Ten-year-old Harper Mossey from Gilford and her sister Khloe came to Shh. it's a Salon on Friday to get back-to-school haircuts. The Mosseys joined more than two dozen others between the ages of 5 and 12 who came to the salon for a fresh look before the start of the new school year. Services were offered free of charge. (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Owner Mae Paonessa opened the doors of Shh. it's a Salon on Friday, offering free haircuts for kids, like Korbyn, an incoming seventh grader at Laconia Middle School, ahead of the first day. By Thursday night, the salon was fully booked for the day. (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Mae Paonessa, pictured with Gilford middle schooler Khloe Mossey, emphasized to The Daily Sun how the confidence and care that come with a haircut can be key supplies for kids entering a new school year. When someone of any age gets a haircut, Paonessa said, “you see the energy that is built inside. You see them playing with it or looking at themselves. The confidence that comes inside there, that right there, that one speck of fire, goes a long way.” (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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Ten-year-old Harper Mossey from Gilford and her sister Khloe came to Shh. it's a Salon on Friday to get back-to-school haircuts. The Mosseys joined more than two dozen others between the ages of 5 and 12 who came to the salon for a fresh look before the start of the new school year. Services were offered free of charge. (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Korbyn, an incoming seventh grader at Laconia Middle School, asked salon owner Mae Paonessa for a big change to start the school year off. (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Owner Mae Paonessa opened the doors of Shh. it's a Salon on Friday, offering free haircuts for kids, like Korbyn, an incoming seventh grader at Laconia Middle School, ahead of the first day. By Thursday night, the salon was fully booked for the day. (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Harper Mossey from Gilford chats about her ideal short cut with her mother and stylist Jackie Fountain, who volunteered to join Mae Paonessa at Shh. it's a Salon on Friday for free haircuts. (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Mae Paonessa, pictured with Gilford middle schooler Khloe Mossey, emphasized to The Daily Sun how the confidence and care that come with a haircut can be key supplies for kids entering a new school year. When someone of any age gets a haircut, Paonessa said, “you see the energy that is built inside. You see them playing with it or looking at themselves. The confidence that comes inside there, that right there, that one speck of fire, goes a long way.” (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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