Article: Elevating aspirations and hairdos

When Jenna Osberg was 7, she found a mannequin head among her Christmas presents and decided to become a cosmetologist.

By high school, the Epsom resident was searching for programs. She finally found one this fall when she became one of the first cosmetology students at Concord Regional Technology Center.

"I just got all excited and looked into it because it's something I've always wanted to do," said Osberg, now 17, as she formed a giant spider from the hair of another mannequin.

Compared with the orange braids, cobwebbed ponytails and ornamental spiders adorning other heads, her entry for today's Halloween hairdo contest showed restraint.

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