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he could pursue barbering
through the Career and Tech-
nical Education Center’s cos-
metology program, he began
to take his education a lot
more seriously.
“School wasn’t that fun
for me. There were even
a couple times my sopho-
more year where I thought
about dropping out because
it was so hard and I didn’t
fi nd it interesting. But when
I heard about the program, it
motivated me to have good
grades and attendance and be
on track to graduate,” Gar-
cia-Reyes said.
Another big reason for
his change in mindset was
through his CTEC teacher,
Darcey Hill, who encouraged
Garcia-Reyes to take his skills
into competition — which
involves doing a multitude
of different cuts and styles on
mannequins.
“It’s been really exciting
to see him come out of his
shell,” Hill said. “Anthony has
a passion for barbering and
he really wants to be the best.
He’s has taken full ownership
of his education.”
After taking fi rst place at
the SkillsUSA state com-
petition in February, Gar-
cia-Reyes qualifi ed for na-
tionals in Louisville, where he
was accompanied by Hill.
Anthony
Garcia-Reyes
shows off his
fi nished work
at the national
competition.
Submitted
One of the big surprises
to the majority of the com-
petitors was when they were
notifi ed that they couldn’t
use any clipper guards. But
because of his training, Gar-
cia-Reyes ended up being
more prepared than the ma-
jority of his competition.
“(Hill) made me cut hair
without guards. She was
training me for that compe-
tition,” Garcia-Reyes said. “It
helped be learn to be really
careful and steady.”
For his fi rst cut of the
competition, Garcia-Reyes
was given 90 minutes to do a
inspirational cut and style. He
chose to do a similar rendi-
tion to Jason Momoa’s look
in the movie Aquaman.
He got 45 minutes for his
second cut, which had to do
with only scissors based on a
picture he was given.
For the third and fi nal hair-
cut, Garcia-Reyes attempted
to create the perfect fl attop.
“I’m pretty sure that was
the fl attest hair I’ve ever
done,” Garcia-Reyes said.
When it was announced
that Garcia-Reyes had placed
second, he was visibly thrilled.
But his teacher was just as
excited when she heard the
news.
“I was overjoyed with ex-
citement,” Hill said. “I can’t
even explain how great it
was.”
Even though he doesn’t
have his license, Garcia-Reyes
still gives free
haircuts
for
people who set
appointments
through
his
Instagram busi-
ness account
(@agthebar-
ber17). But by
the end of his
senior year, he
will be qual-
ifi ed to be an
offi cially
li-
censed barber
— upon his
completion of the cosmetol-
ogy program at CTEC.
“I excpect him to chal-
lenge himself this year with
everything that goes into bar-
bering and potentially run-
ning his own business one
day. But mostly, I expect him
to excel,” Hill said.
It’s rare for most 17-year-
olds to be so confi dent in
what they want to do for
their future occupation. But
Garcia-Reyes has had enough
experience in the world of
barbering to know how much
he wants to pursue it and be
the best he can possibly be.
“Barbering is pretty fun,
because I can work on my
own schedule and I can make
as much money as I need,”
Garcia-Reyes said. “It’s a job
where I can talk to people. I
don’t want a job where I’m
just in an offi ce all day being
bored and being a zombie. In
barbering, I get to stand and
walk around and talk to peo-
ple. I just like the feeling of
making someone look good.
I love seeing how happy
they are and how fresh they
feel when they look in the
mirror, because that’s how I
feel when I get a haircut. I
feel good about myself, and
I want to give that feeling to
other people.”
Once he gets his barber-
ing license, it appears that
Garcia-Reyes won’t have any
trouble fi nding a job.
“Anthony is very friendly
and easy to get along with.
I can’t wait to have him as a
barber in my shop,” Martinez
said.
Free sports physicals
at Hope Ortho Aug. 10
Hope Orthopedics will be
hosting a free sports physical
clinic on Saturday, August 10
from 9 – 11 a.m. The physi-
cals will be provided at Hope
Orthopedics of Oregon, lo-
cated at 1600 State Street in
Salem.
Each year, Hope Ortho-
pedics designates a charity
to support during this event.
This year, Hope Orthopedics
will be collecting donations
for The Salvation Army’s
Apple Tree programs, which
helps local kids get the back-
to-school supplies they need.
Donations of $5 are re-
quested but not required to
receive a physical.
Athletes must be accom-
panied by a parent or guard-
ian.
Parents
or
guardians
should complete the School
Sports Pre-Participation Ex-
amination form ahead of
time and bring it to the clinic.
Forms can be printed off the
school’s website or the Ore-
gon School Activities Associ-
ation (OSAA).
This is the third consecu-
tive year that Hope Ortho-
pedics will offer free sports
physicals to school athletes at
the State Street location.
More than 40 clinicians
and administrative staff at
Hope Orthopedics of Or-
egon, Willamette Surgery
Center and other area med-
ical clinics volunteer in order
to provide the community
service.
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