Aarian's Blog

We are ready to go!!

We are ready to go we have done our editing and we have done our videotaping out at the wonderful Kickapoo. I had a great experience this summer with all these wonderful people and I find this summer to be one of the best summers that I have ever had in a while. I would like to thank all the people that made this happen to the University of Illinois, Youth Media Workshop, Illinois Public Media, Mr. Ricky, Kimberlie, Dr. Nelson, Shelley, Kent, Tre’ Shaun, Henry, Ms. Pam, Tenile, Tentacles, Mom, Dad, College of Media, and a lot of other people.

Great Start

Hey everybody just wanted to say that first of all today is my birthday and that I will be celebrating it. But anyway also I just wanted to let all the big wigs and instructors that this is very much appreciated and it has not only been an honor and privelage but an experience. I think all of us can say that and I think that this program and these PSA’s ( Public Service Annoucements) will pull in alot of the youth in our community and I believe that not only will I bring them in but it will keep them coming and that is my goal and hopefully the goal for the rest of us. I really learned alot from the first workshop yesterday and I thought that if we can learn this any college student can. I have one quote that I learn by ” It’s not only what you learn or learned but it is what you do with it after the fact” and I will forever keep that close I think that is was about time for the spot light to be shined on kickapoo state park and I that is what will bring in the crowd.

How to get started!!

If anything I am more excited than anything . I can not wait until the kickin it at kickapoo days begin because when they do I will be in attendance and will have a great time. The best thing that I think I will get out of this is that when I return to school at DHS I will show off my talent!!

  Aarian Forman

Excited and Scared

Oh my gosh! The experience of these last few meetings has just made me even more excited about June 25-26.  Every time we meet I feel that I have become a little more intelligent about what we will be doing pretty soon. The way I feel about this program is that this will keep increasing my knowledge about the whole thing and I know for a fact that when I start my ” New Era in Education”  at Danville High School I will have knowledge of marketing, videotaping and editing. Also for everyone to know:  I was one of the ones on the S.O.S boat that was out in the middle of the lake with a popped chain. I would like to let everyone know that I will not kayak for the life of me.  That is I think one of the most dangerous and scariest things ever on this earth. But so far my experiences have been so great!