Just in time for school ... Free back-to-school haircuts anyone?

By CORY YOUNG Staff Photographer on Aug 14, 2013, at 5:37 PM  Updated on 8/14 at 5:37 PM

Erica Banks, 16, gets a free back-to-school haircut from Oklahoma Technical College barber student Rubi Lopez, at the school, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World

There's nothing better than a haircut, unless you add a famous four-letter word to the phrase ... FREE!
And hundreds of youngsters benefited from the service at the 5th Annual Cuts for Kids, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Oklahoma Technical College, 4444 S. Sheridan Road.
The event continues until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, and on Aug. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Attached are photos from the first day of the the event that's billed for children, but beneficial to parents.


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Neo Atkins, 3, gets a free back-to-school haircut from Oklahoma Technical College barber student Steven Davison, at the school, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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Khamron Kelley, 13, gets a free back-to-school haircut from Oklahoma Technical College master barber instructor Chuck Jones, at the school, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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The hair of 14-year-old Abbie Banks is combed by Oklahoma Technical College barber student Eric Fisher, at the school, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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Several youngsters get back-to-school haircuts at the Oklahoma Technical College, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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Maryciela Hernandez, 7, gets a free back-to-school haircut from Oklahoma Technical College barber student Rubi Lopez, at the school, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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Jonathan Cruz (background) and Maryciela Hernandez, both 7, get free back-to-school haircuts from Oklahoma Technical College barber students at the school, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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OTC instructor Taura Harris (left) combs the hair of Kara Banks, a college student who got a haircut at the Oklahoma Technical College, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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Several youngsters get back-to-school haircuts at the Oklahoma Technical College, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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Jonathan Cruz, 7, gets a free back-to-school haircut from Oklahoma Technical College barber student James Evans, at the school, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World


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Neo Atkins, 3, gets a free back-to-school haircut from Oklahoma Technical College barber student Steven Davison, at the school, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World



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