Haircuts, smiles and help for Las Vegas students — PHOTOS

Sylas Fayne, a fourth-grader, gets a free haircut for his school supply donation at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

Sylas Fayne, 4th grade, gets a free haircut for his school supply donation at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

Sylas Fayne, a fourth-grader, gets a free haircut for his school supply donation at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

Second-grader Dayla Chasez gets a free haircut from stylist Crystal Lafortune at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

Second-grader Dayla Chasez gets a free haircut from Crystal Lafortune at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

Second-grader Dayla Chasez gets a free haircut from Crystal Lafortune at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

Bhaumik Jain, a fifth-grader, gets a free haircut from stylist Truman Gallegos at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. My Salon Suite gives free haircuts to kids who donate school supplies. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

Chrinity Lafortunte, a seventh-grader, gets her toenails painted by Amy Smith-Chasez at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

Chrinity Lafortunte, a seventh-grader, gets her toenails painted at My Salon Suite in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist

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