the Best throughout the World. 

Advanced American Technology and CHI Innovations are only part of the wonderful workshop education we received at CHI Houston Branch.  Educators came from all over to teach and to learn about the latest and greatest products, tools and techniques from all over the world.  CHI is dedicated to bring Advanced American Technology to their educators.

 

Armstrong McCalls World’s Fair 2018

This year at the World’s Fair CHI introduced their new Color Tool Kit from Chromashines.  So many new fun shades of color to choose from….with this tool kit stylist can create any fun color they would like. The kit even contains two glow in the dark shades, you can mix and match to custom create the perfect shade for the client.  Mermaids Beware.  Chromashines color is here.

 

 

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

We would love to take this opportunity to Thank All of our Guests for their continued patronage for the last 15 years, and Wish Each and Everyone of them a Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

 

 

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First Annual Career Day & Open House at P.M.C.A.

Career Day and Open House

We would love to invite each and everyone of our followers to our first annual Career Day and Open House.

Saturday February 7th, 2015 –  

12:00 Noon till 4:00

If you are considering a Career in Cosmetology

THIS IS FOR YOU!

Career Day is a day of education for prospective students and their parents and or spouses to help them learn about the Cosmetology Program at Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy.

We will have Guest Speakers on hand from our Partners at CHI Environmental School Program to answer questions about CHI, and other guests to talk about Careers in Cosmetology.

This will be a day of fun filled knowledge and activities to help prospective students understand more about the field.

Refreshments will be available, we will have a short presentation at 12:30, then we will follow with questions and answers about the field.  Later we will be doing demonstrations and tours of the facility.

We hope you will take this opportunity to drop in and learn facts about the Cosmetology Field, see our school and find out more about Careers in Cosmetology.

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Paul’s Valley People make it a Happy Place!

Earlier this year our students got to help us with a workshop for young professionals at the Mid America Technology Center. 100_5190 They had a wonderful time helping to inspire our younger generation with insight into what it is like being a student of cosmetology.  We have an amazing new group of students who are so happy and cheerful, and love working with both young and old. 1217111647-00 download (5)         While attending the workshop our students got an opportunity to network with several other groups and organizations from Paul’s Valley, and Garvin County.

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We were honored when they asked us to be a part of a fun video they put together to help to celebrate Paul’s Valley.         Here’s the video- We hope you enjoy it and see just a few of the reasons we all think  Paul’s Valley is such a “Happy” place! Enjoy. – Penny and the Girls

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Boo on the Bricks

It’s Halloween!

The Zombies are gone and now it’s time for “Boo on the Bricks”!

ghost_booTime again for little ghosts and goblins to trick and treat on Main Street in Pauls Valley.

“Boo on the Bricks” is a Downtown Pauls Valley Business sponsored event for all your little trick or treaters.

Time & Place:    

Thursday, October 31st, 2013   from 4:00 – 6:00.

Downtown Pauls Valley.

Hope to see you and yours at “Boo on the Bricks”.

 

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CHI COLOR EVENT

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Graduates of Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy and fellow stylists in the Garvin County area are invited to a Special Event at the Academy sponsored by Farouk Systems and Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy.

Monday, December 16, 2013, we will be hosting an all day class for the latest techniques with CHI Hair color. Rachael Fre will be our educator for this class, we will have limited seating available, so be sure to call and sign up now.  Classes are filling up fast.  405-238-3426.

If you are interested in being a Hair Color Model for this class, call Penny at 405-238-3426.

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October Specials – 2013

Fall is Here!

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Are you ready for a New Look for the New Season?

Beautiful, deep, rich browns, soft golden blondes, or vibrant reds.

The colors of fall are here.  Enjoy it and embrace deeper, richer tones.

Hair color is one of the fastest and easiest ways to change your look from Drab to Fab!

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You may be asking yourself….”So many colors….how do I choose? ”  No worries we are here to help!

Come in for a FREE CONSULTATION and we will help you with a NEW LOOK FOR FALL!

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And just when you think it couldn’t get any better….

Check this out.  Schedule an appointment for October for Hair color and receive a Free Makeup Lesson with your appointment to help you get a brand new look! Wow!  No need to question yourself any longer.

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Book your appointment today!  Give us a call at 405-238-3426 and mention seeing this special to receive your FREE MAKEUP LESSON!

You Will Love Your New LOOK!

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P.M.C.A. in Action on Movie Set

Local Students Work on Movie Set

We recently had the great opportunity to have our Staff and Students work on the Movie Set of “Noodling the Film”.  We thought this would be a great opportunity to allow students to see what really goes on behind the scenes of a movie production, and get more experience doing hair and makeup.  Each day the staff from Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy attended the morning production meeting, and then the shooting usually began shortly after that. We started on location around 7:oo a.m.  and ended shooting anywhere from 7:oo p.m. to sometimes 3:00 a.m. to get just the right settings.  Location areas varied around Pauls Valley.  Our students worked on set from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 – our regular hours, and our Staff, Penny Miller and Kristina Miller Martin, worked after hours to get all of the hair and makeup done required for this production.  Our students and staff got many complements on the work they did, and the help they all provided.  It was very informative and interesting seeing all of the work that goes on behind the scene.

Students from P.M.C.A. who worked on the set were as follows: Terra Dodson, Sara Folsom, Teresa Winnett, Shelly Chandler, Maribeth Jones, Brittney Wallace, Becky Ledbetter &  Harlene Ledger. Master Instructors Kristina Martin & Penny Miller who’s official title was Head Makeup and Hair, worked many, many hours on the set.

The Movie crew and actors were great to work with and the production was a lot of fun.  Overall I know the students of Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy gained a lot of useful information and experience from working on the set.  We hope everyone enjoys the film, Rebecca and the Crew did a wonderful job on this production.  We enjoyed it all, but on day 8 of production it was wonderful hearing those famous last words, from the director,  “It’s a Wrap!”

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Garvin County News Star Article August 5th, 2010 by Jim Richardson

“Noodling” film writer/director, Rebecca Eskreis, discusses final details with members of the camera crew prior to shooting a scene in the back of Bob’s Pig Shop on Monday. News Star photo by Jim Richardson

 

By Jim Richardson
News Star Writer

Bob’s Pig Shop in Pauls Valley has served for the last several years as host site to the annual Okie Noodling Tournament & Fish Fry, so it seemed only right it would be selected as a key location for a recent film about catfish noodling.

The film, simply entitled “Noodling,” is the brainchild and college thesis project of USC graduate film student, Rebecca Eskreis.

A New York native, Eskreis said she got the inspiration to do the film from reading an article in the New York Times.

“I came up with the idea to do the film after reading an article that said they had outlawed noodling in Missouri,” Eskreis recalled.

 

On Location at Bob’s Pig Shop, Penny Miller and Class doing hair and makeup for Noodlin’ the Film.

 

Penny Miller, owner of Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy-Phase II in Pauls Valley, applies makeup to Norman resident, Cindy Hanska, prior to Monday’s filming of “Noodling” at Bob’s Pig Shop. Hanska played the part of Dorothy, a local person who frequents the restaurant where the main character, Jenna, works (News Star Photo by Jim Richardson).

“I thought that was ashamed because noodling has a cultural background and is an important aspect of family tradition for many people. It also defines a rite of passage for some young men.

“I did some research and became fascinated with the subject. I began to imagine what it would be like to grow up in a town like this (Pauls Valley) where noodling was such an integral part of the community and that led to the idea for the film.”

The movie, which has been in the making for the last three years, was filmed primarily in Pauls Valley and Bob’s Pig Shop was the stop for the film crew on Monday, August 2.

Bob’s served as the ideal backdrop for the coming-of-age film about the main character, Jenna, who works as a waitress at a local small-town restaurant and whose father is a champion noodler.

Jenna is played by 17 year-old OKC resident and Heritage Hall Junior, Maddie Perry, and most of the crew members are from Oklahoma including several OU Film and Video interns.

 

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Pauls Valley Noodler’s

 

Noodling Tournament in Pauls Valley for 2013 on the weekend of Friday June 21-June 22.  Drop by and see what Noodling is all about!

 

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Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy Partners with Leaders in the Beauty Industry

Congratulations to Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy on it’s 10 Year Anniversary!

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Penny Miller started her cosmetology career in 1982, here in the state of Oklahoma.  After a few years in the business she purchased Phase II Hair Design, and slowly converted a Barber Shop into a Cosmetology Salon. During her career, Penny has trained with several product companies such as Matrix, Redken, Paul Mitchell, Sebastian, Roffler, American Crew, Montage, Aquage, Scruples, TiGi, Sexy Hair Concepts, OPI, Tammy Taylor, & Joico, just to name a few. Constantly going to hair shows and educational events she furthered her knowledge in the Cosmetology Industry, brought this information back to the salon and helped to educate her staff on new methods and practices relating to cosmetology.

Later Penny went back to school again to achieve her Master Cosmetology Instructor License, and then in January of 2003, she opened her school, Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy, where she has partnered with several product companies such as CHI, to give her students the advantage of working with strong American Educators and American based products.

Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy, located in beautiful downtown Pauls Valley, Oklahoma is a small beauty college offering a full range of education in Cosmetology, Nail Technology, Esthetics, and even Instructor Courses.  Small classes mean that each student gets a lot of one on one time with the instructor, and their education is individualized for their own particular needs. Everyone learns differently, and when you customize the teaching methods you get a better result with helping each student achieve their goals.  Modeled after the apprentice programs, popular in Europe, the Academy offers a real salon environment for students to learn in and real hands on experience with one on one with clients on the clinic floor. P.M.C.A. currently holds a 100% pass rate at the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology.  All courses are offered at the Academy giving the students a wider range of career opportunities for employment in the future.  Part-time and full-time courses are available with flexible payment plans.

Guest artists are invited in to help students learn about a variety of product lines, so their education is not limited to one school of thought.  Since opening in 2003, Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy has invited in several product educators, such as RX Systems, BackScratchers, Spa Girl, Lorea’l, CHI, Joico,  OPI, Tammy Taylor Systems, Matrix, Aquage, Wella-Sebastian.  We have had special events such as Glamour Photography, Computer Imaging, Nail Classes, Little Princess Parties, Photo Sessions, just to name a few.  Our students have had the opportunity to participate in the hair and make up on a movie production, and have worked  Bridal Fairs, and Fashion Shows & Wedding Parties.  Our students have attended hair shows, special business seminars, field trips to product manufacturing plants, salons, & suppliers and have enjoyed additional information from guest speakers pertaining to salon management and career advancement & financial planning.

A day in the life of a student.  The class day starts at 8:00 a.m. in Theory Class. Students learn textbook information, procedures, state law, safety and sanitation.  This is where students get basic information. Lecture, demonstrations, video presentations, lab equipment, computers and other educational aids assist in the learning process.  After Theory Class, students go to the clinic floor to apply their newly acquired knowledge with a hands on approach.  They are all given mannequins and tools and supplies, and then they start to work applying their new skills, practice, practice, practice, is the motto during this session in the learning process.  After students have reached a level of expertise, they begin working with clients. Clients add a more personal touch to the educational experience because it is very important for each student to learn the necessary people skills to work successfully in a salon.  All work is closely monitored by the instructor, and all services are checked for accuracy. At each level of training, the bar is raised and we expect more out of our students.  By the time they finish the course, they will easily pass Oklahoma State Board Testing, but more important, they will be ready to start their new career in an upscale salon.

What types of careers could a cosmetology graduate expect to find?  Well, here in the state of Oklahoma, the possibilities are really limitless.  Today’s graduate can start in a salon as a beginning hairstylist, and work their way up to master hairstylist working behind the chair doing a wide variety of services from cuts, styles, waxing, facials, manicures, pedicures, massage, cosmetic application, color application, perming and texturizing services, highlighting, etc.  Cosmetology professionals are also need in MediSpa’s for client care pre-op and post-op.  They can go to work for product manufacturers doing demo’s and educational events.  They can assist master stylist’s, learning more about the business, work as a stylist on a cruise ship, or a resort. They can work doing glamour services, cosmetic application, and even hair & makeup on a movie set.  Later, they can even work their way up to salon management or even ownership.  Beauty professionals can go into writing, and even into education. Really in today’s market the possibilities are endless.  All they really need is a “Can Do” attitude. We are in a zero unemployment field that needs more stylists and technicians each year. There is a real shortage of hairstylists out there and we have salons call us regularly looking for new talent. With all the new products, techniques, and services out there now this is a very exciting field to get into.  I have worked in this field for almost 30 years now and it never gets boring!

What type of person is a good fit for a cosmetology career? Anyone who truly cares about people!  If you like people and helping them with their beauty needs, there is no career that can be more personally rewarding!  Young or old, male or female, clients are always in need of Beauty Professionals. There is nothing better than making someone feel special! The look on their face when they see the new look you gave them is priceless. You can boost someone’s self-esteem, help them to look and feel better, and give them that little bit of self-confidence to get them through some of life’s little challenges. What better way to make a living! And YOU can create your own payscale….Yes, the sky is the limit, the more you work, the more you earn, it’s really a Win, Win situation.

If you know of a friend or relative that has thought about a career in the field of Cosmetology, We would love to meet them and help them with their educational needs to get them on the right path in this field. We love making a difference in our students lives, and cultivating new talent. This is a wonderful career that can be very lucrative, personally, professionally, and financially.  Help us to help others on their new paths. You don’t have to go out of town for a great education. Please check out Penny Miller Cosmetology Academy.