Forum Conversations: Preview Night

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Preview Night

I'm curious to know as to what everyone signed up for. What are some classes that you found especially appealing?

2 comments:

Quetzalcoatl said...: I enjoyed the preview night. I had decided that I really didn't want to take anymore honors classes. But I really do want to go to Rome next summer so I decided to go to preview night and try to have an open mind about the classes. I was surprised to find several classes that sounded interesting to me. Right now I am thinking about signing up for Legacy of Ancient Technology and Art of Film.; 11/19/2009 10:40 PM
JParke32 said...: I am looking forward to, "The Art of Film". I was impressed with some previous films by prior classes ("Jake Blonde" lol), and I hope to find some new insight on creating and viewing.; 12/03/2009 2:46 PM

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